C.H. ling wrote:
Gregg,
I'm one who don't mind paying a lot for equipment but don't want to
waste one frame of film. I shoot very few per session. It sometimes
take me two or three week to finish a roll (of course sometimes two to
three rolls a day, it depends). I try to change this practice but
never success, my wife rare take photos, but with my C2000 she is much
more willing to try.
I see that as an advantage too. I like the idea of immediate feedback - I
know immediately if I got what I was trying to get. I don't like to use
the shotgun approach, keep changing the aperture or shutter speed and look
at the prints for the best image.
Similar to the using of printer, I got a Fargo A4 dye-sub printer at
1994 (?) for over $1000, but printed less than 10 images as it cost $4
each print. Now the roller has some problem that create banding output
and I'm going to throw it away. Similar to my first color inkjet Epson
Stylus Color II, I have not finished the second ink cartage before the
head struck. Now with my new HP 930C, I'm much more willing to print
but still avoid the images with lots of dark area (as it need a lots
of ink)! Some of you may also know I have a Polaroid Propalette 8000
film recorder at home, now I have been waiting for two weeks for
getting a roll of 36 images, just searching the web for some good E-10
images to output a roll of negatives to see how the E-10 perform.
The secret to many of todays equipment is to keep it clean by using it a
lot! Negative processors have chemicals that go bad quicker if they aren't
circulated often, inkjets plug if they aren't used regularly. I don't know
if our cameras are that way.
I know I'm a bit crazy, but a good DC will cure ;-)
Yes, it just brings a different set of problems and solutions. Some are
just easier to live with or fix.
Gregg
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