Film vs Digital Camera
@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
March 25, 2019 6:02am CST
Which do you prefer?
The quality of digital cameras has improved, but honestly, they are just now at the level where they are equal to a film camera.
That said, of course, it is harder to buy and process film now than it was 10 years ago.
I am curious if anyone is still using a film camera?
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
25 Mar 19
I am not much into taking pictures now. It seems that everyone around me takes a little too many.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Mar 19
I think that is an interesting problem. My father from 1956 to around 2011 took around 38,000 pictures. Starting for me in roughly 1972 I am over 100,000 pictures. My daughter, who started taking pictures in around 2008 is over 60,000 already.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
25 Mar 19
@DocAndersen The question is, do you look at yours? Does she looks at hers?
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Mar 19
@marguicha very much so, I would say I share (and look at) between 140 and 160 pictures every single week!
@LadyDuck (502464)
• Italy
26 Mar 19
@DocAndersen I have the old camera of my father, but my husband still has his two cameras and he uses them regularly
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Mar 19
I have my dad' old film cameras, but they have taken a picture in 15 years.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
25 Mar 19
Film is expensive, there are very few shops that develpe them now and it takes very long to see your pictures wheras digital can easily be deleted if you don't want to print it.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Mar 19
I do not do either so no opinion. I do know the film "look" is better.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Mar 19
It wasn't until the current DSLR's that they were even comparable. But to get film like ability in a digital you are spend 2 or 3 thousand
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
25 Mar 19
@DocAndersen
I have a nice digital fugi camera and love it but have to charge the batteries when want to use it. It is hard to carry it with me so use my Smart phone camera.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Mar 19
That does seem to be a growing answer -
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
25 Mar 19
I prefer digital and have phone with the best digital camera I could afford at the time. But I don't consider myself a photographer.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
25 Mar 19
I am in the same boat. My daughter is really good, so I let her shoot pictures now!
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