> Lots of 4 megapixel cameras in
>the $500-700 range. 5 or 6 megapixels for about $2000->4000. Does
>anyone doubt that a 7 or 8 megapixel camera will be >available in the
>lower price range next year?
>Winsor Crosby
>Long Beach, California
I've been looking seriously at the 4 and 5 MP cameras, especially the
Olympus C-4000 and C-5050. It's like the computer scene, you'll have to
jump on board somewhere, and it'll be getting cheaper and better for a while
yet. I guess its obvious all of us here own computers, right?
Right now I'm trying to convince myself to wait for summer (here in Canada),
as that is when I do much more photograhy. By then what I'm looking at now
will hopefully have come down significantly to make room for the newer toys,
or the newer better ones will be about the same price as the current ones.
For someone like myself, who shoots 95 0.000000or his own enjoyment only, who
files 700f the stuff never to be viewed again in the next ?? years, who
likes taking a lot of pictures, and would like to take a lot more, the newer
digital offerings and current prices are just now starting to look quite
attractive. As far as worrying about how long the camera lasts, I suspect I
could discard the camera after one to two years, based on savings of cost of
developing.
I hate the thought of giving up slides, and likely never will completely.
But it is a trade off for being able to shoot 5 or 10 or ? times as much. I
think 8x10 and 11x14 enlargements are pretty much equal to my aging eyes,
from the examples I'm seeing. I'm also thinking that one 8x10 on the wall,
from 36 shots, would be more value to me than 36 pics in the closet.
Also, my recent experience in trying MF (TLR) has kind of nullified for me
the argument that a more expensive format (120 versus 35mm, film versus
digital) slows you down and makes you think more. Doesn't work for me. Its
something like shooting guns. I have a lot more fun firing off 100 rounds
from my .223, than I'd have from firing 20 shots from a 7mm STW, for about
the same price.
The other question that really doesn't bother me too much, but is worth
thinking about, is "When does the competition from digital cameras start
seriously affecting the value of OM stuff?" I'm guessing we're going to see
a significant effect soon.
Wayne
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