----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip Pemberton" <philpem@dsl.pipex.com>
Subject: RE: [OT]: Desert Island scenario- input solicited.


> So crouch down, make sure the camera is shadowed by your body, then pop 
> the
> cover and unload it. No biggie.

Along with the above hassles, why put up with it?

> But you get better quality if you want biiig enlargements.

Maybe once upon a time.  Sure, if you use a 4x5 camera and Kodachrome it's 
hard to beat, but today's 4 MP cameras beat out 35mm with high speed film, 
and more and more 8Mp is becoming common.  It will run circles around small 
format negatives.

> .. But they don't work as well as film in the dark. Ever tried to 
> photograph
> star trails with a digicam? Given that even the most espensive dSLRs can't
> manage exposure times over 1/10sec without massive amounts of CCD noise, I
> think film still wins here :)

Again, they are getting their act together.  I took some pix of auroras last 
fall, and was amazed at the beautiful images of the Pleadies on the frames.

> Yes, I know you can bolt a Peltier onto the CCD to keep the noise down, 
> but
> who wants to carry the huge battery required to run said Peltier heat 
> pump?

Yeah - kinda like hydrogen treated film.  Don't need to do that stuff 
anymore.

--McD

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