Re: The Old Days

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Savant <2bu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Do any of you still shoot film?  Does anybody miss it?

No and no.

I never had a dark room because i did not have time, or space and moved 
to often.   So developing cost time and money and I had to rely on some 
one else to develop.

Now I can carry ALL the kit in one bag. Camera, lenses, flash etc and 
laptop.

I can take the pictures and "develop" them with the equivalent of "full 
dark room facility's" over a coffee in a cafe or on a train or... almost 
anywhere. Though some places are more suitable than others.

Also the film and developing kit costs a LOT less. (I needed a lap top 
anyway)  So cost is

Memory cards V film
RAW processor and photo shop   V darkroom, equipment, chemicals

On a cost equation Digital wins
On convenience digital wins... You only need a laptop not a room + 
chemical equipment

Using DXO RAW convertor I can simulate the colours and grain of many 
films.

Also I can send digital prints anywhere.  "Instantly"

So for me going digital has greatly expanded what I can do with 
photography.


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