are you a fan of digital photography or the original cameras?

Answer 1

I'm a film camera buff. I have several 35mm and medium format cameras. But I do have a couple of digital cameras - a point-and-shoot style and a DSLR. All the digital and 35mm is Canon gear and the medium format is Mamiya and Koni-Omega. I pack the Power Shot G7 to family gatherings along w/ an old IBM T30 laptop and a stack of CDs. That way everyone has pics to take home and print at a camera kiosk. But rarely do any of those images compare favorably to the 35mm film shots. My old F1, loaded w/ slide film usually, is nearly always w/ me wherever I go. As I become more familiar w/ the Canon 10D I find I leave the Mamiya C33 at home more often. It's just so heavy to trek the beach or hills with, but it does take a better picture. The Rapid M sees little use today as I find, now that I'm retired (ex-military aviator), I attend fewer events where I need high quality images coupled w/ a rapid fire camera.

My kids and grandkids use digital only. None of their images are as good as Grandad's, but they do have a more complete visual record of their lives, albeit on a CD/DVD rather than in an old fashioned album. That's a good thing. Technology has not bypassed this old fossil, but it is sure gaining ground. :-)

Answer 2

They both have their own advantages but for my professional wedding photography, I've always used film primarily because I have a permanent record of the event and I don't take the chance of a flash card failing midway through a ceremony. I'd KNOW if i had a film jam, but you don't always know if a flash card fails.

I was a die hard about film, in fact, but digital gives me a world of possibilities. I've shot my pro stuff on film, then scanned in the negs to work with. The beauty of digitally working with shots on the puter is that I can do things with a few clicks that used to take hours in the darkroom.

However, my best advice is not to be so reliant on Photoshop that you let it make your shots. Too many people do let it make the adjustments but they have no earthly idea how or why it did, then they mysteriously think they're a genius. Programs and gadgets don't make a great photographer.

Answer 3

I know both of the conventional and Digital Cameras,because I have being photographic business for twenty over yrs, also passed Bachelor of Arts in Photography for ten yrs ago.

Answer 4

I find the daguerreotype the finest photographic process ever developed. Albumen prints rank a close second. Cyanotype also has a place in my heart. I can never make my mind up if I like the view camera or pinhole more. I guess I like the original cameras.

Answer 5

I prefer digital because I can always take a photo and never run out of film. It costs me hardly anything and I can print and edit my own photos. I do not like them on disc or saved to computer, I prefer to have them printed and kept in the old fashioned albums. It is quicker for me to go directly to an album and find all the required subjects. To take out and show people is more intimate than turning on a screen.

Answer 6

I personally like them both.

I would give a slight preference to digital though because of the technology involved with it. However, with a nice manual camera and the knowledge of how to use it you can produce amazing some amazing art.

Answer 7

I am a dedicated film user. 50 years from nowI feel fairly confident that my descendants will be able to scan my negatives into their computers and make prints.

Who knows what the digital medium will be 5 years from now, much less 50? I remember when the 5.25 "floppy" ruled, only to be replaced by the 3.25 "floppy. Does anyone have a computer today that can recover data from one of those?

Answer 8

While some compact camera have a fisheye attachment, apparently the Kodak z5010 doesn't. You can achieve the same effect in post production. Many editors offer this function.

Answer 9

I prefer film cameras. From an artistic point of view, light and shadow can be manipulated when shooting in black and white by the use of f-stops or shutter speed. Most serious photographers prefer a large format film camera.

Answer 10

i prefer original cameras... but seeing as i am only a teenage photographer.. and still live at home with my parents.... i kinda can't afford anything to great.
but... i do have 3 cameras and getting a 4....

but that sounds better than it actually is...
i won one at john o'donnell stadium while filming the new movie sugar....
my oldest one barely works.
my new one that i got for my birthday is amazing.. but it doesn't work right for some reason...
and im buy another one cause it's also a camcorder and i need a camcorder to film my new "tv" series....