I believe I may have finally come to terms with my equipment wants and needs. For the past year or two, I have been agonizing as to whether or not I should "go digital," convert my darkroom into an inkjet room, and never again buy a roll of film.
In truth, this might be the best route to take in continuing my Junk Drawers project, as it would allow a higher degree of control over some aspects of these images.
In general, however, I do not feel that the amount and type of photography I do (sporadic black & white landscape hobby photography, for the most part) warrants spending upwards of $1500 on a camera alone.
If I were a professional event photographer, this would probably be my tool of choice:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_d200.asp
But, every 6 months or so, somebody comes up with something new, that renders all year-old cameras obsolete!
Besides, I have gotten so spoiled by my tiny little digital snapshot camera, that I am loathe to carry anything much heavier.
Therefore, for the time being, for "fine" photography anyway, I am sticking with silver... and, yes, gelatin...
For snapshots, my little 3.2 MP Canon digital camera is just fine:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_sd110.asp
And now, I am on the lookout for a vintage Zeiss Ikon. More to come on this subject...
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