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I still have a D850 but compared with my Z8 it is less good but the issue with the F move to Z lens mount is a another cost but it has made me focus on my real needs wrt lenses.
I find the real advantage of digital over film is the cost of shoot is nearly zero and I can change ISO as often as I want in a shoot.
E6 slide processing with a high quality scan of 35mm or 120film runs at £20/roll. So my ROI for the I'm Back is 20 rolls of film. Probably a year or less of film shooting. I can remember taking 50 rolls of film to Kenya when I went to see my parents and go on safari.
The I'mBackFilm is a nice toy to have so I can use my old Nikon F2 which I do enjoy doing.
I see your point on the costs….and I am sure the latest Nikons do match or improve to some extent on models like the D850. My point is more that I no longer need or hanker for all the whizz and bang capabilities that manufacturers are now adding to cameras.
Sad though it may be, to some extent I have lost a lot of my passion and drive for “going out to take photos”.
Now… it’s taking any lightweight camera with me when I go out to do other things just in case. In that scenario, having an expensive top of the range camera is pointless overkill. A camera that feels good in the hand, is compact, that I understand and takes decent snaps is all I need.
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