It's all in the face

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Shot of a friend of mine taken at the Western Writers of American convention.

D300, 18-70mm Nikkor zoom, on board flash.

[PeterW]

Staggering sharpness, Wayne.

Close-ups don't come any sharper than that!

PeterW

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That's maybe 1/8 of the original image.

[renaldo]

Wow! 1/8 th. of original. That lens and camera are doing its job for you. The detail in skin texture is amazing.

I bought a Canon 30D with two lenses, grip, flash, etc. 3 months ago. And other than put grip, lens and battery and see if it turned on...I have not taken a single photo. I am still stuck physically and mentally in the film era. Should not have even bought it, but it was a real steal I could not resist. Ha...steal...for all I know it was stolen as nothing came in boxes and everything looks brand new.

Your images with the D300 new inspire me though.

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Renaldo:

I was exactly the opposite. After shooting film for50 years I got a used Nikon D100, shot a few pictures and have never looked back. I have shot one roll of film in the past 18 months. I still have my Soviet rangefinders a couple of pre Spotmatic Pentax SLRs and a lone Nikon FM but them interest me more as a collector than as a shooter. Just a rough estimate is that I have shot the equivelent of about 300 36-exp rolls of film since acquiring a DSLR Figure the cost of the film and processing and I already have paid for the camera in savings--of course I wouldn't have shot that much if it was film.

[John Parry]

Wayne,

You're quite right. My son tells me that I should get myself a really good digital slr and pay for it by selling my old film cameras. That's where the problem lies of course!

Regards - John

[GeneW]

Jun 19, 2008 8:42:10 GMT -5 @wayne said:

I was exactly the opposite. After shooting film for50 years I got a used Nikon D100, shot a few pictures and have never looked back. I have shot one roll of film in the past 18 months. I still have my Soviet rangefinders a couple of pre Spotmatic Pentax SLRs and a lone Nikon FM but them interest me more as a collector than as a shooter. Just a rough estimate is that I have shot the equivelent of about 300 36-exp rolls of film since acquiring a DSLR Figure the cost of the film and processing and I already have paid for the camera in savings--of course I wouldn't have shot that much if it was film.

Wayne, your experience with a DSLR is the norm. Most professional and, at this point most amateurs, have gone digital nearly 100%. There are many good reasons why this is so, including the one you mention about the cost of film and processing. The main thing I like about digital is its convenience.

I think there are two things that keep me shooting film alongside digital. One is the beauty of B&W film, something that I can't quite achieve in digital on a regular basis. The other is the equipment. I love the feel of older, mechanical cameras and love using them. They're inconvenient, especially after using a good digital SLR, but the heft and feel of my older film cameras still give me satisfaction. The new ones feel different. They're excellent and all that, but it's not quite the same. I guess it comes down to aesthetics on both counts.

Gene

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Gene:

I have some unmixed D-76 and Rapid fix and one of these days I plan to run som B&W through some of the FSU gear. The black and white is the one area that still has some interest for me.