The look of B&W film is the main thing. I've seen some superb digital B&W, but it has a distinctly different look from fast B&W film (I find that Digital B&W looks like Tmax 100 without the TMax muddy tones, very crisp and clean).
Also I find that shooting with a manual SLR to be distinctly pleasurable in a way that no DSLR can match. It's just a different experience. And yes, I do shoot digital as well. I prefer it for most colour work. -Adam Jack Davis wrote: >Adam, >I'd be interested in knowing what it is that you "want" that film alone >satisfies. >I'm not doubting your word, just mulling the digital switch. > >Thanks, > >Jack > >--- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>People are still buying them. >> >>In fact some of us are quite happily shooting film, and intend to >>shoot >>film as long as it's available. Digital is nice, but it doesn't do >>everything I want. >> >>-Adam >> >> >> >>Don Williams wrote: >> >> >> >>>I don't quite understand why new 35mm bodies are being made at all. >>> >>> >>Two >> >> >>>film makers (that I know of) have stopped making 35mm film and the >>> >>> >>sales >> >> >>>of digital cameras keeps climbing -- and the prices keep coming >>> >>> >>down. >> >> >>>Will good high res film continue to be available? If so I think I >>> >>> >>ought >> >> >>>to get the Wild/Leica Microscope camera out of the cupboard -- where >>> >>> >>I >> >> >>>put it when the *ist D arrived. >>> >>>Don >>> >>>Bob Shell wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>On Jun 30, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>This little guy's been around for a year or two. From the few >>>>> >>>>> >>reviews >> >> >>>>>I've read about it, it seems to be mechanically very similar (if >>>>> >>>>> >>not >> >> >>>>>identical) to the K-mount bodies offered by Phoenix, Vivitar, >>>>>Promaster, etc. However, the last time I picked up a Promaster >>>>>K-body, IIRC it was made in China or Thailand. The VSL43 is made >>>>> >>>>> >>in >> >> >>>>>Japan, so I may be completely wrong about the similarities. The >>>>>reviews do suggest that it has a very nice viewfinder. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>It's made by Cosina in Japan. Same innards as some of the Vivitar >>>> >>>> >>>>SLR cameras. >>>> >>>>The Promaster you saw is a rebadged Seagull from China. >>>> >>>>Bob >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
