I just bought a lovely LX at a very nice price.
Despite all the doom and gloom stories about film, I think it will be available for some time. Mind you, my needs are simple. As long as Kodak keeps making Tri-X and Ilford keeps making HP5+, I'm a happy boy.
Here's my problem with digital, though. Not the cameras, which will come down in price. It's the peripherals: a decent printer, good software, a new computer (I don't even own one now; I'm using my roomate's - my old one went in the trash when I moved). The initial investment of all those things right now (including the camera) would pay for a lot of film and processing for me.
So, I'll happily keep shooting with my lovely old mechanical jewels, and keep picking up the odd film body at bargain prices as they come available.
Eventually I'll go digital, but only kicking and screaming, I assure you. Anyone who's seen my work knows that I really don't give a rat's ass if my shots are ~perfect~. Sometimes we're not trying to capture perfection, but just a simple moment in time. Even if digital surpasses film (or already has), my equipment right now allows me to do what I want.
FWIW...
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enablement needed Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:57:05 -0500
I wouldn't.
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