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- 3/23/05 1:46 PM
Number one reason you switched to a digital camera?
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 3/23/05 1:46 PM
What's the number one reason you switched to a digital camera?
- Ability to see images instantly
- Allows me to print images whenever I want
- Ability to share images easily with others
- Overall cost savings Easy and unlimited photo storage
- Ability to access photos from any computer
- Useful for online auctions, dating services, real estate
- Other
- What are you talking about? I still use film
Number one reason you switched to a digital camera?
by Stan Chambers - 3/23/05 1:57 PM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The obvious answer is cost savings, which is perpetuated by the ability to edit and print only the photos that you want, not to mention the convenience factor.
number one reason you switched to digital
by bpaolucci - 3/24/05 10:31 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Photographers won't switch, they have added digital.
It's not an either/or situation. The public will switch to digital because they can save money on film & processing and those terrible shots found in each roll of film can just be erased.
Professionals see digital as just one more tool in the camera bag.
Reason for Going Digital
by fjripp - 3/25/05 4:28 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
For "TOTAL CONTROL" of the photographic process .... from start to finsh (Camera, Computer & Printing).
F8 and push the button
by peterCIS - 3/25/05 4:57 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Digital is great, but it lacks in a few areas. One big one for me is that I have not been able to find a camera that takes a picture when I want it to take the picture. Sure I know all the tricks about presetting the camera prior to really taking the shot, but when I push the button I want the photo then, not a second later.
If someone has a camera that will take a photo as fast as my Minolta Film SLR without spending a grand let me know.
why a digital camera
by rosemary ahmann - 3/25/05 6:26 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I chose other category. I like digital work because it allows me darkroom work without the chemicals.
ditigal photos
by rfenimore - 3/25/05 7:06 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I enjoy the ability to see the photos immediately. That way if the picture was a bit off, you can take another one.
averted a family crisis
by denzanne827 - 3/25/05 7:58 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
My young son Miles lives 2,700 miles away from his nearest grandparent and most of his aunts, uncles & cosuins. For that reason alone, I count my digital camera as my #1 favorite gadget. I'm sure I've saved thousands of dollars already in the amount of film I don't have to process, and sharing and storing digitally is unmatched. It's definitely eased the pressure of living so far away from family.
convenience, digital camera fits in shirt pocket & goes . .
by PJP - 3/25/05 8:03 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The sucker fits in my shirt pocket & goes wherever I go (3x optical, 3 meg, mini movies, records sound, flash, etc.)
With the Nicons it was always a case full of lenses & an expedition, or at least a seperate lump & strap.
Plus one can take lots of "bracketing" shots & delete them easily at no cost, and manipulating them for printout is a snap (compared to "hard copy" enlargements, etc.
Enjoy!
You left off the most imporant reason!
by jmark1949 - 3/25/05 8:46 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The reason I switched to digital was the ability to fine tune my images in Photoshop. I no longer had to rely on the lab for cropping, contrast and saturation control, dodging and burning, and lots of other ways to improve the final image. For me, that has been the prime benefit of digital photography over film photography.
jmark1949@yahoo.com
#1 reason for buying a digital camera...
by Thomas L Clements - 3/25/05 8:52 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Where is the option for all of the above? I'm sure I'm not the only one in which each factor can play a deciding role as to whether I buy it or not. It is the group of choice as a whole that sets my deciding choice.
the other blessing of digital cameras
by gov50 - 3/25/05 1:06 PM In reply to: #1 reason for buying a digital camera... by Thomas L ClementsI came to digital from point and shoot film. But even then i wanted a camera that would let me override settings. I greatly appreciate all the things I've learned in CNET forums and elsewhere on the web and the learning curve has been part of the overall joy. One unexpected benefit of the switch to digital that was unconsidered, is the improvement made in the quality of my photography that is made possible by being able to load the pix into the pc and review the picture data alongside large thumbnails as quickly , sometimes as 20 minutes after i have taken them, while everything is still fresh in my mind. Sure beats waiting even a few hours for 1 hour processing. I still like scanning negatives for some shots--especially low light sunsets but even that is better since i went digital.
Film Forever!!!!!
by rae2_2 - 3/25/05 8:58 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been shooting photos since the Kodak Brownie days and, in spite of my Luddite tendencies brought about by advanced age, I DO appreciate the one big advantage digital has over film... instant gratification - don't like it, shoot again. Great!
(But I'll argue to the grave that shooting on film forces you to pay much more attention to what you're doing. If you're holding a single-shot rifle (film camera), you MAKE SURE of your target and aim. Using a "machine gun" (digital camera) doesn't require anywhere near the same skill or accuracy or precision. Go ahead... shoot a hundred shots... ONE of them has to be good!)
However, for me, there are TWO major disadvantages to any digital camera I've used... the first is the DELAY after pressing the shutter... drives me nuts, and the second is that, to my eyes, the subtleties apparent in, say, an available light portrait blown up to 16x20, even from 35mm, are simply NOT THERE in any digital image I've seen to date.
My advice? If you're more interested in FAST snapshots than in QUALITY and SUBTLETY, use digital. Otherwise, shoot on film, take to 1-hour photo, get 4x6 "proofs" and pay the $1.50 for a CD if you must have the "digital" version. That's the best of both worlds! Now when you do find you have that "terrific" shot, you can at least get a decent blow up of it!
Re: Film Forever
by bimmerpilot - 5/28/05 9:28 PM In reply to: Film Forever!!!!! by rae2_2Well said! Especially the referece to single shot vs. machinegun. Being able to shoot and re-shoot make you careless about composition, lighting and other important details of photography. If you only have one chance to get that particular shot, better rely on film and experience, otherwise you have to spend time doctoring it up with Photoshop or similar software.
When you can get a 30'' x 60'' enlargement from a digital image, I'll say that the digital has finally equalled the 35mm film camera. I know because I have had a 35mm color photo of the North tower of the Golden Gate Bridge taken from an airplane enlarged to 30'' x 60'' and it draws complements whenever someone sees it.
I prefer digital camers because...
by rjohn272 - 3/25/05 9:37 AM In reply to: Number one reason you switched to a digital camera? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I know virtualy nothing about photography. As I learn and make lots of mistakes, I'm not wasting hundreds of dollars on film and processing costs. I can see the results quicker and just delete the junk.
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