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Care to elaborate? I think you must be talking about things like equipment rather than film? I suspect that with those, the wear-and-tear of using them is gra
by EdwardCoffin 9y ago
Care to elaborate? I think you must be talking about things like equipment rather than film? I suspect that with those, the wear-and-tear of using them is gradual enough that they don't suffer from the problems the article goes into, whereas for stuff like paint brushes, the wear quickly becomes noticeable.
- CydeWeys 9y agoDigital cameras have definitely helped out substantially. Nice film is and always has been expensive. For pro level film you could be spending up to several bucks per shot if you're shooting the larger format stuff, then add on a lot more money and time to develop it. With a digital camera, though, a medium quality camera body is good for at least 50-100K shutter activations, and the marginal cost of taking each shot is essentially free. Paint, paintbrushes, canvases, notebooks, etc. all very noticeably get used up, but the same is not true for digital cameras. I also tend to buy all my equipment used, and don't treat it poorly, and can typically sell it back for what I paid for it (minus eBay fees) unless I sit on it so long that it becomes out of date, which is more of a problem for the camera than the lenses.