Hi Don,
Thanks for pointing out my little errors-they will be rectified. You are quite right, I know all too well how much more expensive running a film setup is.
I was mostly commenting on the difference in longevity between old beaters and modern digicams. I agree that just about anything made by Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Pentax will give sharper, higher-res results than anything with funny chemicals in its belly. However, due to their increased complexity and decreased construction quality (as a general rule only-a D3 is better made than a Zenit) they won't last as long. I was myself quite amazed that this camera, which hadn't been used in 50 years still seemed to work. Now, obviously running a thing like this for 70 years isn't feasible unless you are a technophobe with deep pockets, but it nevertheless shows how well built these old folders were. Its the fact that it can carry on working for 70 years that makes me love it, not that I'd actually keep it that long.
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