Fluorite said:DSLR/SLR will "stun/frighten" certain people, losing the natural factor. :what:
How about rangefinder??? ;p
Fluorite said:DSLR/SLR will "stun/frighten" certain people, losing the natural factor. :what:
ed9119 said:hey, nobody's in their 40's or 50's in this thread??!!!???
while u younger guys have the luxury of staying on the sidelines on the DSLR bandwagon issue because of price, maturity of technology and waiting for the time to be 'ripe' etc etc etc
older folks like me infected with the DSLR itch have little choice but to accept the state of current technology and pricings and get whatever the manufacturers throw our way.
If I wait any longer for the market to really 'mature', I'd most likely be too senile then to even go to the toilet on my own .....or worse ...... sitting in an urn at some temple or scattered all over the sea! heh heh heh!
:bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie:
denizenx said:and once the batt is spoiling u need to shake it like every 10 minutes to get it to work...
How's that for camera shake! LOL
Adam Goi said:For me, the issue is mainly a $$ one.
1. I don't shoot often enough to justify a purchase of a D60, let alone the upcoming 1Ds. Film will do just nice for me, thank you very much.
2. Of late, I've been spending less time in thinking of making expensive purchases to boost my ego than to improve my skills and enjoy the hobby.
3. Unless I can make some decent $$ out of photography, then it'll be different issue altogether.
4. I'm choosing to save my hard-earned $$ for other contingencies, i.e. rainy days and such.
Please note: All mentioned above are MY personal reasons for not getting a DSLR and I'm not targetting @ any group or anyone here in CS!![]()
ckiang said:Why do you NOT want a DSLR?
ricohflex said:Cam makers know it is harvest season for the long years they paid and suffered in R&D.
They now have a "cash cow" (whew, no Latin phrase) and they want to milk it dry while the going is good. That means they want to earn Billions$$$$$.
The digi SLR need not be so expensive.
I really think production costs are much lower.
But if the public is willing to pay and the demand is strong, the Cam makers say amongst themselves, let's cut their (consumers') throats.
It is very costly to buy a good digi SLR.
Product model life is about 2 years (optimistic).
So how many times do you want to shell out $8,000 for the "new" improved model?
But I must say, with digi cams, there are great savings in film costs, film developing costs, and printing costs.
The 1DS Mark2 is a great product with a huge price. Pros who can justify the price and who need it can buy.
About storage -- film is "as is" physical image store.
Digital images ? Well, good luck if you stored them in the hard disk and it crashes!
Saved on DVD RW? OK. Maybe.
Hope you don't damage the DVD in any way later on.
Do you know Singapore Archives store their important documents on TAPE and MICROFILM ? Not on memory cards or DVD or CD or Hard disks.
Enlightening reason given by archive specialist:
Because if a small part of the tape is damaged, it can be repaired or spliced and the rest is not affected. If a part of DVD disc is damaged, the WHOLE LOT of data is gone.
Do you know that MICROFILM has a much longer life expectancy than CDs?
Once kept in optimal conditions ( clean, RH% and temperature) it lasts.
Ask Kodak.