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April 17, 2005
Old school: pictures on film, taken in Barcelona
I've uploaded pretty pictures from Barcelona, Spain, taken during my recent trip. Having switched back to conventional film, I appreciate the moment when I get the pictures back from the lab. In my case, I'm not getting prints but just order development and the pics on a CD-ROM. "Surprise, surprise", just like in the old days, when I used to browse through the prints. Why did I switch back? I had a nice Canon EOS 300D digital SLR camera, after all... But... (see below!)
Like the pics? I have the whole series in my photo blog for you.
Read on if you'd like to know why I've gone back to film photography.
So I had a nice Canon EOS 300D (Digital Rebel) SLR camera, but I wasn't too happy with it. Even though it's one of the best digital SLRs among the affordable models (say, below EUR 1.500), it's not up to par with a middle-class conventional SLR that you can get for a fraction of the price. The viewfinder is tiny, and I hear that the updated 350D model has an even smaller one. What, if not for better control of the picture in the viewfinder, would I want to buy an SLR for?
Sure, I can use Canon AF lenses with it. But when I wanted to hook up that cheap old Sigma lens, the camera just gave me an "Error 99" and shut down. My once expensive, digitally controlled Metz Flash, strong enough to light up a cathedral, doesn't work at all with it.
So I shot a lot of pretty pictures with my 300D Rebel. And now, concentrating more on work things, I just watched the cameras value depreciate. It's losing maybe EUR 350 in value in a year -- do I save that much by not using film?
No! And I don't even have a super-great camera; just some respectable but amateur-level body. Conclusion: Camera goes to ebay, David bought a very cheap analog Canon EOS50E (nothing great, but good value) and in a year's time, I'll check the market again.
Posted by dr at April 17, 2005 6:01 PM
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