Velvia is fantastic for landscapes (and most other subjects) but not everybody likes it for skin tones. Sensia is not bad.

If it might be the ISO setting dial, try giving it a workout by moving it to different positions lots of times. (But be gentle!) This technique works with the contacts on the Super A's timer, which is notorious for "sooting up".

I think there are two different arguments going on here.

Most people seem to find that a 6mp DSLR is a good match for a 35mm film SLR, and will indeed be a better choice in many circumstances.

However, few would contend that a 6mp DSLR can compete with MF when it comes to quality. There are obviously size, weight and costs advantages, but MF would always yield higher quality (in the hands of a competent photographer).

It's like trying to compare a bicycle with a bus. They're different things.

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Matt,

I'm not saying b&w on a digital camera is bad, just that film is better. And the only way to compare the two is by comparing prints, with the film one being done properly (no digital scanning of the neg, then printing).

Putting something up on the web may show that digital is OK, but it doesn't tell the whole story.

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Bear in mind that the post you were responding to is two years old, when a lot of misconceptions existed.

Even so, almost every point he made was rubbish, especially as regards cost and print quality. The only point I agree with concerns b&w, where I do think that film still beats digital, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future, unless somebody brings out a dedicated db&w camera with no anti-aliasing filter.

Poor sap bought a 645. I don't envy him the task of selling that in today's market!

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There's never been a better time to buy the kit.

Wouldn't like to take too many bets on colour film availability and processing, though, in a few years time.

G

Read all about it here:

http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/technology/hot-shoe/index.html

G

Most 50mm lenses are sharp, even cheap ones. Their other qualities are what may let them down.

G

Stephen hasn't posted for two years, so don't expect an immediate answer.

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