Re: Best Option for Budget DSLR Upgrade

"Richard Freeman" <r-usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> 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.

This can be a good thing, in that it stimulates the photographer to really

think about what they are doing.  Afterwards, when they get back the shots

and find something they like, the photographer is more likely to remember 
what he / she has done to get the desired effect.  With digital, it is
often 
tough to remember just how the pic was taken -- even with the EXIF
data.

> 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.