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On Apr 11, 9:21 am, Rudeney <rude...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
> Karen wrote:
> > Randy,
>
> > Well said. You gotta love digital!
>
> Yep, I was a big holdout with 35mm.  I had digital cameras (my first was
> bought in 1995, it was a Fuji with 800x600 resolution), but I mainly
> used them for simple snapshots or pictures I specifically wanted to use
> on the computer.  I never dreamed of taking "real" photos with a digital
> camera.  Two years ago, I finally bought an SLR digital and I haven't
> shot any film since.  In fact, I sold all but one film camera and that
> one I only hang onto for sentimental reasons.
>
> --
>
> - RODNEY
>
> Next WDW Vacation?
> Who knows...

Similar story here and I'm curious where you sold your film cameras? I
still have two 35mm SLRs but, from what I can find, there's not much
in the way of a resale market.

Randy I did the exact same thing when making the switch from film. I
didn't think I would EVER go digital just because I loved the
"permanent" feel of film with negatives. But then I took a coastering
trip in the summer of 2005 where I knew I wasn't going to want to
carry a bag all day. I didn't want to have my pockets jammed full of
film, with the added worry of them getting wet, or my accidentally
losing a roll. So I picked up a nice digital camera, and I still use
that camera to this day. I will NEVER go back to film simply for the
cost and the convenience. I can take hundreds or thousands of photos
and they don't cost me a dime, and they take up no space afterwards.
Not to mention that I have access to them instantly, and I don't have
to wait for hours or days to get them developed by someone who may or
may not be careful with my negatives. I shudder to think of all the
photos that I wouldn't have taken had I know than I was going to have
to spend time and money to get them developed. My trips went from an
average of probably 100 photos, to an average of about 800 or
900...that's hundreds of photos that I wouldn't have taken on film!
I'd never trade those hundreds of photos for anything in the world!

-Julie
TDC Rapunzel, Food Rocks Head Chef and Keeper of the Monstro Table

On Apr 11, 8:21 am, Rudeney <rude...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
> Karen wrote:
> > Randy,
>
> > Well said. You gotta love digital!
>
> Yep, I was a big holdout with 35mm.  I had digital cameras (my first was
> bought in 1995, it was a Fuji with 800x600 resolution), but I mainly
> used them for simple snapshots or pictures I specifically wanted to use
> on the computer.  I never dreamed of taking "real" photos with a digital
> camera.  Two years ago, I finally bought an SLR digital and I haven't
> shot any film since.  In fact, I sold all but one film camera and that
> one I only hang onto for sentimental reasons.
>
> --
>
> - RODNEY
>
> Next WDW Vacation?
> Who knows...

"Rudeney" <rudeney@mickeypics.com> wrote in message
news:ftvo3o$kek$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>
> One thing I started doing was to buy film in large quantities for a good
> discount. I would have the shop develop just the negatives - no prints. I
> found a local place that would do that for about $3/roll. Then, I'd use a
> film scanner and produce my own proof prints, and go back to the shop for
> anything "permanent". That way, I could burn hundreds of shot without it
> costing me *too* much. With film and developing, I was paying under $0.20
> a shot with no prints. But of course with digital, my 4GB card will hold
> around 1,000 shots, which would have cost me about $200 in 35mm film!
>

Not as cheap as $3, but for people who don't have a place near them that'll
do it I know that Kodak does mail-in film processing for about $6 a roll.
They send you postage-paid mailers, and you mail them up to 5 rolls (or one
single-use camera) per envelope (convenient if you're still on vacation).
They develop the film, mail you back the negatives about a week later, and
then your photos are posted to your online Kodak account. From there, you
can purchase prints. The only catch is that you don't get a digital copy of
the photo to keep yourself unless you pay for the Premier service, which is
$2.50 a month or $25 a year, which allows you to download full-size photos.
(For people who get lots of prints, $50 a year gets you 10-cent prints)

-Rob