Film hasn't died, though it looks like the Pentax 17 experiment went belly up with their designer TKO bolting from Ricoh. I always wanted a Nikon F and patience brought me one that looks and operates as new with a 50mm 1.4 lens for just over $100. Th...
It will probably make more sense to get a mirrorless body and adapter. I bought an R100 because it was so cheap for a back-up, emergency body and have come to really enjoy it. It's a tremendous camera. The R50 gives you a few more features. Canon has...
Street photography is my "thing" i.e. the majority of my work. For digital I use an R100 with the 28mm pancake lens and totally let the camera do its program thing. The SOOC (straight out of camera) results are pretty excellent 90% of the time. Only ...
Glad to hear the A1 is ship shape. That F1 looks amazing. I would love to have an F1 and an A1, but if I bought either, I'd then buy the other. Then of course I'd be adding lenses. GAS...gear acquisition syndrome. Enjoy your magnificent cameras.
Thank your for saying that, but it does come down to budget. I had the budget to switch to mirrorless, but I'm the kind of person who wants to get all the use out of something even to the point of ridiculousness. To illustrate, my go-everywhere camer...
