VCF suggestions...

[Jules Richardson]

On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 08:14 -0500, John Foust wrote:
> At 06:58 AM 8/5/2005, you wrote:
> >but with digital
> >you have to worry about being able to recharge the camera batteries,
> >finding somewhere to download data off the camera every so often (or
> >take enough CF cards with you to cover the amount of photos you're
> >likely to take) etc.
> 
> Ye gods.  I get about 500 pictures on a $100 1 gig CF with a 8 megapix
> Nikon.  Sometimes I can shoot that many on a single charge.  How much
> space and money is consumed by 14 rolls of 36 exposure 35mm?  Next time 
> you look for film, look for memory cards.  They're there, too.

I'm talking about proper travelling though where you might see a
backwater shop once every couple of weeks though. They won't do new-
fangled CF cards, but they do tend to do 35mm film :-) 

> You like analog cameras and lots of pictures?  Great, take one 
> along with your digital.

Yep, that's what I've done in the past - but if I'm out trekking I'm
limited to what I can carry on my back, so having to take more than one
camera is annoying!

(to be fair, modern digitals are pretty amazing on the battery front -
it's quite surprising how long they'll last on a single charge. I should
still carry a second charged battery about just in case though...)

cheers

J.