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The debate is on: digital
cameras vs. film
cameras. Ever since digital cameras first came out,
people have been plotting digital cameras versus film cameras. Which
one is better? Which one is best for you?
Of course, one type of cameras is not necessarily better than the
other type. That is the problem with the whole “digital cameras
vs. film cameras” ordeal. Each type of camera is great for
different reasons.
Here are some of the benefits of digital cameras:
• You have immediate results. You can see the photo you took,
immediately after you took it.
• You can “develop” your film whenever you want…
you do not have to wait until you are done with a roll of film.
• You can delete from your camera photos that you do not like.
• Your photos do not have to be perfect. You can take an imperfect
photo and then later make it perfect by using photo software.
• You can take as many photos as you want. Many memory cards
have a ton of memory these days!
• You can review and show people your photos straight from
the camera.
• They can be made very small (they do not have to make room
to hold a bulky roll of film, only a thin memory card).
• Although they used to be quite expensive, prices are going
down and they are now quite affordable.
• Digital photographs are less likely to appear grainy.
• Many say that color quality is better in digital photographs.
• The technology of digital cameras is constantly improving.
Here are some of the benefits of film cameras (although this list
is shorter, realize that it is these few things may weigh more heavily
on your decision than the many things stated above):
• Although much art can be made with digital cameras, many
consider it to be a truer, purer art if taking with a film camera.
After all, it takes much more skill to set up a photograph perfectly
in the first place than to go back and photoshop it after the fact.
This is, perhaps, one of the most important things that you can
consider in the debate of film cameras vs. digital cameras.
• Sometimes you do not want immediate results. Sometimes it
is exciting to not know what your photographs will look like until
you receive them. It is like unwrapping a present.
• It is easy to go buy a new roll of film when out on vacation
if you run out of “memory…” It is much easier
to find and buy a roll of film than a new memory card.
• You can still get your film camera photos put onto a CD…
meaning that you can still download them onto your computer and
even photoshop them if you desire to do so.
• The zoom on a film camera is always optical – this
means that if you zoom in, you are going to get a better, close-up
photograph that is still of excellent resolution. With a digital
camera, many of the zooms are digital (not all)… this means
that although you are zooming in, you are merely cropping the photograph,
something that you can do with your photo software at home.
• Many consider film cameras to be easier to use.
• Generally, the resolution of a film camera is better (but
this changes if you get a very high resolution digital camera…
7 megapixels or more).
Thus, the winner of the debate of digital cameras vs. film cameras
is totally up to you. It depends on what is most important to you.
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