[at-l] Cost Comparison - Digital VS Slides

[papabear.nyc@verizon.net (Papa Bear)]

Total nonsense.  I already have a computer, I don't need a projector or a
lap top. Your cost of memory cards is 3 times what I paid.

Sorry, yours is not a serious comparison.  It's as if I suggested you buy
and set up a photo processing lab in your home.

I figure my cost for digital camera, memory cards and rechargeabloe
batteries $400 total for 3 years (then throw it away and buy a better one).
I figure $400 for 4000 pictures that $.10 per shot.

Film (using your own numbers) $1369 for 2400, $260 for the other 1800 =3D
$1629. =3D $.40 per shot - 4 times as much.

I use Digital and I have never given a slide show in my life and all my
friends are happy to get my shots via email.  Noone in my house hads looked
at a print or a slide for 5 years (except shots of my grandson whivh came i=
n
the mail - we looked at them a few times).  Am I the exception, I doubt it
very much having talked to dozens of hikers.

You don't fool me with your bogus numbers for a microsecond.

Pb


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bullard" <bullard@northnet.org>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 3:47 PM
Subject: [at-l] Cost Comparison - Digital VS Slides


The discussion re: film vs digital has revolved around image quality which
is probably not a big consideration for the average  thru-hiker who only
wants web site illustration, slides for doing presentations to groups
post-hike and the odd print no larger than 8=D710.  I decided to check out
the actual numbers in a comparison between slide film and digital for such
a hiker. My calculation assumes that the hypothetical hiker is starting
from scratch and assume $350 for the camera in either case.  That amount is
enough to get reasonably good quality in a 35mm P&S/SLR or digital P&S
camera.  I have also assumed 2400 photos (Weary said he took 3000).  All
Prices (except flat bed scanner and laptop) are from B&H Photo in NYC.

Film Option: Camera $350, 3 sets of batteries - $24, Carousel Projector
4200 - $180, 67 rolls of 36 exposure Kodak Elite slide film/ISO 200 - $368,
67 prepaid processing mailers - $301, scanner with transparency
capabilities UMAX 4450 (direct from UMAX)  $129 : Total $1352

Digital Option:  Camera $350, 3 - 128meg memory cards (one for use, one to
send in the mail and one to cover gaps in maildrops) - $210, 24 sets of
batteries (assuming 100 photos/set) - $192, laptop for running digital
slide shows (Gateway or DELL) - $999, SANYO 800=D7600 pixel LCD projector (
the cheapest in the B&H catalog) - $1399 : Total $3150

The difference: +$1798 for digital

Of course, if the hypothetical hiker already owned some of the above the
figures would change accordingly as would buying used equipment, getting a
volume discount on the film/processing mailers but I believe the above
demonstrates that digital is not necessarily cheaper than film even with
the difference in image quality left out of the equation.  Even if one took
double the number of pictures I calculated, the digital option would still
cost $1129 more.

sAunTerer (who likes digital but isn't kidding himself that it is cheaper)


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