On Tuesday, September 04, 2001 at 9:30, Jim Couch <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote on "Re: [OM] Re: Digital Musings," saying..
> Try shooting slides David. with slide film you get what you shot, not
> whatr a processor thinks you should have.
Unless you scan or print yourself.
> The cost of shooting slides is also a lot less than prints.
I pay about $4US for 2x24 4x6 prints & developing, and ~$2US for
film. Are slides really cheaper? I can give away 48 prints and still
have the negs for enlargements.
Negative film has better grain and more latitude.
> You can easily evaluate slides and then have printed those that are
> worth printing. One can also scan slides.
> For considerably less than you would spend on even a high end digital
> cam, you can get a first rate scanner and printer. The answer then is to
> shoot either slides, and scan them, or shoot neg film and have it
> processed, but NOT printed. then scan and print yourself. You will get
> superior results and keep your current Olympus investment intact.
> Problems with digital as I see it:
>
> 1. Overall quality (resolution, sharpness, accuity) - still not even
> close to film.
For comparison with film, see
current: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/d30_vs_film.htm
future: http://dgrwww.epfl.ch/PHOT/workshop/wks99/2_1.htm
> 2. Expense - Maybe cheaper once the upfront cost is out of the way,
> but any digital camera that will even ATTEMPT to compete with the
> quality of 35 (let alone medium format) is insanely expensive!
Getting close. See
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydscf707/default.asp
or
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse10/
> 3. Batteries, batteries, batteries!!! Yes you can save money by using
> rechargeables, but try a weekend backpackjing trip with a digital, or
> how about a two week cycle trip or vacation! You will need a TON of
> battries to keep the hungry beast going!
The sony DSCF 707 battery lasts for 4 hours of continuous shooting,
440 shots. How much would 4 hours of film weigh?
> 4. Memory, again if you are going to shoot for a week or two you need
> a bunch of media cards, and big ones at that, which ain't cheap.
But the 1GB IBM microdrive can hold 500 pix or so, for a one time
investment of ~$250US. Doesn't fit the Sony, tho...
A 50¢ CD will hold 300 2MB JPEG photos for archiving, tho less if you
want TIFF or PNG lossless formats.
> 5. Weight - camera, battereis, and for a long trip a laptop to
> download, it adds up fast in both weight and bulk.
But the sensor & lenses are smaller. You can even get a Nikon 183°
fisheye which weighs just a few ounces, for $400 list.
> 6. Lenses - opr lack thereof. Most digitals do not have
> interchangeable lenses, and those that do are FRIGHTFULLY expensive.
> also because of the way the CCD is, you can't have super wide angle
> lenses, which may or may not be a problem for you.
Yeah, 183° is kinda limiting....I want 220°!
Tom
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