you can't really include the cost of paper and printing chemicals in the comparison unless you also include the cost of a printer, paper, ink and other consumables. In addition, that chemical and paper cost is spread over the year, whereas the cost of the printer, enormous hard drive, storage cards etc. are a single lump sum you have to find (unless you get an interest-free loan) in addition to the cost of the camera.
One of the things that I found when I bought my dslr was that there are an awful lot of additional costs to take into account that are not generally mentioned in discussions of this type. People just mention the costs of film and show that you will recover the cost of the camera in x months just on film, as if that were the only factor in the equation. There are an awful lot of additional capital costs if you plan to produce your own prints to a high quality, and keep all your raw files. This is not to say that digital won't still end up cheaper than film - it probably will - but it can be a shock to have to open your wallet to the extent that you do when you get started. So it's worth investigating all the capital costs up front before you buy your first dslr. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Paul Stenquist > Sent: 12 November 2006 18:30 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Best SD card for K10D > > Film is expensive. I used to spend about $2000/year on film. And at > least another $500 on chemicals and BW paper. A 500 gigabyte hard > drive, which will hold a couple of years worth of photos, sells for > about $200. And prices are coming down. > Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
