Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You are comparing digital P&S with film SLRs. If they would be happy with a $200 digital, then a $100 to $150 film camera should be fine. I am often rendered speechless by the number of photos that the great unwashed consider keepers. Far more than reason and clear sight should lead one to suspect and far more than 4 per roll. Also a simple flat bed scanner can have them online in no time and very inexpensively too I might add. John Collier On Mar 4, 2004, at 6:20 PM, Michael E. Berube wrote: > On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:52:11 -0800 (PST), John Collier quoth unto the > boundless Ether... >> This whole exercise goes a long way to illustrate just how expensive >> digital is. For the average family that shoots under twenty rolls a >> year, film makes much more economic sense. I can see how the reduced >> film and processing costs can save a bundle for pros but the case is >> less clear for amateurs -- depending on how much they shoot and the >> type of desired image output. > > I respectfully disagree. Digital makes more sense for the infrequent > happy snapper as much as the working pro. It only doesn't make sense > for the advanced hobbiest who really enjoys his own darkroom work. > Here is why it works for happy snappers: > > Film option: > Cost of a Nikon N55 or Canon Rebel K2 ~$300. > Cost of a roll of 24 exp print film ~$4.99 > D&P for one 24 exp roll at 4X6 ~$10 > Of the 24 exposures printed, the average amateur MAY like 4 prints. > MAYBE. > That's $3.75 per RA4 print. 98% NEVER print larger than 4X6. > > Digital option. > Cost of Nikon Coolpix 2100 or Canon Powershot A60 ~$199 > Cost to print from a Fuji Aladdin kiosk attached to a Frontier > directly from the CF Card ~$0.50 per print. (in some places ~$0.29 per > print.) > Burn all the images to "digital negatives" on a CDR ~$6.00 > > Every print is previewed in camera and again at the kiosk before any > money has to be spent on it. Even if the client drops of the card to > have it completely printed (1-4X6 each) they should have culled the > bad from the good before hand. Add to that the ability to upload the > images and share them without printing (if one even has a computer) > and not having to worry about Xrays nuking your vacation snaps before > you get to see them, you get that much better value. > > Cost to benefit for the amateur is in total favour of digital. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html