In article <44e71ca0.0308152004.54998313@posting.google.com>,
regadodli@hotmail.com (Asaf) wrote:
If you decide to go digital, be sure to get the camera well ahead of
time so you can learn to operate it properly. Most of the digital
cameras have a distinct delay between button pushing and the picture
taking. For someone accustomed to a film camera the delay is the
difference between a good photo and a bad photo.
Dick
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> I plan on traveling to Galapagos, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia for 5
> weeks. The trip will get rough sometimes with 5 days in the jungle or
> 10 days on a boat leaving so little time to refuel a digital camera. I
> am perplexed on whether should I bring my SLR (Cannon Rabel 2000,
> 28-300mm Tamron lens) or should I take the plunge and buy a digital
> camera for that trip. A decent camera would cost about $700. this
> being said, theft in those countries is a factor as well, especially
> when the pictured are saved with the camera and cannot be easily
> separated as in films
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> I doubt that short battery life and limited memory will be able to
> compete with the traditional camera, though I will feel bad developing
> the films after the trip and learn things that would be better learned
> after I take the picture, where I can still correct them.
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> As you can understand I like both worlds but need your help in
> deciding on the best one. if you have any experience traveling with a
> digital in such trip, please tell me what you think. any other advices
> would be greatly appreciated (like, what should I look in a camera to
> be suited for such trip?)
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> Thanks! ;)
> Asaf |
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