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Old 18-12-05, 01:00
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Finally after many years of watching birds and wildlife I am looking to buy my first camera. I am looking at a Canon Rebel T1 film camera as a good entry point into photography. Of course the cost to transfer one roll of 24 film pics to a cd is about $15.00 cdn, so digital camera is not out of the question. Any comments or questions. One thing Ii have noticed is how inexpensive long lenses are for this new camera body. Most people who own a film slr usually keep it for many years where most of my friends that do digital tend to buy a new camera every two years, this is just something I noticed. Of course another factor is the percentage of keepers from each roll of film won't be as high as digital. Decisions, decisions. Thanks for any feed back.
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Old 18-12-05, 03:01
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Don't even consider a new film camera in this day and age. The thought of paying to get pictures onto your computer, never mind paying through the nose for it, is just crazy. It will cost you far more than the money you saved by buying a cheap old film camera instead of a digital. Seriously, there is no reason to buy a film camera anymore, not unless you have very specialised needs that only film can fulfil. (There are still a few such, I gather, but we are talking seriously specialised.)

The reason people swap over their digital cameras every few years is that digital cameras keep getting better and better, but film cameras haven't improved to speak of in 20 years or so. No-one is spending R&D dollars on film anymore, so there is no point in replacing your old film camera with a new model: there aren't any new models, not to speak of, nor will there ever be. Ergo, people don't buy new film cameras these days.

If you don't want to spend too much, look at any of the several older, lower-spec digital cameras on the market. The digital equivalent of the Canon film camera you mentioned is an example, but there are many others. You will more than save the extra initial cost by not spending money on film, and have the benefit of being able to take as many shots as you like, and be able to see the results immediately. Or have a look at second-hand units if you prefer. There are some nice models around now, selling for not very much.
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Old 18-12-05, 03:29
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Thanks for the post back, you make alot of sense. Digital it is then.
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Old 18-12-05, 05:25
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Film ... Scary stuff!

I remember using it once upon a time. No way would I ever go back or wish it upon anyone else.
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Old 18-12-05, 09:23
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I used to use a Canon T70 and a Pentax me super, both great cameras but after buying digital I can't see me using 35mm again.
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Old 18-12-05, 13:37
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I would agree with Tannin.

I have used film since the 60's, used more cameras than you could throw a stick at, and had a darkroom on and off for most of that time.

When the D100 came out with 6 mega pixels I thought it was time to dip my toe in the digital pond.

The result - all my darkroom gear is in the loft and I have not shot film since. Now I used to spend hours in the darkroom and thoroughly enjoyed it, but ease of processing on a computer - no mixing chemicals - washing everything up at 2:00 in the morning and cost just did it for me. For my digital darkroom I also bought Genuine Fractals which allows for big quality enlargements. Use of this showed just how good digital now is.

With digital I think you just take more pictures, as once you have the kit there are no cost thoughts until you print. Dead shots cost nothing so you can afford to experiment.

As an aside on the subject of cost of cameras, when I bought my 'cut down dream' Nikkormat in 1967 it cost the equivalent of 12 weeks wages - body only. My 'dream' the Nikon F was well out of my reach at nearly 6 months wages !!!!!!!!!
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Old 18-12-05, 15:29
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You have been all a great help, I hunting I go for a digital camera. Thanks alot.
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hey film is fun!, but go vintage if you do so. less plastic=longer lasting
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hey film is fun!, but go vintage if you do so. less plastic=longer lasting
Yes, I agree, film is fun, but only now and again. I still pop a reel of film through a camera now and again. Digital allows me to experiment far more and this more than anything else has progressed my photography.

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I have a digital canon 10d and a film camera eos 600 i was thinking was using my eos 600 but only to take advantage of my canon 17 mm 40 mm zoom as i would get full avantage of the 17 mm setteing ! unless i had a canon 5 d !
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