Martin, you said:
" And on the other you are bemoaning the fact that manufacturers are getting out of film and film cameras"
That's exactly what they (manufacturers) are doing, but at the moment, it appears confined to 35mm i.e. digi SLRs. Sure you can buy really good used or mint (boxed, new) film cameras but the lack of any new models and stagnation of the market has me thinking that manufacturer's will sooner or later pull the plug on film bodies. It's an unpleasant, ugly thought, I know. I do not know what sort of inroads digital is making into MF or LF, but I suspect it's not at the same ridiculous pace as 35mm. The bigger problem is that the market is being driven by a rampant consumerist, "me too" society that is computer centric and time-sensitive.
I think anybody planning on using film-based equipment for the next quarter of a century is overly optimistic. Good luck.
I've looked at the economics of D**** v film and come to the conclusion that because my vision/work requires professional level tools, I can soak up quite a lot of increased film/processing costs.
Bottom line, to equal my quality of output - shooting 35mm film and scanning negs for publication or print - I have to move to the very cutting edge of D**** and the $5K that the D**** Nikon would cost will buy a whole bunch of film and processing.
Consumer 35mm 50
Rangefinder 35mm 50-100
Professional 35mm 300
I'm a student, I'm poor.
P.S.: Anyone got a Nikon F5 for 300?
Wow, thanks a lot. I will definitely be buying mine from there!How about $250 USD + Shipping? Check KEH.com, search Nikon F5. The BGN grade ones are $250 or so, and those show good signs of use, but are still in great shape. I bought mine there!
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