Photography...Film or Digital?
 

I think it's all just personal preference, but digital is great and getting better every day, And I use it for regular, day-to-day shots..But For pretty, or intricate shots, you can't be the feel of a traditional film camera

I vaguely remember using a film camera but I've used digital so much, I can barely remember what it was like.

I guess since I'm so young, and that I've used digital so much, its my favorite. and there are probably always going to be people that use film cameras so no, I don't think it'll wipe it out completely.

If you are studying then it is a different matter. I would suggest for a person looking at studying this area to start with film and get a good understanding of the whole process of choosing films/cameras/lenses ect and then the processing and developing of the film. Once you understand all of this you will enjoy and benefit greatly from moving into studying the digital side.

The high end, and now even the budget end of digital cameras require a good knowledge of traditional photography to really get a good product image from the device. Most people will use a budget digital camera and get 1 shot out of 40 that is product quality. A person who has studied or knows the traditional methods will achieve at least 10-20 product shots out of 40 and then reject the worst 80% to leave some excellent shots.

I think film is slowly making a come back. I'll be getting a lomo camera soon, I can't wait. I love lomography, it's gorgeous.

You are right about for pretty and intricate shots to use film instead of a digital camera.

I've been studying for two years :p
but I see what you mean ^^

Last year I switched to a dSLR, I did have a digital point and shoot before that though. I was reluctant to make the initial investment into the Digital SLR but I'm glad I did. I think the amount I've saved in film and processing has been substantial. I like not having to worry about if I've brought enough rolls of film or having to change rolls in the middle of an action shot. I like being able to view a shot immediately after shooting it, although I know I'm going to mess up and delete all my shots instead of the one I don't like.

I believe its a matter of opinion to what kind of photography that a person likes to what type of camera they use. I personally like film photography than digital photography, but thats just my opinion.

I believe its a matter of opinion to what kind of photography to what kind of camera they use. I like film photography then digital photography, but thats just my opinion.

I use both, but I have to say that digital is far easier. Digital allows you to see your images immediately after they are taken, and you can either keep them or dispose of them at that moment. You can tell immediately if your exposure, white balance, etc., are correct, and made adjustments as necessary.

With film you have no such freedom. You will not know what the results are until you receive your prints.

On the other hand, film still beats digital in image quality. You would need more than 20 megapixels to get the same resolution that film provides. Film is still the choice of photographers who need the ultimate in detail and resolution. I have a large-format film camera which takes incredible pictures which no DSLR can match. Not to mention that the ability to tilt, swing, or shift the lens position can give me an incredible variety of perspectives of the same object.

Many people love digital because they can edit their pictures on a computer. This is very convenient, but you can also edit your film pictures, all you have to do is ask your processor to give you a photo dvd along with your prints. This way you can share pictures taken with a film camera on the internet, or edit them as you like.

I use both
Film has it's unique quality and contrast which is amazing. Plus negative will last forever, unless they are destroyed, which means no worry of being wiped off of your hard disk! lol

I see how digital can be better for it's own reasons, but it will never beat the excitement of the process of producing the images, and the quality of film for me.

Digital. I loathe fiddling with film, carrying multiple cameras with multiple film types for changeable English weather, paying over a fiver per reel for development only to find half your shots are worthless, and the extremely slow learning curve where you have to wait until your film is developed before you can see whether you've improved and how your technique fails.

Certainly even, say, the Canon 1Ds MKIII can't match the resolution of a large format camera, but you can already get digital backs for medium and large format cameras, which saves messing with plates. I don't see it being more than ten years before pro digital kit is widespread.

There will always be people who prefer film, but I do believe that digital will trump it in the end for all but the most specialised applications (polaroid transfer, for example). In a way that's a shame, because learning the slow, cumbersome way teaches a photographer to get it right in-camera and rely very little on post-processing.