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

[David Cantrell]

On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 11:37:40PM +0100, Tony Duell wrote:

> And from the sublime to the ridiculous, those pre-loaded single-use 
> outdoor-only cameras don't contain a battery :-).

Maybe I'm a bit weird, but I like those.  I like them a lot.  In fact
one of my best photographs was taken with one.  I've taken perhaps two
or three better out of thousands of digital photos.

That's because a good photograph is mostly composition and luck, with
equipment not mattering much at all IMO.  Oh, and Photoshop :-)

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

For at least some digital cameras you can get carriers for off-the-shelf
cells.  The feature of my D70 I like the least is that I can't use AAs.
Anyone know if the D50 can?

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