Camera - digital or film?

@Fidget (291)
January 20, 2008 10:18pm CST
Do you prefer digital cameras or those that require film? Personally, I like my camera with it's film. I prefer it for several reason. Firstly, I like the surprise of how the pictures turned out and on some occasions what they were like. Secondly, I like to be able to physically hold my photos and put them in albums. Thirdly, it's rather easy to delete an embarrassing photo but once you've got the negative your friend's can hate you forever! And lastly, there isn't any lag and it's less likely to blur. I think I'd switch to digital once there's a camera that takes the picture straight away with minimum bluring, and is affordable.
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• United States
21 Jan 08
I like both. I use my digital for pictures that I want to put online and film for pictures that I want to have printed out. I know I can print pictures using my digital but I just don't like to do that.
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@Mondoh (147)
• United States
31 Jan 08
Me 2... I love my Nikon FX, older but bigger, fits my hands nicely. I get 1 set of prints & a CD, Started w/Mamiya Sekor 500 & Ricoh. I've used them so long it's like second nature, an extension of my eyes & hands, people R used 2 seeing me with it & relax... Since I'm so used to it, I do want the convenience of digital so, A DSLR is in my future... I have an old HP that takes 4 640x480, good pics4 eMail but caint get memory 4 it anymore...I was given a Canon A10 when I was walking a friend's dog while he was recuperating from surgery & I was taking pictures at the dog park... 3 times Optical...great camera 4 the price...Takes about 14 shots at a good resolution 4 eMail... For Christmas I bought myself a used Kodak Z710...7.2Mpixel I love it! Two problems tho, no stabilization & it's slow, but I got it 4 $100 used & it does take great pics once U adjust 4 it's peculuraties... I still prefer film overall 4 the quality of the pics, but I find myself liking the convenience of digital & my Z710 can shoot 'round 500 shots at 6.2M w/a 1G SD card... Gotta love it...
@Mondoh (147)
• United States
31 Jan 08
Oh yeah, Got the FX at a garage sale, 28mm, 51mm, 80-300 zoom, all Nikon lenses, Nikon flash, case for $35...Only in America! AC
• India
21 Jan 08
I prefer Digital Camera,Bcoz it has many advantages compared to film.
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21 Jan 08
as technology is advancing i feel we must take advantage of the technology i like digi camera
@palina77 (1177)
• United States
21 Jan 08
i like didgetal its just easyer
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@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
21 Jan 08
I used to be a film-only camera owner until this past summer. After my daughter's grade 8 graduation, when I got the photos back from the developer, I was very disappointed in the way they turned out. I think the quality of the film camera just can't compare with the digital. I bought a digital for under $200. I can delete the pictures I don't like, I can print the pictures I really want to show off by putting them in a picture frame. I do like photo albums but to be honest with you, I have gotten so far behind in putting my photos in albums I find I would rather not have them at all. My box of photos go back to 2002. I have always put photos in albums and I have just gotten so lax about it. With the digital and my photo printer, I know I am only going to print the pictures I reallly like because I don't want to waste the ink. I still have my film camera and, in fact, it still has film in it. It's probably been in there for awhile so who knows what pictures are on it?
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• United States
4 Mar 08
I like film cameras, and I'm actually taking a black & white film photography course right now. However digital ends up being far cheaper in the end. Even when I print the photos myself, film and photo paper is very expensive, and I don't like wasting crap photos on it. Plus photo places often mess up the prints, or you get doubles of dumb photos that end up not coming out. At least digital lets you see and edit your pictures before you print them, and send to your friends and family.
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
21 Jan 08
I like digital. A good picture is easier to get with digital. Also with mt daughter, I know right away if she moved. Or if it's blurry,you can try again for a good photo before she is out of the mood.With family 1300 miles away we share photos all the time digital is a faster way to see those we love.
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• China
21 Jan 08
if i must make an option, i choose a digital camara.i think that will spare much money when used,and i can develop my photoes more beautiful or properer for me on the computer.and then there are some strongpoints that a film camare doesnot have,such as more portable and more fashionable.maybe that is just preferential.after all,i have no camara till now.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
21 Jan 08
I love my digital camera, I know what you mean by having the actual photos as i have always printed my own pictures out but after seeing a friends pictures that i thought were from a film camera I am going to do things differently, I will take my photos, fix them up the best i can and then put the ones I really like onto a memory stick and take them to the photo shop to have them printed out..
