Shopping decisions

off to Lakes tomorrow after some high res landscapes

Do I buy a couple of rolls of Velvia for my MX and film scanner(£20 inc processing), or a new K10D (£550 ish) in place of my istDS?

I can thoroughly recommend the K10D which offers more detailed, smoother shots than the *istDS.

It is, of course, a personal choice.

In terms of cost, in the long run the film route is very expensive.

What do you think you will do?

Hi John

I will no doubt buy a K10D, but maybe not today! What with photography being one of a number of expensive hobbys, including climbing, skiing and competitive cycling

However I am looking forward to seeing if my film gear is still up to it, and doing some side by side comparisons with the DS

Besides I have a film that needs finishing off

I must call into a shop sometime and see what the K10D feels like

Kevin

Take your credit card or cheque book. You will not want to give it back once you've handled it.

Isn't that a bit like saying, do I buy fish fingers or the smoked salmon?

I'll second John's advice and also Mannesty's, having never actually used Velvia or an MX I cant really comment, (I used Elitechrome in my latter days of transparency and never got around to Velvia )

I can thoroughly recomend the lakes tho'

PS quick edit.....all this talk of going to the lakes made me think of you as Kirby Stephen!