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Faz - 30 May 2005 01:13 GMT

Should I sell my FM2 and F90X now and go digital. Everwhere I read film as I
knew it is on the decline?

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photo35744 - 30 May 2005 04:27 GMT

Keep them.

> Should I sell my FM2 and F90X now and go digital. Everwhere I read film as
> I knew it is on the decline?

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Philip Homburg - 30 May 2005 11:25 GMT

>Should I sell my FM2 and F90X now and go digital. Everwhere I read film as I
>knew it is on the decline?

If you like shooting film, then the best thing is continue until film or
processing is no longer available (locally, at reasonable prices, etc.).
Film is in decline because many people moved to digital, but no one knows
where and when it levels out.

Most people shooing film are not very vocal, they just keep shooting film.
In the statistics you see the people who start with digital (sales of
digital cameras) and you see the people who stop shooting film (drop of
film sales and processing). But you don't see how many people want to
continue using film for the next couple of years/decades.

Of course, it is not an either or situation. It quite possible to replace
for example the F90X with a D70 and keep the FM2 loaded with slide film.

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ian lincoln - 30 May 2005 15:39 GMT

>>Should I sell my FM2 and F90X now and go digital. Everwhere I read film as
>>I
>>knew it is on the decline?

If you are getting successful results with film then stay with film.
However if you are dissatisfied with the local labs and can't afford or
haven't found a good pro lab then digital may be for you. Also if you are
still learning then digital may also be for you. All Dslr's keep a record
of every setting on the camera embedded in the image files. This
dramatically helps the learning curve. You can also shoot more as you are
not limited by your processing budget and you only have to print the money
shot. (ooer missus ;p )

If you take the time to learn an imaging program you will have a great deal
more control over the final image. If however you have your own darkroom
and are an accomplished printer then stay as you are.

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Kevin Haas - 30 May 2005 18:27 GMT

Don't get rid of the film cameras. I bought a D70 and sold my F100 and FM2N.
I was sure sorry shortly thereafter. Don't get me wrong, I like the D70, but
I simply love shooting slides. I recently bough a F5 and love it.

> Should I sell my FM2 and F90X now and go digital. Everwhere I read film as
> I knew it is on the decline?

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Duncan J Murray - 30 May 2005 19:04 GMT

> Should I sell my FM2 and F90X now and go digital. Everwhere I read film as
> I knew it is on the decline?

If you're going to go digital, I think, as another poster has written, that
you should hang on to your film cameras just for the moment. Firstly,
you're unlikely to get _that_ much for them, compared as a proportion to the
price of a D70, and also, if you find that you still like to shoot film, you
won't have to buy your equipment again.

Film is on the decline, this is due to consumers and many professionals
moving over to digital, for convenience and savings on development and
printing. There are still plenty of enthusiasts, artists and
photojournalists shooting film.

Duncan.

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