Try shooting slides David. with slide film you get what you shot, not
whatr a processor thinks you should have. The cost of shooting slides is
also a lot less than prints. You can easily evaluate slides and then
have printed those that are worth printing. One can also scan slides.
For considerably less than you would spend on even a high end digital
cam, you can get a first rate scanner and printer. The answer then is to
shoot either slides, and scan them, or shoot neg film and have it
processed, but NOT printed. then scan and print yourself. You will get
superior results and keep your current Olympus investment intact.
Problems with digital as I see it:
1. Overall quality (resolution, sharpness, accuity) - still not even
close to film.
2. Expense - Maybe cheaper once the upfront cost is out of the way,
but any digital camera that will even ATTEMPT to compete with the
quality of 35 (let alone medium format) is insanely expensive!
3. Batteries, batteries, batteries!!! Yes you can save money by using
rechargeables, but try a weekend backpackjing trip with a digital, or
how about a two week cycle trip or vacation! You will need a TON of
battries to keep the hungry beast going!
4. Memory, again if you are going to shoot for a week or two you need
a bunch of media cards, and big ones at that, which ain't cheap.
5. Weight - camera, battereis, and for a long trip a laptop to
download, it adds up fast in both weight and bulk.
6. Lenses - opr lack thereof. Most digitals do not have
interchangeable lenses, and those that do are FRIGHTFULLY expensive.
also because of the way the CCD is, you can't have super wide angle
lenses, which may or may not be a problem for you.
Jim Couch
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