I tried to return to the good old 35mm photography. Lisa got interested and even secretly bought an Elikon 35CM. I immediately criticized it and convinced her to upgrade to a Minolta 5000i – also a beginner’s camera, but an SLR with three lenses. I took it with me to Texas on a trial and shot two rolls of film. Here’s what I got.
The Minolta 5000i with an external flash and three lenses (70-300mm, 80-200mm, and 35-80mm) cost 50 bucks. Film costs 3-4 dollars per roll. Developing costs 7 dollars, and scanning another five. So compared to digital photography, it’s not cheap to operate, but if you count the initial investment, it’s pretty good. My digital SLR with lenses costs several thousand bucks, and it’s hardly paid off 🙂
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 