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Originally posted by Anne Elk
No. I'm talking about the D1 which a few months ago was over 2 grand, but is now down to $1400. I'm hoping it drops to $1G or less with the upcoming D2 release. I refuse to spend more than that.
I've got a decent slide scanner, I just don't have the time to sit in front of it.
A friend is a pro and she's had the Canon SLR system for a few years now. Very cool stuff. Just wondering if the digital dream is worth pursuing or if I should pull the Holga out of the camera bag and have some fun.
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Sorry to come late to this party.
As someone who habitually drops significant cash on camera equipment, my philosophy on DSLRs for a long time has been that I'll move that way when the bang for the buck starts getting comparable. I think it is starting to get close, with the Ds being good examples.
I think the film/scan approach introduces some unpredictability in image quality, and so my high-end film to digital conversions often have artifacts or distortion that is absent from my little digital snaps. And I tend to use digital images as much or more than printed images. But I also think film and digital have different uses, and probably always will -- there's something about a nice, fine grained black and white image that I don't see digital replicating any time soon.
But why did you ever put away the Holga? They're almost as much fun as sex.
