Photography Digital Vs Film

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digital vs film photography class?

Which one is better? Which one do you recommend? I'm thinking about taking a digital photography class or maybe a regular photography class. Can someone just give me some information and advice because I have cameras for both but I dont know which one would be more fun.. etc etc. Any information will be helpful.

*Please no comments on just picking which one I like. I'm not sure yet so I'd like some information. THANKS!!

I'd say do both, but probably not at the same time. Film has different qualities than digital. What are you into? What do you want to be into? Biggest question is what kind of equipment do you have?

For me I like digital. Just not having to change film every 36 frames is a big plus, especially if your in a moving environment like chasing the kids around the yard. But I keep the old Pentax K1000 around from 30+years ago even though its 100% manual, not even auto focus. Why? Because its the only camera I have with a macro lens. And its built like a brick. Drop it and what ever you dropped it on is broken, not the other way around.

Digital is new and frankly I think its better to learn with. You dont have to waste your half used roll of film to change from ISO 100 to 800, just for a few shots and go back to 100. You dont have to have tons of filters that you may or may not use to compensate for the color of the light. You dont have to develop your film and have the cost of that. You dont have to choose just which shot to take for fear that you'll run out of film. You dont have guess which speed of film you will need later on (oops I forgot to pack some 400 speed film). More and more things are being made for the digital world every day, and less and less for film (in fact Nikon is currently only producing 2 film cameras, the F6 and the FM10. I am sure that the other camera companies are following suit). Most film companies are drastically scaling back production of the actual 35mm film because digital is so popular.

My vote is go digital first.

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Film Photography Vs Digital Photography

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Film vs. digital in studio photography?

Are there any differences, in terms of lighting equipments needed in studio environment for shooing digital and shooting film?

No differences.

ISO settings are the same, lighting is the same and all techniques are the same.

The only differences you will find is you do NOT have to use colour correction filters that you used when shooting film. Digital cameras can be set for different lighting situations or corrected when processing RAW files.

There is something that you will find helpful when setting white balance. This is the Xrite Colorchecker Passport.

Here is how that works.

http://www.xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=webinarsarchive&eventid=803&eventdateid=4460

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I have a photography question: for a wedding is film or digital better?

Have a photography question: for a wedding is film or digital better?

My sister got married in 2005 and used film because she was told by her photographer that if something happened to a roll of film she would be out about 15 pictures, but if something happened with digital, she would be out everything. Has anyone heard of this and what about for a 2009 weddng? Film or digital?.

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Maybe I should have been more specific - I think the issue is that with the film if a roll of film got lost or damaged then 12-15 pictures would be lost or damaged. But if digital then if the memory card (I guess) got lost or damaged then 50 or 100 or 200 or more pictures would be lost or damaged. That is why I'm wondering about the film vs digital question. Can people please give me their opinions for a 2009 wedding? Thanks.

It's definitely best to hire a photographer for the event. They usually dont use digital cameras for these type of things, and if they do they are often the really expensive ones.

using a normal digital camera doesnt provide that "intimate" look that most couples go for.

I wouldnt worry about losing pictures as being the main problem...what is the likeliness that something will go wrong?


i actually prefer film for these type of things, and then getting them developed at a realllllly nice place where they make them into big sizes and everything.


Still, your best bet is to call in a photographer to take the pics for you. They do really nice portraits and usually have a money back guarantee.

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