Photo a go go!
I have always loved picture taking and have been the (very) proud owner of a Canon T90 35mm SLR for fast approaching 15 years! The T90 is generally acknowledged to be the ultimate incarnation of the manual focus 35mm film based SLR camera, some will even go as far as to say it is superior in operation and build quality to current professional and semi-professional digital SLR cameras. Well I wouldn’t know – I have had neither the money or the compunction to find out. What I do know though is that the T90 is still a tremendous package, very capable and produces brilliant results 20 years after its introduction and I wouldn’t be without mine. That said however it is now becoming apparent that digital is the new God so to speak, not surprising given its convenience and effectiveness, I cheat by getting films printed and put onto CD at the same time!
It has become increasingly apparent over the last 12 months that the choice of photographic film is becoming less as digital has really taken off. Almost since I started using the T90 I have also used Kodak Gold Ultra 400asa print film, and use 36 exposure film (otherwise its gone before you know it!) but its getting rarer than the proverbial now! Its still possible to get some good deals online but it really seems to be an indicator of the way things are going. Is this going to mean a transition into digital proper?
- Posted by Rob Luscombe on 30/06/2006.
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