Not to get into a long discussion of this subject, but! Many of the digital cameras that are commonly sold are made for the 'typical' user. Most of these cameras are today's equivalent to the Instamatic cameras of the 60's (my first camera was the Instamatic 400 which I still have) Fine for the typical vacation and family events however, doing photography in our hobby has somewhat different needs. The biggest advantage of the digital camera is the instant return of the image--over the years I have spent thousands on Polaroid film backs ($600+ for one that fits a unique Nikon model) and the film itself.
An additional problem in the digital world is the constant progression of new software, hardware and education needed to just keep going. Those of us who try and make a living and have worked in both worlds would never give up our digital world but long for the simpler and overall cheaper analog world in many ways. A perfect example of this would be an assignment I've done for the last two years. A client in Dallas sponsors a junior NASCAR car, that along with the driver was located here in Houston. The photo had to fill the side of a 40'+ trailer! Two years ago I dug out my 8 x 10 film camera and in three days produced three wonderful images for the client. The film and the scans ran the client about $600. This year I rented a really hi-end digital back and in two days produced three wonderful images but the bill for the rental was about $900 (the camera back is about a $35,000 retail price for those of you who want to run out and purchase one!) The final results were similar. Overall the medium to hi-end digital cameras will exceed film in most ways but don't compare a low end digital to the Minolta's and Pentax's of the past. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com Robert Nicholson wrote: > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob > Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Brian, > > > > If you want to keep things simple go with a color negative film. > > Purchase the slowest film you can comfortably use--160 ASA is common > for > > hi-quality work. I never liked the higher grain of the faster films, > > nor the color pallet. > > > > The color negative film can be scanned easily for use in email and for > > final reproduction in magazines. > > > > Bob Werre > > BobWphoto.com > __________________________________ > > Not only that, depending on the scanner, you may find that a scanned > print made from a color negative may meet or exceed the quality of a > print from a digital camera. > > Bob Nicholson > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
