The reason why I ask, is that I dug out my old Nikon N90s this weekend and want to get back into it. Back in highschool and college I didn't go anywhere without my camera, and was so into photography I even have everything for a darkroom. I don't really want to mess with getting film developed, but I do love the print quality from film - which I realize is pretty much obsolete now. Why my dilema? When I was a senior in HS, I saved up all of my $ from my graduation and spent about $900 (if I remember correctly) on my camera and lense. I looked on E-bay to see how much my camera was worth, and found bodies for like $30.00. This pretty much tells me that everyone is shooting digital. I WAS going to try to sell it for a loss, and get a nice digital SLR, but I don't think so anymore. Anyway, is anyone shooting film or is everone shooting digital? And, if I change my mind and want to join the 20th century and get a digital SLR, what are some models to shop for? here's the body Thanks.
most people seem to have digital as their primary body now but still keep around a film if they have it. I might go pick up an old canon film slr now that I've phased out all my ef-s lenses just for the hell of it. if you want to stick with nikon i'd look at the d200 or d300. otherwise d80. i shoot canon so I know a lot more about those bodies than the nikon ones
Thanks guys! I think I'm just going to start shooting again and if I get back into it and stick with it, I might pick up a digital body. It would suck to spend that cash on one and not use it. I'll start posting pix after I start playing.
You pretty much described my situation. I gave away my full 35mm rig, probably over $2,000 in cost back when I bought it. The value was so low it wasn't worth the time to sell. I still have an enlarger and other stuff for a darkroom stored away somewhere.
I've got a Nikon D40, which I love. The quality is great for the price of the camera ($500). However, there's no autofocus in the body, so lenses can be an issue.
the canon xti wich i have can be found for around $450 on the internet. and it has AF and other good extras. id sugest ordering the camera cuz cost is way lower if you buy it online. i saved a couple hundred on mine. and i LOVE MY CAMERA! a lot of other companies make lenses for canon and everything is interchangable
my only problem with digital cameras is I think some people over use the technology with all the photoshop manipulations. I appreciate a photographer that is skilled in shooting and not just editing. but thats just my personal outlook. I shoot with a hand me down d70 and I'm in need of new lenses
I just really hated dropping off 5 or 6 rolls of film, getting them processed but only getting 2 or 3 really great shots, a hand full of good ones, and the rest -garbage. Even with the cheapest prints, it's just espensive. I'd rather shoot 300 pix, plug the camera into the laptop and start deleting. My wife just got a 8mp Sony and its so nice to just delete. Maybe I jsut suck at photography... hahah
it's just an evolution in photography. you can do a lot of processing things in the darkroom and photoshop is basically a high tech extension of that. the bottom line is that photoshop can't make a bad picture good, it can only make a good picture better
doubt it - i'm the same way. if I shoot 100 shots, I have maybe 10 that I really like and maybe 2 or 3 that I'm really proud of
Yup, digital photographer here as well. I have a Canon XTi for carry around and a Canon 5D for studio use. I still love film photographing but money wise, it's just not a viable option as you guys have stated. Out of a roll of 20+ shots... maybe half at the most would be something I'm proud of.
Yep, made the switch myself. Last time we went out to CO for Pike's Peak Hill Climb, I rattled of 15 rolls of film for a grand total of about 30 for the week. At $15 a roll to get developed and put onto a cd, it makes a DLSR start to look real good. Russ
I had 2 Minolta 400si film cameras. They shot really good pictures. I to didnt want to deal with paying for 15 rolls of film. Plus like everyone is saying half the time you only get 10 good shots that are actually worth something and the rest, well you just wasted a lot of money. With my DSLR I can watch how I shoot and make a few minor adjustments depending how the pictures look after I review them. Technology is nice.
