The point and shoot folks I know are more than happy with digital. Here in the states you can upload your picture files to Costco and pick up your 4x6 prints at the store half an hour later. Or you can take your SD or CF card to the drug store and have your prints made in a couple of hours. Many people use digital the same way they used film. It's just faster and easier, and for the most part, the results are better. The sky hasn't fallen. Paul
On Nov 13, 2006, at 6:34 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> From: "John Whittingham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2006/11/13 Mon AM 10:51:18 GMT >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Best SD card for K10D >> >>> All comparative. You are looking at at least £1000 of equipment in >>> the UK, assuming that you have decent accessories such as monitors. >>> It's a sum that just doesn't add up to a saving unless you are >>> working at high volumes or can write some of the cost off as a >>> business. >> >> I'm a die hard film fan, but lets face it most people in the UK >> have a >> computer somewhere at home, fewer have their own darkroom. So why >> not put >> the computer to some productive use? >> >> I consider myself fortunate in already having most of what I need >> Pentium IV >> with a couple of large hard drives etc, etc. >> >>> Plus, we haven't even started on the extra time our hobby now takes. >>> How quickly did you get cheesed off with scanning negatives? >>> That's about the time the "average person" will take to get >>> thoroughly sick of the "fiddling" (a description I have heard >>> myself) >>> required by digital. Fine if you are getting paid for it but a non- >>> starter for unfanatics. >> >> What about the pleasure of producing your own prints, the way YOU >> want them. >> >> Just an opinion. >> >> John > > I agree with you with one proviso: you have to have an interest in > photography. Most people don't. Most people would be well served > with a £30 point and shoot and the occasional roll of whatever > supermarket film they can remember to purchase with the veg. Most > people are getting shafted by the industry. In the process, the > industry is carefully and methodically shafting itself. > > I'm wondering how soon it will be before you will not be able to > buy photographic gear except at boxshifter stores. > >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ----------- >> From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:18:04 +0000 >> Subject: Re: Best SD card for K10D >> >>>> >>>> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Date: 2006/11/12 Sun PM 10:38:36 GMT >>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Best SD card for K10D >>>> >>>> I consider my system modest, but I have approximately one >>>> terabyte of >>>> hard disk space, and I'm going to add another 500 gigabytes soon. >>>> I've also backed up 600 gigabytes of photo files on DVD. It's >>>> inexpensive and easy. >>>> Paul >>> >>> All comparative. You are looking at at least £1000 of equipment in >>> the UK, assuming that you have decent accessories such as monitors. >>> It's a sum that just doesn't add up to a saving unless you are >>> working at high volumes or can write some of the cost off as a >>> business. >>> >>> Plus, we haven't even started on the extra time our hobby now takes. >>> How quickly did you get cheesed off with scanning negatives? >>> That's about the time the "average person" will take to get >>> thoroughly sick of the "fiddling" (a description I have heard >>> myself) >>> required by digital. Fine if you are getting paid for it but a >>> non- >>> starter for unfanatics. >>> >>>> On Nov 12, 2006, at 5:19 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >>>> >>>>> Right now I've only got about 300gb of useable hard drive space. >>>>> Of that, >>>>> the O/S, the Page File, and some programs take a bite. I could >>>>> use >>>>> another >>>>> large drive or two, mainly to get the files into an archive that >>>>> can be >>>>> accessed and to free up hard disk space on the computer. What >>>>> really ate >>>>> into my space was scanning negatives. Each file was huge by >>>>> comparison to >>>>> the DSLR files. >>>>> >>>>> Shel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> [Original Message] >>>>>> From: Peter Lacus >>>>> >>>>>> well I work with computers for almost all my life, but my main >>>>>> computer >>>>>> still have meagre 40GB disk inside. 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