Several years ago I fell in love with landscape photography with my Canon EOS IV. Even though a good system, producing respectable resulty, I quickly found out what it will not do. Digital is coming on fast, but I am not convinced at this date digital cannot give me what I am looking for. Something about taking my time in the mountains, feeling the air around me, and seeing what nature will give me, slowly, very slowly stirs my heart. This intimacy will be destroyed in a flash with a quick draw digital whose image will be mediocre at best. Even in amateur competition, I can discerne the difference between a film image and a digital image. So I am presently purchasing a LF camera and will be building my own dark room. Maybe the LF is part of my maturing process. One big benefit to the digital era, however, is the darkroom equipement being given away. All right!!!!