----- Original Message ----- From: "Olin Lathrop" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [TECH]:: Epson Starts Volume Production ofUltra-Compact,High-Resolution HTPS TFT Color Liquid Crystal Panel forElectronicViewfinders > I'm not up on the latest models because last time I casually looked around > it seemed like what I want was still long enough out to not bother looking > around again yet. My serious camera is a Nikon F3T. Yes, that means it > takes film. Currently I get the film processed only, scan it, then go > digitally from there at about 9Mpix per image. I wouldn't mind loosing > the > film, but do mind loosing the great flexibility the camera itself offers. A few years back I got a CoolPix 4500 and even though it was relatively low resolution, the flexibility kept me from wanting to go back to my SLR. I do miss the lenses, though. I kept looking at the varions D-whatever's and none of them really looked like a contender. However they recently came out with I think it is a D600. That looks like a real possibility to give me back my flexibility in lenses, and I'm *assuming* it will be as flexible in exposure, color balance, etc. as the 4500, but I have yet to investigate that. It does have a moveable viewfinder which is lacking most of the Nikon SLRs. That is a must-have requirement for me. > Last I looked, full size 36x24mm sensors were still very dear and not > mature > enough yet. I'm sure they'll come down eventually, which is OK since I'm > not in any hurry to replace the F3. The smaller sensors are very good, especially from Nikon. But that does loose the ability to use your legacy lenses. > I happen to notice a couple of years ago that a used F3T was actually > going > for more than I paid for it in 1982, although not after accounting for > inflation. Apparently the F3 and even more so the F3T have a bit of a > cult > following. Years ago I had a Minox C stolen from me, and I really liked that camera. Recently I thought about replacing it more for nostalgia than anything. Similarly-sized very cheap digitals do a much better job. But the price of a used C is absolutely astonishing. And the B's are even worse. If you can get your hands on a D90 or D600 for a few weeks, try it out. I think you will find that there are a lot more reasons than you thought to leave film behind. --McD -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist