Re: Photopost Pictures/cameras

02-15-2004, 12:14 AM

"I am sure digital shots are easier to manipulate than scanning actual photos. Is it worth changing over or just stick with what I have? Does anyone have input about film vs digital?"

. If you're into photography as a hobby then by all means get a digi-cam. Under most conditions the results of a good digi-cam can rival 35 mm film and as has been said you get the instant review capability rather than waiting for film development. If you like to tweak your photo's then the software available to do a 'digital darkroom' gives you more capability, more easily, than a traditional wet process darkroom. Indeed this has gotten me back into my old hobby. My old SLR is now only used because I can't pry the S404 I gave to "Mee" out of her hands ! Presently I'm trying to decide whether it'll be a DSLR (D-Rebel, N70) or Minolta's A1 (?A2?) later this year. In either case a digi-cam beats scanning for convenience if not in absolute quality under the best conditions (with slides and a negative scanner). A perfectionist might want to stay with slides but for the rest of us digital is the way to go.

p.s. - if you're interested check out www.dpreview.com , the best digicam and related stuff site there is IMHO.

02-15-2004, 12:14 AM	#1
Mee'n'Mac Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Photopost Pictures/cameras "I am sure digital shots are easier to manipulate than scanning actual photos. Is it worth changing over or just stick with what I have? Does anyone have input about film vs digital?" . If you're into photography as a hobby then by all means get a digi-cam. Under most conditions the results of a good digi-cam can rival 35 mm film and as has been said you get the instant review capability rather than waiting for film development. If you like to tweak your photo's then the software available to do a 'digital darkroom' gives you more capability, more easily, than a traditional wet process darkroom. Indeed this has gotten me back into my old hobby. My old SLR is now only used because I can't pry the S404 I gave to "Mee" out of her hands ! Presently I'm trying to decide whether it'll be a DSLR (D-Rebel, N70) or Minolta's A1 (?A2?) later this year. In either case a digi-cam beats scanning for convenience if not in absolute quality under the best conditions (with slides and a negative scanner). A perfectionist might want to stay with slides but for the rest of us digital is the way to go. p.s. - if you're interested check out www.dpreview.com , the best digicam and related stuff site there is IMHO.