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<p>Don Bright:<br>

"The issue boils down to, how passionate is one to film?"<br>

<br />No, the issue boils down to how long are we going to keep taking this crap before we speak up or do something about it?</p>

<p>I shoot food pictures at home, so I don't have customers to contend with. But, when I do shoot food closeups, I just use f/32 or f/36 when possible. That generally gives me all the depth of field I need when using my Sony Alpha DSLR.<br>

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<p>I was around 16 when I first started hearing about the Minolta XD11. So, I scrimped and saved and waited for the all black-bodied model to come out and got one in early 1978. I chose the MD Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.2 prime lens and was in heaven when it arrived. I see people on here saying they've starting using their first loves again or never use them at all and sit them on a shelf. I haven't started using my Minolta XD11 again - I never stopped using it.<br>

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<p>You've already bought one, but I'll still leave my comment. Whatever Sony you would have chosen to purchase, with the thought of taking pictures with it, you won't be able to find any anymore. A big online camera business told me that all Sony DSLR's, and the other big companies as well, are making the capability of taking movies a standard being built into their still cameras. So this means that if you want to purchase a DSLR to take pictures, (what else would you use, but a camera?), you're going to get stuck with a movie camera as well. I'm sure that's going to help keep the prices low on (still) cameras. I had to add the "(still)" part because it's always been understood without saying that a camera took still pictures and a movie camera took motion pictures. And I don't have a problem with there being two types of cameras for two types of pictures.</p>

<p>Maybe a little late to post this here, but as nobody else has related their experiences with Kentmere film, I thought I would. Yesterday, I used a 36 exposure roll of Kentmere 100 35mm film and then developed it last night. I can't say I was blown away with the results. It seemed a little grainy to me.<br>

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