Marcus wrote:Yes, the T90 is film. I cant really afford the dSLR setup I want at the moment so I thought I would get a good but cheap 35mm until then. I am keeping my eyes open for a Canon FD mount macro lens and extension tube.
I have always used digital so I guess I wanted to go back to basics and use a manual focus SLR without relying on an LCD preview and histogram etc. I think this will allow me to understand and appreciate the art and science behind photography much more.
I'll be interested to hear how that works out.
I came up through film, 40+ years ago. Shot almost entirely film until a couple of years ago when I bought a DSLR (Canon 300D). Now I shoot entirely digital and hope I don't ever have to go back.
It's an interesting question what you'll learn using film, that you would not learn using digital. Digital has the advantage of a lot shorter time between shutter click and having an image to evaluate. That enables doing a lot more experiments to narrow in on what matters, what doesn't. On the other hand, it can also promote an approach of "Just try it, don't think about it." With film, you're pretty much forced to think carefully about what you're doing because of the long delay and high cost per frame.
Trying to think carefully about the general question, I realize that I don't have a clue what the answer is.
Maybe you can tell us? Post a note from time to time, let us know what's going on and what insights you've gotten from film that might have been delayed or obscured by digital? I know that I'd appreciate it, maybe some other folks would too!
--Rik
