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Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

I stole this idea from the general discussion thread...

I think digital is much better for the convenience and higher resolution. I've used both and with a film I just had to get the pics transferred to CD anyway, which don't compare to a camera with even 5 megapixels.

What do you think and why?

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

For me it's digital all the way- film is expensive to develop, and because of this you can never experiment with a photo to see how it turns out, since doing so costs money.
Printing them is cheap on http://www.kodakgalleries.com too.

But I'm no professional. Some on this board are (or damn good amateurs), so hopefully they'll give their input.

safeblad · Joined: 17 Jul 2006

i dont know much about photography

all i know is that in an episode of 'the office' (us) michael brings a digital camera to work and takes pictures of everybody. When he hits the button there is instant flash and picture. When i push the button on my camera i have to wait for about 2 seconds and hold...steady...steady....steady....

I want a camera like that....do they exist?...someone please tell me they do

Flash Ipanema · Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Location: Seoul

Digital is great for convenience. There's no film to develop, you can put pictures straight onto the internet, you can see how a picture came out immediately and re-shoot if you want. However, I took a few photography classes in college and my favorite part was printing pictures. It made me feel like I was actually creating something, I was so much more involved in the process than I ever got with digital.

There's also the problem of people never printing their digital pictures so they float in cyberspace forever, or get deleted and lost. Negatives can also be destroyed and lost, but you almost always get actual, physical pictures to hold onto. Then again, maybe I'm just nostalgic for the "old technology."

browneyedgirl · Joined: 17 Jul 2007

The new digital (top of the line) SLRs are almost the same quality as manual cameras, you can mess around with the f-stop, shutter speed, change to different length lens, etc. It's really the best of both worlds...except for the cost.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

Why is it 8 to 0 for digital? The last 3 posts have all said film is better.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Jizzo T. Clown · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Location: at my wit's end

OK, I'm not a professional photographer by any means. My Dad's Rebel is awesome, though--I like to tinker with the f-stops, aperture, etc...not like I know what I'm doing, but I know what I like to see and how I would like a picture to turn out. I just like digital better because I can immediately see if I like a shot or not and it's easier to frame a shot. With film, I never know what it's going to look like until I get my pics developed. I guess I don't have the patience.

Thunndarr · Joined: 30 Sep 2003

The main thing, and this is can be good or bad depending on your point of view, is that digital has brought photography to the masses. I remember when I was growing up, most of the pictures that got taken (by people I knew) were taken with those cheap disposable cameras. One result of this is that people just never got good at framing shots, shooting in proper lighting, etc. I know that I personally took horrid shots, which I only realized after getting my first digital camera and having that instant feedback they allow. As a result, my photos, which are still very amateur, at least look good to my eyes.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

I don't think that it's necessarily a case of bringing photography to the masses, as film cameras did that as well, but rather it's the instant gratification that comes with dig that is its appeal. Sign of the times I guess. Take a bad shot? No problem. Zap it and take another one.

With film, especially slides, many things must be taken into account, most importantly determining exposure. With some slide films, being over or underexposed by even 1/3 of a stop renders the slide unaccaptable. Choice of film in and of itself is an artistic decision made on the part of the photographer given the subject and lighting. Getting rolls and rolls back of unacceptable slides would certainly be offputting to a beginner, and no doubt has caused many to throw in the towel straight away.

Or there are others, like myself, who have been born and bred with film and see each failed shot as an opportunity to improve. I guess, to a ceratin degree, shooting slides isn't for the amatuerist looking to snap pics of his cat or girlfriend on weekends. Fair enough.

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

wo buxihuan hanguoren · Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Location: Suyuskis

I think that this pic that Indytrucks took is pretty damn awesome...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/indytrucks/373175772/in/set-72157594506227365/