Digital or not digital

I am a serious ametuer photographer and am trying to decide on whether to go digital or stay with my 35 mm.

I currently shoot with a 35 mm Canon A2E but I am thinking about ditching 35 mm and moving to the Digital World,,,, Canon D60.

My thinking is that I will get better, because I will shoot more. I will shoot more becasue there is no waste with digital....

And I am choosing the D60 becasue I already have a selection of fast, pro, canon lenses.

Thoughts?

John C F said:

I am a serious ametuer photographer and am trying to decide on
whether to go digital or stay with my 35 mm.

I currently shoot with a 35 mm Canon A2E but I am thinking about
ditching 35 mm and moving to the Digital World,,,, Canon D60.

My thinking is that I will get better, because I will shoot more. I
will shoot more becasue there is no waste with digital....

And I am choosing the D60 becasue I already have a selection of
fast, pro, canon lenses.

Thoughts?

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I had been doing emulsion based photography for 30 years. Purchased a D1 about 2 years ago and now a D1x. No doubt that you will love it. All of my emusion based cameras now sit on a shelf, unused.

I did it and never looked back. What you can do in PhotoShop to your image is stunning compared to the darkroom or the DRUGSTORE! You only print what you want.

DO it!--Greg GebhardtJacksonville, Florida

Greg Gebhardt said:

John C F said:

I am a serious ametuer photographer and am trying to decide on
whether to go digital or stay with my 35 mm.

I currently shoot with a 35 mm Canon A2E but I am thinking about
ditching 35 mm and moving to the Digital World,,,, Canon D60.

My thinking is that I will get better, because I will shoot more. I
will shoot more becasue there is no waste with digital....

And I am choosing the D60 becasue I already have a selection of
fast, pro, canon lenses.

Thoughts?

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I had been doing emulsion based photography for 30 years.
Purchased a D1 about 2 years ago and now a D1x. No doubt that you
will love it. All of my emusion based cameras now sit on a shelf,
unused.

I did it and never looked back. What you can do in PhotoShop to
your image is stunning compared to the darkroom or the DRUGSTORE!
You only print what you want.

DO it!
--
Greg Gebhardt
Jacksonville, Florida

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I and many others could echo Mr. Gebhardt word for word. My only regret is that I didn't make the switch sooner. I'm also worried about how I'm going to sell my D2. That's an enlarger. Anybody remember those?

If you have access to any digital SLR, there is zero reason to continue shooting film. Yeah, yeah, you can buy a $4000 scanner and make huge files. My scanner has only slightly lest dust on it than my film cameras.
--EB

Sure do. Gave mine to the local high school. Should have seen the excited look on their faces!

E. Blues said:

I and many others could echo Mr. Gebhardt word for word. My only
regret is that I didn't make the switch sooner. I'm also worried
about how I'm going to sell my D2. That's an enlarger. Anybody
remember those?

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John C F said:

I am a serious ametuer photographer and am trying to decide on
whether to go digital or stay with my 35 mm.

I currently shoot with a 35 mm Canon A2E but I am thinking about
ditching 35 mm and moving to the Digital World,,,, Canon D60.

My thinking is that I will get better, because I will shoot more. I
will shoot more becasue there is no waste with digital....

And I am choosing the D60 becasue I already have a selection of
fast, pro, canon lenses.

Thoughts?

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John,

By all means step into digital, you shoot like crazy, learn a lot, and not spend any money (after initial outlay). But, I wouldn't (didn't) give up film based photography.

I shoot digital, 35mm film, and medium format film 6 x 7. Let me explain why I have retained my film cameras...........longevity, cost, and size.

I shoot a lot of weddings and seniors and refuse to push inkjet preview prints on them because of concerns about longevity. I know that are many who claim that Epson's archival inks and paper combo's (one certain paper) will last 75 to 200 years (under ideal conditions). At the risk of starting a war, I don't think so.........I have read other posts that also disclaim this.

It is less expensive for me to shoot in 35mm and give 4 x 6 preview prints for a wedding than in digital. For a wedding, I'll shoot 6 rolls of 36 exposure film.........that's 200 plus shots. The pro film costs $5.50 per roll ($33.00) and my pro lab will process and print for $8.00 per roll ($48.00) for a total of $81.00. The same thing from digital files costs $.50 per shot (6 x 36 =216) or $108.00. If I did do ink jet prints.........72 sheets (3-4 x 6s per sheet) at a minimum of $.50 per sheet ($36.00), at least one set of ink cartriges (about $65.00 for my HP), total cost $111.00 or more and a whole lot of time.

So where is the cost effectiveness? Oh........print only what I want. Well, I want all of my wedding shots.

Size......... when I shoot scenics and KNOW that I'm going for large prints I shoot my 6 x 7. I know I can get 20 x 24 and well beyond and for less cost.

Don't get me wrong; digital is a wonderful tool and I love mine (both....I have two digital cameras), but digital is NOT the only answer.

IMHO,

George

G. Law said:

It is less expensive for me to shoot in 35mm and give 4 x 6 preview
prints for a wedding than in digital.

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I didn't compare these with your prices, but I know satisfied wedding and event shooters using them:

http://www.pictage.com/

http://www.pictopia.com--http://www.johnmaclean.com

John MacLean Photography said:

G. Law said:

It is less expensive for me to shoot in 35mm and give 4 x 6 preview
prints for a wedding than in digital.

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I didn't compare these with your prices, but I know satisfied
wedding and event shooters using them:

http://www.pictage.com/

http://www.pictopia.com
--
http://www.johnmaclean.com

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I have converted to digital totaly. My studio shoots 400 H.S. seniors a year and plenty of familys, children, groups as well as Homecomings,Proms ect. ect. I do not go to the lab anymore as all images are sent via internet FTP voyager. My lab also sends them back to me at no cost to me. No more getting in my car and driving to and from the lab 2 different trips to drop off/pickup as well as the gas used is a real savings of time and money. All portraits printed on Kodak Pro paper and my turn around time is even better. This all has saved me thousands of dollars and no compromise on quality. I have more time to shoot more settings = more $$. I'll never go back to film. I could'nt afford it. I also do all of my own retouching saving time and money for myself and my customers. Different strokes for different folks but I would suggest you get on the band wagon and enjoy the ride. Here are my lab prices !



John

John Fulton said:

John MacLean Photography said:

G. Law said:

It is less expensive for me to shoot in 35mm and give 4 x 6 preview
prints for a wedding than in digital.

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I didn't compare these with your prices, but I know satisfied
wedding and event shooters using them:

http://www.pictage.com/

http://www.pictopia.com
--
http://www.johnmaclean.com

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I have converted to digital totaly. My studio shoots 400 H.S.
seniors a year and plenty of familys, children, groups as well as
Homecomings,Proms ect. ect. I do not go to the lab anymore as all
images are sent via internet FTP voyager. My lab also sends them
back to me at no cost to me. No more getting in my car and driving
to and from the lab 2 different trips to drop off/pickup as well as
the gas used is a real savings of time and money. All portraits
printed on Kodak Pro paper and my turn around time is even better.
This all has saved me thousands of dollars and no compromise on
quality. I have more time to shoot more settings = more $$. I'll
never go back to film. I could'nt afford it. I also do all of my
own retouching saving time and money for myself and my customers.
Different strokes for different folks but I would suggest you get
on the band wagon and enjoy the ride. Here are my lab prices !



John

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PS PS : I forgot to mention all prints all sizes have image number printed on them and this saves time and money cause I use to have to do this by hand.
John