Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have I saved money by switching to digital ? An adage from another kind of shooting comes to mind, regarding people who reload their own ammunition: You don't save money, you just shoot more; a lot more. And I need to shoot a whole lot more to actually save money. Cheers, - - Phong Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 16:01:32 -0400 From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography Message-ID: <011e01c20039$24849600$0400a8c0@ccapr.com> References: <7328E48A-6C29-11D6-A62A-0003938ECA32@hvc.rr.com> Gee....I wonder how many of those 800 images are really worth printing...If one assumes that the person doing the shooting can meet the "one keeper per roll" standard, that would be 22 prints....or $13.20. Let's assume he's a real ace, and has two shots worth printing per roll...OHMIGOD - It's going to cost him $26.40 after shooting 800 frames! Or let's assume he's REALLY AMAZING, and has 10 per roll worth printing - and I doubt that anyone on this list comes anywhere near that number - or anyone anywhere comes near it for that matter...but that would mean that it would cost him less than $135.... Face it, despite what someone suggested, digital saves money. You can argue all you want about the quality, but no one who has any idea what so ever what they're talking about will contend that digital is more expensive than film. B. D. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html