Hadley Pro may be compact but it's very deep...

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I don't know, Robin, do you think there are many left resisting the digital age?

In ADAPS we have aabout 5-6% of the club who actually shoot film and do traditional darkroom work. But they shoot digital as well. The reason they shoot film is because they enjoy the process and they're keen.

The real dead duck I'm afraid is the colour transparency (slide) which a few people claim to do, but don't actually produce anything in that medium. We have tried holding slide competitions every now and then, in case there is a need, but the turnout is not encouraging.

I think you'll find it very useful and superb in terms of handling.

We shouldn't discourage anyone from using film - it enables various things to be done that may or may not work out in a similar way on digital. Sometimes effects can be found by accident when playing with the chemical route.

But to go back to film, exact emulation of a film/developer combination might be fine, but on the other hand if that's what is wanted it's arguably simpler to just use the film/developer in the first place.

There's room for everyone.

Image Quality, yet another abbreviation in common use. It's a good idea if we write it in full the first time in a post and then thereafter as an abbreviation as not everyone will know what's meant.

Definitely try to find a good Pentax 18-250mm. It's a good quality, versatile zoom that focuses close as well. The real downside is the limited f6.3 aperture at the long end, but in a general holiday context that might not be too restrictive.

The alternative is the new 18-135mm WR and that has the added advantage of weather resistance, but of course a more limited long end.

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We put lenses and flashguns and more like that into our Hadley Pro bags and have no problem, so that's a bit mystifying.