Digital virgin

Mark Webster · Issue 26, Sep/Oct 2005 · pp. 28–32

Products mentioned: Nikon D100, LMI Titan Housing, Inon Quad flash, Subtronic Mini flash guns, Subal ports, Ikelite housings, Aquatica housings, Mathias Hienric TTL circuit, Nexus wet lens, Canon full frame sensor cameras, Kodak full frame sensor cameras, Contax full frame sensor cameras, Olympus fisheye lens, Nikon fisheye lens

As a year or so has now passed since I made a reluctant change to digital I thought readers may be interested how I have coped with the transition, the highs and lows and the digital do’s and digital don’ts. As a confirmed Luddite I found the prospect of changing to digital quite intimidating and was prepared to delay even longer had it not been for the increase in digital users on my photo workshops. I realized it was a case of change now or get left behind...! I also realized that to make the change I had to cut myself off from my addiction to film totally and so the much loved film cameras and housings were sold swiftly to prevent me turning back at any point. This is one of the first challenges you face - the change over to digital is happening so quickly that the market for second hand film equipment has shrunk rapidly and is threatening to crash. Great if you are planning to stick …