Sell my Film for digi?

[Steveo31]

I'm not quite ready to take this step, but I am curious to what you guys think.

Digital has taken over. Let's face it. Film is not obsolete, but I would like to start using digital for the most part. I own an EOS-3 and am thinking about selling it and using the money from that, plus some bank, to buy a used 1D. I don't want to really wait for the 1D M2 to come down in price, and the D60 and 10D are not really for me.

What do you think?

[Scottes]

Sounds like you're ready to go digital.

[CyberDyneSystems]

What do WE think?

What's film?

We know you are comfortable with a PC as you found this forum.. so you are ready for the post processing aspects..

I say go for it!

[SWPhotoImaging]

So, how much for your EOS3 body? I could use a "chemical memory" backup.

[velvetjones]

I would also be interested in the EOS 3 body. If I were you, I would hold on to your film camera...you might miss it later. However, if you really need to sell it to ger the money for digital, so it goes. I am keeping my film body until full frame digital SLR become affordable. I am a wide angle fan, so I am not big on the crop factor.

[Mark Kemp]

There is only one problem with going digi - all that free trial film you get on the covers of magazines and stuff keeps going out of date before you get round to using it.

[c0ntr0lz]

never sell your film camera
you can always use it

[Laziferous]

I wouldn't sell the film body if I were you either. I started out photography with a digital, but I'm about to buy a film body to play with. I find the whole darkroom process fascinating, and would think that working with film, and processing my own negatives will give me a better understanding of photography as a whole, and nurture my artistic approach to it (which has yet to solidify as I would like... it's more like pudding right now :shock: ).

Don't sell your film body. Just wait until you save enough for a digital body. That's what I would recommend anyway.

[Conk]

As most people said, I would agree, don'yt sell the fim camera. You'll be glad you did.

[Steveo31]

Thanks for the input you guys. Main reason I want to sell is just the fact that once the promary expenses are done and over (camera, cards, software, etc) then it's incredibly cheaper. I won't have the money either way for a while, so I'll keep dwelling on it.

Again thanks!