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To: Steve 667 who wrote (18744)	1/28/2001 12:18:07 AM
From: Andre Williamson	Respond to of 60323

For clarification: I thought MMCs would work in SD card slots, but not vice-versa. Is this false? Also, to chime in on two recent discussion topics: Cost: It depends on your perspective. Prior to digital cameras, I only took about a roll a year, so let's call it $15 for a handful of decent shots and a bunch of crappy ones and duplicates. I added up what's been spent on my digital camera and accessories (since Dec 99), and the figure is probably around $1,000. (Contrary to some postings I don't think a printer is necessarily a requirement and I've been happy ordering prints online instead. I looked into printer options but wasn't impressed with what I found (for the $, that is). In the next few years, I believe both viable, long-lasting home printing options will come into the $ sweet spot, and that photo kiosks will begin to spring up nearby. But I digress...) In the past year I believe I took about 4,500 shots, tossed maybe a third immediately after the shot and more than a third after review. I ended up with maybe 1,200 shots worth keeping. These I stored chronologically, so I ended up with 3 CD-Roms' worth. We also spent maybe $300 on prints and a few accessories with images on them. (note that if I had paid for film and printing all those snapshots, it probably would have run me in the neighborhood of $2,000 in film and developing costs alone) Anyway, clearly digital photography has increased my own photography expenses<g>. But shot for shot, it sure is cheaper than conventional. Marginal cost on a new shot is just a tiny fraction of what it is for a regular camera, because you toss the lousy stuff and only print the very best stuff. As for digital photography being anti-photography, that sounds rather reactionary to me. Like Aus says, this digital photography thing is addictive, and though I consider myself a beginner to photography, it has whet my appetite to learn more. As the year wore on, I started fiddling with more and more features on the camera (Coolpix 800), and will continue to try to learn more as I go along. Andre