SD cards are the future. It seems unlikely that the D2 will have a CF slot as well as an SD slot.

But, the *ist D is not going to die. The CF cards will still have a use, but in that camera, not the new one.

G

I remember when Cibachrome first came out. The prints were rather strange. Heavy blacks, garish colours, terrible mid-tones.

I have to say that on the few occasions when I have had prints made from slides, the results did not encourage me to continue. The impression I have is that if it is possible (as you say) to get good prints from transparencies, the costs are probably prohibitive for normal purposes.

But I am afraid that even if transparency-prints are cheap to do, and of better quality than digi-prints, these factors are outweighed for me by the convenience of digital. Also, the fact that the highest quality magazines all prefer digital to transparency suggests that not everybody agrees with you about the superiority of transparencies.

G

Ah, but how do you compare a slide with a digital image? At least with print film you can compare a print from digital with a film print, but printing a slide never works well, and projecting a digital image is equally unsatisfactory.

G

It's probably more acurate to describe it as a test of the tester, which he failed.

When I first posted the link I was astonished at how much better the digital was. Now upon reflection, I am astonished at how badly the film scanning was done.

I think that the conventional wisdom still holds - that a competent person can usually produce better pictures with an APS-C DSLR than he can get from print film processed by a High Street processor. However, those who do their own d&p will get significantly better results from a good MF film camera.

G

This is interesting:

http://www.ales.litomisky.com/shootout/analogversusdigitalshootout.htm

I have to say that I found the results surprising.

George

For me, the grass is just fine as it is.

G

Both nice pictures.

The first reminds me of Easter Island. It looks like a procession of mildewed wooden men. The second is a good shot of one of the world's most photographed places. I like it.

G

[quote="niblue"]Best of luck on doing the wedding. I've only done one so far (my mothers) and I've refused others since!

You were a precocious brat.

G

The more handy among us should be able to make their own from LED ropes.

G

There is not a glimmer of a chance that Pentax will produce a 35mm sized DSLR. Their view is that if people want a larger sensor, they should move up to the 645D.

The new DA lenses do in fact cover an image circle a bit larger (in some cases a lot larger) than the APS-C sensor, so a SLIGHTLY larger sensor is a possibility. But, the size of any larger sensor will be constrained by the smallest DA lens image circle.

People who hold out hope of a 35mm-sized sensor are letting their judgement be clouded by wishful thinking.

G