Re: The bargain of APS: I had originally canned APS as a format following use of a cheap Point & Shoot....

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:33:16 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>  I shoot mostly 35mm and if I see it getting dark I'll blast out
> some extra exposures so that I can switch to the 800 speed film.  Now with APS, I
> wouldn't be wasting those exposures and could switch right away to the 800 film.
> How many shots end up being sub-optimal because you have the wrong speed film in
> the camera?  Do you end up having to stop shooting at dusk because you have 200 or
> 100 speed film in the camera?  As you can see the actual and opportunity costs can
> add up.

What you're saying is all true, but the issues of sub-optimal film and
opportunity bring you up against the problem of the much smaller range
of film types available in APS than in 35mm. To me, this limits that
value of APS mid-roll film change.
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