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hello my new friend!

i'm currently shooting digital on a sony f717 (but hoping for the 828 soon) with over 9,000 images taken to date. i switched for the same reasons - couldn't afford the processing - also i liked the idea of instant gratification. plus the benefits of things that you can shoot digital and not have to worry about whose developing the film! haha. i do love my digital camera, but there's something about real film that i miss... I have a canon eos that is (sadly) gathering dust, a canon rebel for the quick and easy shots with the opportunity for quick manual override which is also currently gathering dust, and a 20 year old minolta that's all manual and has the best optics. takes stunning photos - particularly outdoor. the flash connection is busted and the lens connection points have some nearly stripped screws so i only take that out on really special occasions (like if i'm shooting a portrait for someone which doesn't happen too often.)

do you have prints developed or do you just print them? where do you get them developed? what kind of printer? (i'm always curious to know what others like)

wow i'm just writing a novel in your journal!

i've got an epson printer too which i like a lot. i've had prints made through MacOS X iphoto which actually turned out great - they actually were processed by apple via ofoto.com and i was happy with the results for basic prints. I'd like to do some enlargements to see if how it handles those.

i get what you say about expensive hobbies. it's crazy how quickly the dollars add up in that regard... and i never seem to win that damn powerball!