Digit Cameras or Old fashioned film cameras?

Question

which do you prefer?
which do you think give a better picture?

Answer 1

♥ I prefer digital cameras... they are much better than old fashioned film cameras. With digital camers the image comes out better, you have many different settings for things such as nature, movement, night, etc. You can retake the pic until you like it, which is always a plus... etc.

I love my digital camera! :-)

EDIT: Why all the thumbs down? Digital cameras are great... I dont know about ya'll but I take too many pics to develop a million rolls of film each month.... Its simplier to snap, upload and have them on the computer & on disc.. and my camera has all sorts of settings which help improve the quality of pics... gahh... I still love my digital camera no matter how many thumbs down I get!

Answer 2

Most people will no doubtedly say digital, because they are easier, and you get to see the results instantly. There is also the way you can delete unwanted images straight away, and manipulate the images on the computer without damaging the original.
However with SLR's (Single Lens Reflex cameras - so-called 'old fashioned' film cameras) you can do exactly the same thing in the processing and development stages as you can on the computer with digital images. It just takes a lot more skill and time.

Personally I prefer film SLR camers, as I have more control over the image than I do with a digital image which I can hope to improve on the computer.

There are now, however digital SLR's which use the same principals as film SLR's, but the image is recorded as a digital image instead of on film - allowing me to control the image at the camera stage, and then 'touching up' on the computer.

Answer 3

moving forward another 100 years when my great great grandchildren are putting together the family archives they will find photos and negatives. Some of the photos will inevitably be damaged or destroyed but no matter they will have the negatives. We can see from past history the negatives properly developed easily last 100 years. They will also have some digital files I as I scan and save some negatives to CD for work on photoshop. Looking at recent history of computers I have little hope of those images being able to be accessed on future computers even if the CD's last far longer than the projected lifespan of them at this time. I fully expect CD's to be as archaic as vinyl records in as little as thirty years.
My point is for preserving your family history film is a far better choice of media.
So what's the best type of camera? First you must answer the question What are you trying to do?

for passport photos digital cant be beat at this time

Answer 4

Its still 35mm film for me. Digital is great for snaps but if you want really good quality, even the best digital cameras are behind 35mm.

When you get into the realms of large format film cameras, there is absolutely no comparison.

Digital cameras are good for taking loads of shots and selecting the best but a good photographer with a film will make better pictures.

Answer 5

digital gives the ability to edit the photographs before you print where film cameras you are stuck with what you snap
digital can be quite slow between photos where as film is as fast as you can wind the film on
digital cameras have a habit of switching off to save batteries where film is ready unless you switch it off
film cameras have the ability to produce large photographs without pixilating where digital can do this quite quickly
I use both and still prefer the film for large photos but for editing the digital is a better option

Answer 6

I had a digital camera bought as a present on my retirement 5 months ago, I still don't know the full capabilities of it, but I think that the pictures that I have had have been superb. If I can take good pictures, it says a lot for the camera. Cameras and I have always been sworn enimies!

Answer 7

When I see a digital camera that produces the sharpness and tonality in an 8x10 print that a contact print from an 8x10 negative produces, I'll finally concede that digital is better and move on my merry way.

Until that happens, which I seriously doubt ever will, or will be a long way off if it does, I'll just keep on using my digital cameras.

Answer 8

Try an "old fashioned" medium format camera and then let the digital geeks decry film. Show me a digital camera that can compare for less than $15,000.

Answer 9

Digital cameras

Answer 10

Both have their uses.One of the benefits of everyone going to digital is that you can pick up really excellent film cameras for very little money, ones that would have been too expensive in the past because of the expensive lenses in them.

It's difficult to take a poor photo if you've got a good lens.