Film Camera?

I have had my D30 for about a month now, and I love it. In fact, I love it so much, I havent had my EOS 3 out of the bag.

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are keeping both digital and film bodies? I really enjoyed using my EOS 3, but I cant imagine that I will be using it much if at all in the future. And is sure is an expensive piece of equipment to keep in a bag!

I believe I fit your example of a 'non-pro hobbiest' and I can tell you that I've had the same thought many times since becoming a D30 owner last May. My film camera is becoming quite lonesome as it has sat unused for the last 6 months. (I did take it with me as a back up on a recent vacation, but I didn't use it for a single shot.) Many times I've thought about selling it, but I haven't yet been able to bring myself to take that final step.

Bob Jarman said:

I have had my D30 for about a month now, and I love it. In
fact, I love it so much, I havent had my EOS 3 out of the bag.

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are
keeping both digital and film bodies? I really enjoyed using my
EOS 3, but I cant imagine that I will be using it much if at all
in the future. And is sure is an expensive piece of equipment to
keep in a bag!

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Bob Jarman said:

I have had my D30 for about a month now, and I love it. In
fact, I love it so much, I havent had my EOS 3 out of the bag.

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are
keeping both digital and film bodies? I really enjoyed using my
EOS 3, but I cant imagine that I will be using it much if at all
in the future. And is sure is an expensive piece of equipment to
keep in a bag!

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I am a non-pro and have taken over 25,000 images with my D30. I find that I still use my 1V and 3 film bodies in situations where the D30's limitations become a problem. i.e., low light, wide angle, fast action, no place to recharge during a 2 week canoe trip, etc. The D30 has actually re-ignited my passion for photography and I find that I am shooting more film than ever. It does all go through a Nikon Coolscan to be turned into digital files.

Tedd

25,000!!!

I've been a photographer (amateur) for 25 years (including college courses) and I haven't taken 5,000 pictures in my life! What are you taking photographs of! You must have to wade through paper 6 feet deep in your house.

I'm a newcomer to digital (3 months or so). I got my E10 about a month ago and so far I have taken it on 7 weekend country walks of 4 hours or so each. I reckon I take about 20 - 30 shots per walk and that's about 25 more than I would have done with a film camera (although I used 5*4 for a long time so that's hardly surprising). I usually reckon about 3 or 4 of those 30 on average are worth printing. But at least you can get nice big prints without all that smelly fixer and taking the kitchen off limits for hours at a time!

ps

There's no particular reason why I'm posting on this forum; just nosing around!

Tedd said:

Bob Jarman said:

I have had my D30 for about a month now, and I love it. In
fact, I love it so much, I havent had my EOS 3 out of the bag.

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are
keeping both digital and film bodies? I really enjoyed using my
EOS 3, but I cant imagine that I will be using it much if at all
in the future. And is sure is an expensive piece of equipment to
keep in a bag!

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I am a non-pro and have taken over 25,000 images with my D30. I
find that I still use my 1V and 3 film bodies in situations where
the D30's limitations become a problem. i.e., low light, wide
angle, fast action, no place to recharge during a 2 week canoe
trip, etc. The D30 has actually re-ignited my passion for
photography and I find that I am shooting more film than ever. It
does all go through a Nikon Coolscan to be turned into digital
files.

Tedd

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Well, in addition to my four digicams, I still have my Canon A2E and Pentax 67 film types. If I ever figure out how to put something on eBay I might get rid of some of that stuff.

Bob Jarman said:

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are
keeping both digital and film bodies

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My D30 is right on 1 year old and I have taken about 11,000 pictures with it. In the prior 2 years, I took about 2,000 film pictures and scanned most of them. With my previous P&S digitals (including a 3Meg), I knew I was giving up a lot. I have not touched my film camera since getting my D30 (I have about 20 rolls rotting away).

I now get increably better pictures than I have every gotten with any film camera. A large part of that is due to firing away and taking "chances." Shooting at sports action before it happens knowing I might want at most one of 3 or 4 shots. Then there is the near instant feed back and trying new techniques. If you want to really learn how to use an SLR nothing beats and interchangable lens digital.

A word of warning. The D30 got me so interested in photography that I have gotten the "I know why I need a better lens syndrome" which can get costly .

My opinion is that in terms of TOTAL cost PER YEAR, a Digital SLR will a lot more than a Film SLR (even factoring in film and developing). But Digital is a real joy and if you are into photography you will take 5 to 10 times more pictures per year.

I can see the logic for some people who occasionally need a better focusing system (a weak but not fatal issue with the D30), or occasionally a wider angle. But I did not have a great Film SLR before and I would rather stitch digital images than touch film.

Karl

Bob Jarman said:

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are
keeping both digital and film bodies

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Before getting my D30 (about 7 months ago), I had three Canon EOS 35mm film bodies: 650, Rebel G, and Elan IIe.

I sold the first two, but kept the Elan IIe which I used on a recent vacation because I wanted to be able to take wide angle (20mm) shots. However, I rarely use the film body anymore and plan to sell it when I get an ultra wide angle (15mm, but would be 24mm on the D30) lens.

As for compact P&S cameras, I haven't used my 35mm Olympus Stylus Epic ever since I got a Canon S100 (over a year ago) which I sold recently to get a Canon G2 (well, not that compact).

Hi,

I'm not a pro yet but I can tell you you should keep the film camera for back-up because the D-30 could break and you wouldn't have a camera for a month ar to because of repairs. Thats my opinion on it.

Sean

Bob Jarman said:

I have had my D30 for about a month now, and I love it. In
fact, I love it so much, I havent had my EOS 3 out of the bag.

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are
keeping both digital and film bodies? I really enjoyed using my
EOS 3, but I cant imagine that I will be using it much if at all
in the future. And is sure is an expensive piece of equipment to
keep in a bag!

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I sold my elan IIE a month ago becuase it also rots in the bag. The cost of the camera gave me a chance to buy a new lens which I think is more usefull that a rotting cabage in the bag. ( Poor elan IIE )

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Sean

Bob Jarman said:

I have had my D30 for about a month now, and I love it. In
fact, I love it so much, I havent had my EOS 3 out of the bag.

My question is a simple one, how many of the non-pro hobbiests are
keeping both digital and film bodies? I really enjoyed using my
EOS 3, but I cant imagine that I will be using it much if at all
in the future. And is sure is an expensive piece of equipment to
keep in a bag!

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chito said:

I sold my elan IIE a month ago becuase it also rots in the bag.
The cost of the camera gave me a chance to buy a new lens which I
think is more usefull that a rotting cabage in the bag. ( Poor
elan IIE )

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How did you sell it? I was planning to put my film stuff up on eBay but was wondering if I'd get a better price from a camera store that bought used equipment?

Marie