POLL: Digital vs. Film Cameras?

[Schadenfreude]

Do you prefer one over the other? And why? I'm not looking to get a camera (not anymore, anyhow), but I'm curious; why is everyone trying to get digital equipment over the film kind?

I prefer the traditional film cameras over the digital ones specifically because they do no turn "obsolete" so quickly, plus the fact that the nicer megapixel cameras cost $$$ . . ..

 

[Scarpozzi]

I like digital cameras because if you take enough pictures, you only have to pay for prints that really come out well. You can archive your images on a cd and you don't have to have books filled with prints and negatives.

I was able to print out some CLEAR 8X10s with my 2 Megapixel Canon S200. It's a $200 camera. I'm sure now for a little more you can get a 4MP camera. Digital cameras aren't that great in low-light conditions, but I like them otherwise.

 

[Nocturnal]

Well, Digital SLRs are becoming mainstream now and I think that eventually it'll take over the market. This is just my opinion.

 

[waylman]

Digital by a long shot, I just love being able to mess around with them in photoshop, print the good ones only, upload albums to the web....etc...

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: waylman
Digital by a long shot, I just love being able to mess around with them in photoshop, print the good ones only, upload albums to the web....etc...

But I could do that with my regular camera, just by scanning it . . .?

 

[Czar]

digital all the way

unless you are a professional photographer I doubt you will ever go into the flaws of digital cameras and where film realy shines

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: waylman
Digital by a long shot, I just love being able to mess around with them in photoshop, print the good ones only, upload albums to the web....etc...

But I could do that with my regular camera, just by scanning it . . .?

scanning = loss in quality...not to mention the fact that its just a big pain in the ass to do it

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Czar
digital all the way

unless you are a professional photographer I doubt you will ever go into the flaws of digital cameras and where film realy shines

Admittedly, I am NOT a professional photog, not am I even remotely close to being one, but quality-wise, what'd be the differences inbetween the two?

 

[StageLeft]

Digital has better convenience. Film has better quality.

I prefer digital for convenience.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: waylman
Digital by a long shot, I just love being able to mess around with them in photoshop, print the good ones only, upload albums to the web....etc...

But I could do that with my regular camera, just by scanning it . . .?

but then you have all the hard copies that you might not want to keep. i only print the photos i like.

 

[kyparrish]

digicam....i love taking a picture, uploading it, then having it on my comp. forever

 

[ucdbiendog]

film for me. moostly because i enjoy developing my own photos and processing the film. its a nice break from teh grind of school.

 

[GoSharks]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Digital has better convenience. Film has better quality.

actually digital passed up 35mm in quality quite a while ago

 

[Brutuskend]

Film camera = better pics as a rule
Digital = no waiting or added expense to get your shots back

 

[Jzero]

I'm still waiting for dSLRs to become more affordable, but I choose "digital." I already have The Gimp and a dye-sub printer. I've basically got a "digital darkroom" but I don't have to spend money on chems, safe lights, enlargers, paper safes, etc.

When I learned to shoot, the school paid for all film and processing supplies. I took pictures of anything and everything, and I took LOTS of pictures of something so that I could get the perfect composition. Doing the processing was a bit tedious, but I loved being able to use dark room techniques to improve the printed pictures.

When I graduated from HS, suddenly I had no dark room and I actually had to pay for my film and processing. It totally changed the way I took pictures. I had to limit pictures of a single subject, and I was at the mercy of the photo lab, and I had to print every last shot, no matter how bad it was.

Now I have a low-end P&S digital camera, and it brings me back to my high school days. I take as many pictures as I want, and then I go home to my computer and I dump all the ones I don't like, "perfect" the ones I do like, and only print the best of the best!

 

[edro]

I have a Fuji S7000 6MP non-SLR and I love it, but I also have a Canon Rebel EOS SLR (older) and I love it too. I guess I need to sell both and just buy a damn SLR Digital

 

[Howard]

The quality of the picture, for all of us, depends entirely on our photo-taking skills. For convenience, digital clearly rules.

I think everything else is equal.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Howard
The quality of the picture, for all of us, depends entirely on our photo-taking skills. For convenience, digital clearly rules.

I think everything else is equal.

Sort of how I feel ^^.

 

[Anubis]

both, they have the + and - it really dppends, for B&W i prefer film and color digital

film is still sweet and do are negative scanners

and a digital camera that iw fully manual costs at least 1000$ 300D or D70, a geat film body can be had for less then 500

 

[DaveSimmons]

Digital -- spend $150-$350 for a 3.2-4 MP cam and take pictures for years with zero additional cost and no waiting to get prints developed.

I almost never used my film camera because of the hassle of keeping film on hand, having to use up rolls even if I only wanted a couple of pictures, then having to get those rolls developed.

 

[NightCrawler]

Good film camera's will rule for a long time. Digital Camera's can't even come close to the resolution of a high end film camera.

With a computer and a digital camera the low cost and pretty good quality make it useful for basic use.

 

[ClueLis]

For real artistic work, you can't beat a film SLR. For quick snapshots, the ease of use of digital cameras make them better.

 

[Subzero]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Well, Digital SLRs are becoming mainstream now and I think that eventually it'll take over the market. This is just my opinion.

Thats what I am saving for....

I will never go back to film...

 

[TechnoKid]

I'll take velvia film and a nice aztek drum scanner over a digital. But, for all practical purposes, a DSLR is the way to go; top-end digital SLRs have much less grain at a given iso than film does.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Depends. For everyday use, digital hands down.

For SLRs, film. Digital cannot come close. I can tell if I'm using a good lens or just an average lens with my SLR, and I can pick out digital pretty well. IMO, using digital to shoot proper photographs takes all the art out of it.

ZV