I want to buy a SLR camera, but I'm not sure if I should buy a digital one or not. I already have a regular Sony digital camera that is pretty good. I don't really ever use a dark room so i would just be sending my film to CVS. Which do you think will be more useful for me. I also do not have a lot of money. I am 15 and I will be working over the summer, thats pretty much all the money I will have.
Oh the reason why I want one is because I go hiking in the Appelation(sp) Mountins and I want to take good photos.
please help me!
any advice is good!
2007-02-25 11:50:55 · 11 answers · asked by =)! 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
At age 15, I would consider digital as the way to go. Why? You will spend a bit more for the equipment, but save TONS on film and processing fees. Look into a Nikon D40, which costs about $600 with a decent lens (the kit lens) and memory card.
There are a couple of film cameras by Nikon and Canon in the $250 range, with a lens. You might prefer the slightly more advanced cameras with cost in the $400 neighborhood, though, as the fature set is much more comparable to the dSLR's out there.
If you are looking at a $400 film camera, you then have to buy film and get it processed and prints made. This can cost a minimum of about $10 per roll of 36 (and that's a deep discount price I found on-line), so you can shoot only 20 rolls of film before you equal the cost of the digital camera. Of course, making your own digital prints can cost money, but you may find that you only print the really good pictures and viewing the others on the monitor is sufficient. With digital, you can take 50 shots of one subject without worrying about the expense, as opposed to limiting yourself by the length of the roll or the cost of the prints. Some will criticize this approach, saying it is no way to learn photography, but I say it is an excellent way to learn photography - so long as you view and analyze each image and learn from your results.
2007-02-25 12:09:45 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well. A film slr camera needs a film, like all cameras were before digital came along. And a digital slr camera does not. They're like digital cameras in that way, except much more complicated to work, have many more different functions and of coarse the quality is so much better. I would definitely suggest the digital one, since you are a beginner. Because with digital you can easily delete the photo if you don't like it, and it also makes it so much simpler to edit them since you just load it onto your computer and then go from there. But with a film you might find yourself wasting a lot of it since you won't be very experienced in getting the right camera angles, shot sizes etc. and it'll be difficult to get the photograph that you want in the first few shots. Or that's what I've found at least.
2016-03-29 00:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have a lot of cash, you might want to consider buying a used film SLR. You can get a lot of camera for a low amount of money now, as many "professional" level SLRs are flooding the market as pros switch to digital.
To be honest though the cost of film and developing will quickly eat up the savings. As you know already since you have a digital camera it is nice to be able to take all the shots you want and not have to worry about the extra expense.
With film you will find yourself spending a lot more time setting up the shot, since you only get so many. Of course this can be a good thing if you really want to learn the craft behind photography.
2007-02-25 11:56:52 · answer #3 · answered by partygrl319 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you dont have a dark room I would recommond getting a digital cause its 22¢ per shot. After a few rolls of fill thats about $30+ on film plus the cost to develop them. Digital is cheaper in the long run but right now they are more expensive in terms of quality per dollar. Film has better picture quality than digital up to a point. But thats $3000 plus on just the camera body.
I would recommond the Canon Rebel XTi, its an amazing camera. I depending on how much money you have, I would recommond getting the lens kit just to start you off. But if you have a $1500 or $1000 limit I would recommond avoiding the lens kit and getting like the Canon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. It is basically like the lens kit but it is a EF mount and has a longer focal length. Only problem is that your not going to get as wide angle shots with it due to the 1.6x croping factor. That probably means absolutly nothing to you but whatever.
2007-02-25 15:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Koko 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a photographer, who shot film for years, and resisted the transition to digital "because it wasn't as good", I would say DEFINITELY GO DIGITAL!
While I don't know you, I think you'll always be sorry if you buy a film camera! I can understand that money would be a major issue for a 15 year old, but I would definitely suggest that you go with a camera from Canon or Nikon. If your interest in photography grows over the years, you'll want your camera system to grow with you! And both Canon and Nikon offer a wide assortment of lenses and accessories for their camera lines.
I sure hope this helps you...and that you have a GREAT trip! It sounds like a lot of fun!
2007-02-25 13:16:21 · answer #5 · answered by Greg S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A major advantage to digital is that you don't have to print all of the pictures that you take so in the long run you save money (if you take lots of pics). So basically you can take all the pictues you want and only pay to print the good ones! Hope that helps and hope you get some good pictures!
P.S- Either way remember to have extra batteries and 2 memory cards/film (if you can afford the cost of two cards, it's definitely worth it!).
2007-02-25 12:00:42 · answer #6 · answered by ??? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you're already into film photography, I'd get the digital SLR.
2007-02-25 12:19:47 · answer #7 · answered by sdc_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice is DSLR reason is simple, you can do more with your photos, eg. crop, edit, touch up and etc... other that you can take many shots as you like and view it.plus delete unwanted one.
The film SLR is good but it can't do all mention above and the film is expensive if you take many shorts
2007-02-25 14:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by anderson 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple answer is digital
Memory cards are cheap
Mistakes can be deleted & shot again
You don't need to scan your negs or prints on to a PC to fix them.
With a good printer you can compose, crop & manipulate your photos to your hearts desire.
2007-02-25 23:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by naritcom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to sent your film to CVS to be developed, then go Digital.
2007-02-25 14:38:49 · answer #10 · answered by Brian Ramsey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