[pct-l] Film verses Digital on the Trail

[montedodge at msn.com (Monte Dodge)]

  Just got a great looking 1965 Ricoh Super Shot Ranger finder Camera! ( Huge 58mm len and Sekio Electic Shutter on this great looking old camera) Many of us from the 70's carried old school range finder cameras that gave us good results.
                  With all of today's digital camera's out there, the lowly range finder is very rare today. Something about even the old Kodiak " Brownie" coming out of a pack for a shot brings back fond memories. Film may soon go the way of the wood ice axe or Swedish stove. In Spokane , one whole film lab closed and several more are close or cutting back. Soon, you may need to send you film quite a distance to be developed. Good thing is great film camera are all over the place and can be had for cheap. ( The older the better) Ranger finders are  great to pack and load with quality Black and White film for those " Retro " shots or for local paper . Also look quite good on a Matte finish blown up. Even the better digitals can't match a good rangefinder with 35mm film on the blow ups!! Maybe in a few years they will catch up , but for now they aren't .