Those same folks can just drop their card off and come out an hour later with a handful of 6x4s. You don't even have to own a computer to shoot shapshots with a digital camera. It works the same way as film once did. There is no debate. There is no problem. Paul
On Nov 13, 2006, at 6:52 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2006/11/13 Mon AM 11:23:02 GMT >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: Best SD card for K10D >> >> Scanning negatives is much more time consuming and much more >> difficult than processing digital files. All this is a non-starter >> for me, digital has been a foregone conclusion for quite some time. >> There is no debate. One day soon there may well be no film. >> Paul > > That's your perception. Now look at the person who shot a roll of > film, took it wherever and came out an hour later (having done > something else in the meantime) with a handful of 6x4s, a proportion > of which they would throw away. Will they want to sit in front of a > computer sorting stuff out to get their prints? Don't think so. > > It works for you but it doesn't work very well for me and it works > very badly for some people - I suggest that they are the majority of > camera users. > > "There is no debate"? You been drinking out of someone else's cup? > 8-) > >> On Nov 13, 2006, at 5:18 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> >>> >>>> >>>> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Date: 2006/11/12 Sun PM 10:38:36 GMT >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>> Subject: Re: Best SD card for K10D >>>> >>>> I consider my system modest, but I have approximately one terabyte >>>> of >>>> hard disk space, and I'm going to add another 500 gigabytes soon. >>>> I've also backed up 600 gigabytes of photo files on DVD. It's >>>> inexpensive and easy. >>>> Paul >>> >>> All comparative. You are looking at at least £1000 of equipment in >>> the UK, assuming that you have decent accessories such as >>> monitors. It's a sum that just doesn't add up to a saving unless >>> you are working at high volumes or can write some of the cost off >>> as a business. >>> >>> Plus, we haven't even started on the extra time our hobby now >>> takes. How quickly did you get cheesed off with scanning >>> negatives? That's about the time the "average person" will take to >>> get thoroughly sick of the "fiddling" (a description I have heard >>> myself) required by digital. Fine if you are getting paid for it >>> but a non-starter for unfanatics. >>> >>>> On Nov 12, 2006, at 5:19 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >>>> >>>>> Right now I've only got about 300gb of useable hard drive space. >>>>> Of that, >>>>> the O/S, the Page File, and some programs take a bite. I could use >>>>> another >>>>> large drive or two, mainly to get the files into an archive that >>>>> can be >>>>> accessed and to free up hard disk space on the computer. What >>>>> really ate >>>>> into my space was scanning negatives. Each file was huge by >>>>> comparison to >>>>> the DSLR files. >>>>> >>>>> Shel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> [Original Message] >>>>>> From: Peter Lacus >>>>> >>>>>> well I work with computers for almost all my life, but my main >>>>>> computer >>>>>> still have meagre 40GB disk inside. I suppose yours must be >>>>>> significanlty larger to accommodate your shooting style. :-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------- >>> Email sent from www.ntlworld.com >>> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software >>> Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
