Re: Best Option for Budget DSLR Upgrade

Ken Hart wrote:
> A film camera can handle those more demanding situations easily, simply
by
> selecting the proper film. Additionally, as new films are made, you can
> easily "upgrade" your film camera, by selecting the newer film. As for
> "action at a distance", there are a plethora of used telephoto lens on
the
> market for older film cameras.
> 

I'd actually given a little thought to this.  We have an old Minolta 3000i
with a 55mm f1.7 lens lying around, and obviously we could just put 800
iso
film into it.  That has to be good for at least a few f-stops...

The main downside is the expense and inconvenience of film/processing. 
With
our digital camera we take hundreds of photos and I think nothing of
taking
candid shots.  With film I just feel like I have to count every frame. 
With film/processing probably costing just under a dollar a shot it
doesn't
take long to pay for a new camera (looks over at 14GB of archived photos).

However, if we decide to put off the new camera that might just be an
option.

Thanks for the feedback.