Re: Best Option for Budget DSLR Upgrade

In message <87bq4es4mn.fld@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Floyd L. Davidson 
<floyd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes
>"Ken Hart" <kwhart1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>Except if you want to consider the better resolution that film can
provide
>>over digital.

Really this is theoretical. In practice it does not matter.  I note 
several camera magazines (pro and ammeter) have rated the Nikon D3 12MP 
camera over the New 21MP Canon. Saying the increased MP of the Canon is 
not really relevant.....

>>Or if you want to consider the longevity of a silver print
>>over an inkjet print.

Not really. You can do many types of printing not just inkjet. Also 
there are several types of Inkjet ink.

>>Or the permanence of a negative over a disk file.

There is no comparison. You can make as many masters as you like and 
copy them to any amount of media. The negative is more susceptible to 
damage. Besides once the digital master is in an archive system (mine is 
a mirrored raid system that has the disks replaced every 3 years) the 
digital will outlive the negative.

>>Other than that, I guess it doesn't matter.
>
>Ken, you live in a fantasy world.

I agree... many of the comparisons on digital V film are theoretical and 
not of any real relevance in practice. Especially things like 
"resolution" or there would have been a major outcry over the last 5 
years as the vast majority of professional changed to digital and we all 
noticed a drop in the quality of photographs.

I note the rubbish about "digital machine-gunning"  when you can get 
motor drives for most of the pro 35mm cameras.....  A friend of mine can 
take 30-60 minutes to set up for 3 shots. (Landscapes) He uses a digital 
camera.  The process has not changed from when he used 35mm. The 
difference is he can do a LOT more in his "darkroom" than ever before. 
Also he can do it "on site" so he has the chance to rectify any 
mistakes.

Photographs fade as do digital prints. The difference is the digital 
negative does not age.

I find I take as much care over taking digital photographs as 35mm.... 
though I don't have the pressure of the cost of the film/developing so I 
now get more "experimental " pictures of the type I would not have taken 
before.




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