lim_guo_chai

<p>When reading over my original post, perhaps I worded it too long. The gist of the question comes down to<br>

"Should I sell off my 35mm gear that I have sitting around doing nothing? Would there be any practical reason to keep it around?"</p>

<p>Henrik<br>

Yes I know that DSLR's depreciate way faster,but at least I will be using it, compared with my 35mm stuff that will be sitting there untouched.</p>

<p>@Jim<br>

Yes I have considered processing my own film,but its next to impossible to get the chemicals in my country, plus controlling the temperature will be very tricky for me. <br>

I also didn't mention that there is only ONE lab that does e-6 processing in the entire country,and I dont know how much longer it will be around.<br>

@Stefan<br>

Of course I dont. But it will be much easier than scanning negative film and going through all the conversion. Besides I only want a DSLR for those photos where quality isnt of the utmost importance. I've owned a DSLR before and know what I am getting into.</p>

<p>@Steven Vanner<br>

Any particular reason why?</p>

<p>@Les Sarile<br>

Very impressive latitude there,but unfortunately no, negative film just isnt for me. I like to be able to hold up slides and see the photo instantly.</p>

<p>Hi guys I hope someone can help me make a decision here. I originally started photography with film sometime in 2004. After awhile a bought myself a dslr(400d), however around the same time I also discovered medium format as well as slide film and was simply blown away by the results. I proceeded to sell my dslr and purchased quite a large collection of film cameras, including Nikon F3's, EOS 1V, Olympus OM, a couple of Mamiya TLR's as well as a Voigtlander Bessa R3A and a 40mm summicron to go with it as well as a lot of other lenses and accesories.<br>

All was going well until the start of this year when the price of processing slide film has soared where I live (Malaysia). From around 4USD a roll to over 10 USD for developing. I simply cannot afford to shoot slide film annymore, and since I dont like shooting c-41,which admittedly cost only 1 USD to develop, I am thinking of the following plan<br>

Sell off all the 35mm stuff and buy either a 2nd hand 400d or 1000d. This will be my 'everyday' camera. I plan to keep the TLR's that I have for more 'serious' stuff where quality is a priority, I can afford to get a couple of rolls developed every now and then. <br>

The thing is I dont actually NEED to sell off all the 35mm gear, I have enough to afford a 400d, its just that I think over the next few years they will just be worth less and less as the demand for film dies down, and there are better thing I can do with the money tied down in these cameras.<br>

Would there be compelling reason to keep these cameras? I'm not a camera collector,all my equipment I buy to use,not display.</p>

The dial on top of my SB-12 is able to rotate 360 degrees without much resistance at all. To me this doesnt seem to

make sense as the ISO selection area only covers less than 180 degrees. For those of you that own one, is this

normal, or is mine broken?

For those of you that use/used the MD-4 with your Nikon F3, does your lightmeter stay on indefinetly? I've noticed

that even with the power switch set to 'off' on the camera, the lightmeter remains active. Is this normal, if not, what

could be the cause of this?

ii) Do you all find the shutter release on the MD-4 extremely hard to press? It takes a considerable amount of force to

get the shutter to fire on mine.

Thanks to everyone that took the time to reply. Looks like I wont be getting this M4. No rush anyway, I already have

a Bessa R3A and want an M4 just because its a Leica.

Does anybody here have any idea on how much it would cost to repair a jammed shutter on a M4? I'm currently

looking to buy one at about 500, and would like to factor in the cost of repair. Any help would be appreciated.

Nothing special though.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091503leica_m82.asp

I am interested in buying an Olympus OM series camera mainly because I have read that the

viewfinder is so big. Is the viewfinder in the OM4/T/Ti as big as those in the earlier series?