by "Peter" <peternew@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 23, 2008 at 07:41 PM
"Pumper Hinkle" <ralphcompton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:13ucsb96aqrqt4f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I am an amateur and I've been shooting with an SLR for over 40 years.
In
>that time I have picked up some sense of good photographic techniques.
I
>use photography to illustrate techniques and do***ent processes as well
as
>the usual snapshots of family and friends.
>
> When my trusty old Spotmatic died from severe trauma, and couldn't be
> repaired, I didn't know quite where to turn next. I ended up getting a
> Nikon N-80 to see if I wanted to go Nikon. That led to Nikon
accessories
> such as lenses and flashes and eventually an FM3a (which I dearly love
but
> now rarely use). Then I picked up a D-100. At first I bounced
between
> film and digital but now I only use the digital and am beginning to
covet
> an upgrade to the D300 and I don't anticipate ever shooting film again.
>
> At this point I think it would probably be wise of me to sell off my
film
> cameras for whatever I can get and use that towards the D300 and an
SB800.
>
> So, For those of you who have abandoned film in favor of the chip,
and
> have gotten rid of their film cameras, what regrets do you have? If
any?
>
> Ralph
None
When I first converted I went with a P&SO but soon became frustrated and
went back to my old F3. I picked up a D200 and haven't looked back.
I am now using a D200 and am torn between the D3 and the D300.
--
Peter
