ppatton@bgnet.bgsu.edu wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions about my Polaroid SprintScan. I got
> home too late tonight to try them, but will soon. This list is
> much more helpful than Polaroid tech support. I also have some
> questions on another matter. I'm considering buying a Nikon D200
> digital camera, and I'd like some opinions on the relative merits
> of film followed by scanning vs. digital photography. Are there
> still any major advantages to sticking with film plus scanning
> over going fully digital? (I'll still need to have a working
> scanner anyway, because I have lots of old slides that I haven't
> scanned yet). I do lots of macrophotography (mostly butterflies
> and dragonflies), as well as landscape photography and would
> especially appreciate comments on the relative merits of film
> plus scanning vs. digital photography for these sorts of
> applications.
>
I'm no expert, but for me the advantages of a digital SLR (which I
presume you know already) far outweighs any disadvantages compared
to the film plus scanning procedure.
I have the Nikon D200 and I think you can look forward to great
results both in landscapes and macro photography. With the amount
of time you save from not having to scan you should get a lot more
photography done :) Shoot in RAW, get a good workflow program (like
Adobe Lightroom) and you should get great results.
Outside of special interests (and possibly B&W photography) I would
say the debate is over (IMHO).
Håkon
--
We shall fight on the beaches,
we shall fight on the landing grounds,
we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,
we shall fight in the hills;
we shall never surrender
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