Re: Advice for an amateur

There are two advantages of APS over 35mm:
1) Mid-roll changing of film.  This is the equivalent to having
interchangeable backs in 35mm, which has only been available on the Contaflex
and the Rolleiflex 35mm models (now discontinued and somewhat rare on the
used market).  In other words you can shoot indoors at 400 and then switch to
100 for outdoor shooting without having to complete either roll.
2) Wider aspect ratio.  As was mentioned before all exposures made onto APS
film utilize the HDTV aspect ratio, which translates to a 4"x7" print at the
minilab.  This could be a plus for you if you shoot lots of wide subjects
i.e. group shots, street scenes and landscapes.  This is a disadvantage for
vertical shots however - unless of course they are of skyscrapers.

If you do choose APS, carefully check the used and NOS (new-old-stock)
markets for cameras.  Lots of people are foolishly dumping their APS gear
(mostly bodies) to switch to digital.

Norm wrote:

> I need some advice on a compact camera.  I have looked at some APS models
> and some compact 35 mm models.  Can someone point out the significant
> differences or post a link or 2.  I'm not sure which format would be best
> for me.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Norm