Thenks for the input. Most of what you mentioned I already do. Well, I'm a bit of a quality nut so I haven't found a digital camera that I can afford and also like. I do have one for quick and dirty images, but so far, the kind of quality I want for real work is still in the $10K range, so I figure it's not yet time.

I have found, as you mention, natural light best, and very small f stops to accomplish the necessary depth of field, usually resulting in very long exposures.

I haven't experimented much with films tho, that's a good catch that I should have recognized.