@qouniq (1966)
• Malaysia
21 Jan 08
I always dream to have my own digital camera. For the time being I am looking forward to have the olympus digital camera. I prefer digital camera rather than the film one. For me digital camera is suit for me as I don't really like a surprise. I want to make sure that the image which I have shot will make me satisfied.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
22 Jan 08
Until 2004 I had a camera using a film. I love to travel and had many films with me on my trip around the world. Because I didn't know what my photos were like I developed all of the them. Especially with the wildlife photos there were many mistakes. I kept the photos with me and sent the negatives home in case I lost the photos. I was traveling for just over a year and the photos grew in number and were heavy to carry around. It was blissful in Australia with the cheap developing costs and even better in Singapore with the good prices on film, especially twelve at a time. When I got home I put all the better standard photos in albums. Then I got a digital camera and had instead of film memory cards. I like seeing the photo I have just taken and deleting it if it is not good enough. Then I can have another go and not waste photos. I can get 850 photos on my larger storage memory card and 200 on the smaller storage memory cards. I prefer the smaller storage memory cars because the down loading time when preparing to print is quicker. I can get my photos developed in a photography shop or on my own printer at home. It is convenient to take a photo then print it when I get home. If I have lots of photos it is cheaper to have them developed in a photography shop. I was given a digital picture frame for Christmas and it is better than any photo album. So my favorite camera is a digital one.
@violeta_va (4831)
• Australia
2 Feb 08
I love my film camera in fact I dont intend to buy a digital if I can help it. My pictures are excelent it depends a lot on the camera and the film I only use kodak 400. Once I got agfa 200 and I had to take them back and got full refund plus the price that I payed for my photos they were below bad. As we are probably going to Europe I will most likely buy a digital camera so I can take lots of pictures but I will give it to my in laws when we live so they can they photos later.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
2 Feb 08
I go for digital cameras. But I must admit, i still uses film cameras. Because my digital has no memory card yet. lol But as soon as I buy one, i will for sure, no longer use my film camera.
@zxtzxt (214)
• Philippines
22 Jan 08
I am using Canon S2 IS and its end results is very impressive. Minimum blurring especially on day time and it can snap a picture once every .5 seconds...so its very good for those sporting event. You can still put your pictures in an album physically, you just pick what you want and have it develop, less expensive because you dont need to buy a film. You can also take more pictures and more nice pictures because you don't have to worry of running out of film. A 1gb of sd card which cost around $10 can take from 500 very high quality shots to 2,000 good shots. I guess the pros and cons between digital and film is about 8 is to 2.
• Philippines
2 Feb 08
before i used to love the idea of developing my own photo's in a darkroom. but ever since i had a fire incident -- i decided it must be high time i move along with the technology and start using digital camere
@katmaier (52)
• China
28 Jan 08
I certainly like digital camera.The most important reason is for convenience. You can delete a photo that you don't satisfy with,and you can share your photos with friends much easier. I can physically hold my photos and put them in albums,too,just get them printed.
@Yuripro84 (107)
• United States
21 Jan 08
Well, normal film cameras are nice, but there are so many advantages if you get a good SLR Digital camera. 1) You can still use lenses 2) Pictures, in some cases, can look even better 3) More accurate - See it before you take it, delete if you mess up 4) No need for loads of film, which can get expensive, and messy! Of course, you can get both film and digital on computers, but with film, you have in addition, the negatives. I don't care about that though. One huge advantage I can see with film though, is the negatives never lie, while digital can always be altered, so you have better proof :P But for photography, I've only used Film. I wish I had an expensive digital though. I'll get one once I'm rich :P If you are referring to cheap cameras used for like graduation pictures, then I'd have to say, I'd go with digital. It's not much more expensive, and they hold much more without the mess. Memory cards are way smaller, and if you're afraid of losing them, you can buy a case. Of course, for travel, if you're afraid you'll lose it, that's where disposable cameras come in handy :D -Chris
• Philippines
21 Jan 08
Haha i remember taking pics using our old film camera and how the pics would sometimes end up blurry. What I like about film cameras is the excitement of never knowing how your picture came out and it'll only be at the end when you'll see your bloopers! haha. But I got to say that I love digital cameras better because of the functionality, features and convenience. You can do loads now with your camera and their quality is way better. And you don't need to worry about your film being exposed or what. Just make sure you don't delete your pics accidentally my friend! haha! Well both cameras are fine with me. Just like digital better. hehe
@gunner29 (53)
• Philippines
22 Jan 08
I prefer the digital camera. Why? because of the convenience. In the past, I had difficult times of setting up the film on camera and worst the film turn out to be "exposed". Meaning Im taking shots not knowing that I won't be able to get any pictures taken =(
• India
21 Jan 08
I love my digital camera. Itz easy and simple to handle. You can transfer all the pictures to you computer and print them whenever you want if you had a printer. The cameras available these days are anti-blurr though they do cost a bit.
@buster14 (121)
• Fiji
21 Jan 08
I prefer digital to film becoz of a couple of reasons, firstly because of its ability to show the picture taken instantly and the abilty of it to be erased its blurry and the picture can be retaken. Secondly, this can be saved in a pc or cd which is much easier than keeping the negatives. Digital all the way
• United States
22 Jan 08
ohhhhh yea i like film better cuzz i do LOL