Digital Rebel sold

I do think the 20D will go next. I know this seems drastic - and it might be useful for certain projects - but how often do they come along? Once a year? No, I think it's going to go. Lenses all stay. I still want to be able to shoot with the Canon SLR.

Other than that - continues to be busy for me (good!). Haven't been able to work on the book layout during the last two days. Still matting and packaging.

Kids on Corner (film)

First two rolls of HP5 developed last night - and I may have messed up a little because I didn't have the right graduate for measuring the small amount of HC110.

That being said - I have no doubt (as of this writing) that negative b&w film gives me something I haven't been getting (at least not very often) with digital capture.

This is a small example where the street was in bright sunlight, and these guys were in the shade. (As I say, most probably the film was under-developed a bit). I also did a touch of sharpening for the web image. But with digital - the left corner which is in direct sunlight would have been completely blown out. And if you had underexposed, you would have lost the kids in the shade.

So that's part of it. What else is it about b&w film? I am tempted to say something like - digital capture is lacking soul - or something poetic like that. But that may just be age-related and what we were brought up on. After all - I was around when the first b&w t.v.s were becoming popular. How does that effect my taste?

The current generation will hopefully find great expressive digital every bit as "soulful" as those from our generation find negative film. Maybe.

And maybe the so called mythical average person wouldn't know the difference. That doesn't matter to me at all. You don't shoot for that mythical audience out there - you shoot for yourself. (Careful not to hit your foot when you do that).

The camera does matter - but not as much as you think.

This was with the 7N.

I shot a roll with the stealthy Hexar Classic and honestly - was just as noticed taking pictures on the street as with the 7N.

Big difference between the two of them: the viewfinder on the Hexar is beautiful. The one on the 7N is just okay.

Another thing - this was shot with the 28mm lens. It looks like a 28mm lens. I don't have the cropping effect that I'd have on the 20D.

Oh - and the camera cost $350.