When someone makes any statement they always have a purpose for doing so. Do you know what yours is?

A good metaphor for film and digital is water color and oil. You can create images in both media. They have different characteristics that appeal to different creative and artistic tastes. Do what appeals to you.

Savannah is wide angle heaven. I shot 21mm for a whole day and got some great photos. Congretation Mickve Israel, founded way back in 1733 is one of my favorite examples of photogenic architecture, but there are 100's more in the town.

For my rangefinder: 3 (21mm, 35mm, and 50mm) Maybe could use one longer one but I don't shoot telephoto with it as a rule so for now I am sticking with the "normal" to wide range for this body.

For my DSLR: 8 (14mm, 24-100mm, 85mm, 100mm macro, 70-200 mm, 200mm, and 100-400mm, and a 2x extender). Would like to add a longer fixed like a 400 as well as a a fixed in the 21 to 35 range but no rush because I don't often do supertelephoto shots and I use the rangefinder for most wide angle work or put on the 24-100 that is a pretty good lens for a zoom.

It is always OK when someone ask you for advice.

I am not familiar with Athens in this regard. I usually take both my Canon DSLR and my Leica Rangefinder to Rome. I was targeted by two thieves on the street one time I am aware of. They were unsuccessful because I noticed them following me and was able to scare them off with a direct stare and an umbrella raised in the air like a club to hit them. The steps I take in Rome are as follows: Be aware of those around you. Use a camera strap with wire in it. . . I use one from Sun Sniper. Wear the strap across your body, not just over your neck or on one shoulder. . .They cannot pull it off of you. When walking on the sidewalk wear the camera to the side of your body that is not toward the street. . . to avoid those drive-by thieves on scooters. Keep lenses and other equipment in a safe in your room. Enjoy the greatest city in the World!

Did the same thing from LA to Chicago one time. The flight was over in about 3 hours.

You can eliminate all pixilation but the picture sharpness is what it is and blowing it up will make any lack of sharpness more evident. I took your photo and did three basic things. 1. Changed the aspect ratio to 18x12 using the Photoshop crop tool. 2. Went into IMAGE, IMAGE SIZE, and changed the actual size to 18x12 and the pixels/dots per inch to 300. I also reduced the snow brightness and took a tad bit of red out of their faces. You can do the same thing and play around with the image till you have exactly what you want. There is no pixilation in the final image but it is not as sharp as it would be if shot with a good DSLR or mirrorless camera and lens.

18x12 aspect ratio, 300 dpi

Good answer of the week award! And it is only Tuesday.

Even more questions! How did you go through a divorce and be able to keep the D800?

If you are archiving the photos and will not have copies on the computer internal drive back them up onto two drives, whichever drive you decide on. Keep them in two separate locations in case of theft, fire, or other natural disaster.

To do post work or not and film vs digital are not necessarily linked. Film photographers (Ansel Adams being one of the best known) can spend hours or days doing post work on one image. Adams' time was in the dark room, and not behind a computer. You can shoot digital or film and decide to do or to skip the post work. In digital you set the parameters you want in the camera and shoot in JPEG instead of RAW. No post required. You can also apply pre-set editing when you download your images to a program like Lightroom. Almost no post-work required. The bigger decision is whether you like the artistic medium of film or digital. Kind of like water colors vs oil.

Where you focus your investment: Once you have decided on the Camera model and brand focus on the lens or lenses. The Canon and Nikon lenses have fairly good resale value for many years. The camera bodies are replaced on the market by newer and better every 2-3 years. They become fairly obsolete after 5 years and the resale prices fall quite a bit. The bodies are little portable computers and they have only a little more life span than a laptop these days. Good lenses can be used by you or other photographers for many years to come, as long as they are taken care of.

Your slides did not get damp. They were treated with an organic sealant when they were first processed by the photo lab. The sealant, being an organic substance turned out to be a wonderful food for mold. Everyone who has old slides has the problem, including National Geographic. I cleaned 100's of them a few years back. The cleaning process does not remove all of the mildew but gets at most of it. The rest I had to photoshop out when i digitized the slides. The process consists of removing the slides from their jackets, swishing them around for a short time in a cleaning solution, dipping them into a Kodak drying solution that prevents water spots, and then hanging them to dry and finally putting them into new jackets. Very tedious. I forget the solution but it included denatured alcohol and amonia. I have attached a link to the website that has the process I used. http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?t=808088

Wonderful Drive! Bodega Bay Lodge and spa is fantastic. They have some good discount deals. Fireplaces in the rooms are cozy. Don't miss St. Teresa of Avila church in nearby Bodega. Great morning or late afternoon photo opportunity. Ansel Adams thought so too. "The Birds" schoolhouse is nearby and very photogenic but the private owners who have turned it into their home don't like the photo attention, even if you take your photos from afar on the road in front.