Film vs. Digital... Die, Die, Die! (was: VCF suggestions...

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Tony" == Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> writes:

 >> Show me a consumer film camera made in the last 15 years that
 >> doesn't take batteries in some form or another...

 Tony> Take, or require (the latter meaning that you can still use the
 Tony> camera, with a good range of shutter speeds, without the
 Tony> battery, only the exposure meter doesn't work).

 Tony> IIRC, the new-ish Leica MP doesn't meed a battery other than
 Tony> for the meter, the shutter is totally mechanical. And I believe
 Tony> Nikon have done a limited run of a reproduction of one of their
 Tony> classic S-series rangefinder cameras, that is fully mechanical
 Tony> too.

My Contax RTS, which is at least 30 years old, needs a battery to
release the shutter.

 Tony> Mroe seriously, the batteries taken by most film cameras were
 Tony> standard primary batteries and are a lot easier to find than a
 Tony> custom Li-ion or NiMH pack for a digital camera.

I forgot what the Contax needs.  A primary battery for sure, but I
don't think it's one of the usual AA or such.

It might be as bad as a set of nice microphones I have (Signet) --
which require an 8 volt mercury battery.  Seriously not PC, and hard
to find even 10 years ago, probably completely nonexistent now.

   paul