Originally posted by dadas115:
I don't think it is a waste of money but I do think you would be much better off going digital. Even if you could scrape enough money together for a used EOS D30 and say a 35mm f/2 lens I think you would benefit over the 35mm. The reason I say this is that you won’t be so worried that each time you push the shutter release that you are spending $0.20 or whatever the cost is for film and developing. I think this leads to taking more pictures, which I think helps a lot with the learning process. Also you have the wonderful benefit of instant feedback which I find to be the biggest benefit of digital in the learning process. I have seen used D30’s selling in the $700 to $900 range and a lens like the 35mm f/2 or 28mm f/2.8 can be had for $125 to $200 used. That’s not a bad start at all in my opinion.
Greg |
This is very true, if you take enough pictures - as those linked articles say, if you only plan on taking 50 pictures a year, digital is really expensive. I worked out if I'd used film for the last 2 years I'd have spent over $5000 so digital is a whole lot cheaper and I managed to learn a bit in the process. |
