Todays photographers have it too easy

<p><em>There is very little difference in how I shoot whether it be with my Mamiya 645 or my D200, I spend just as much time on every aspect of each shot regardless.</em></p>

<p>You'd be the only one, so I call BS.</p>

<p>Garrison,<br>

I'd be surprised if I was the only one, if you don't want to, your choice, so you call it whatever you want but I call it my choice.</p>

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<p>Garrison,<br />I'd be surprised if I was the only one, if you don't want to, your choice, so you call it whatever you want but I call it my choice.</p>

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<p>Choice or not, the final image you show people tells it all, of which, you have...none...to...show.</p>

<p>Daniel,<br>

That is at least a fair comment and I'll take it. You have a ton posted and they are very nice indeed, certainly better than mine. I don't have any posted and I should. I am leaving tomorrow for Zion np( I can post a shot of my boarding pass if anyone wants to call me a liar for that) and will post some when I get back. </p>

<p><em>That is at least a fair comment and I'll take it.</em></p>

<p>I think you mean you're more comfortable with this answer. Do you really think you can tell me that you take the same care and attention with your DSLR photography as your medium format film photogrpahy? I don't.</p>

<p>Garrsion,<br>

I do it because I enjoy it and it makes me a better photographer. I don't have deadlines to meet, I am not rushed so I can take my time. If it is so hard for you to believe that someone might actually enjoy that then there isn't much else I can say. </p>

 

<p>We're not talking about enjoying photography. We're not talking about deadlines. I'm contesting the fact that you state you appraoch medium format film photogrpahy the same way that you shoot small format digital. I doubt you do. You'd be the first that I know of.</p>

<p>Taking Digital pictures & printing them is definitely easier for an advanced amatuer (Not a Pro) like me. From digital P&S, I tried to move to serious film. There are a few problems/difficulties which put me off.<br>

1) Getting good film in nearby stores is hard unless you order from B&H/Adorama<br />2) Walmart/CVS and Costco people in my area (Central CT) understand nothing about film. Once I ruined my 125PX roll at Walmart because perhaps it was processed C-41 (I am guessing)<br />3) When asked about what resolution can they scan negatives, people at all 3 locations told me that it depends upon film. They started giving me examples of digital 3 & 5 MP. I could not help crying.<br />4) Only Ritz had one guy who knew the film but unfortunately it closed 2 months ago. Hardluck!<br>

This makes me think twice about film photography. In comparison, digital is easier for me with acceptable quality of prints. Just my thought.</p>

<p>It is easier to take acceptable pictures today but perhaps harder to learn the art. Zoom lenses are probably more to blame than digital as they tend to make you lazy - you zoom rather than move. I know this is a choice but it is easy to get into the habit - for a new photographer I think many never break this habit. The rapid feed back of digital is a big plus for learning and the low cost and fast frame rate makes sports much easier - you can blast away and take 1000 shots where you would have taken 100 with film and get about twice as many good shots (say 60 instead of 30). I dislike the sitting in front of the computer aspect of digital.</p>

<p>Phillip Wilson - I dislike the sitting in front of the computer aspect of digital.<br>

I agree.<br>

And as far as making it "easier to take acceptable pictures" and/or "zoom lenses", that was here before digital. At least for 35 mm.<br>

Anyway, a DSLR is as much a computer as a cell phone.<br>

The hardest thing for many of today's photographers will be change. It's the nature of the personal computer industry and digital. Think "user interface" and "easy to use". Nowadays, there's a brand name on it. To change will take inner strength and bucks.<br>

With my film camera, at least to me, I can get major change in six ways - (transparency, color negative, B&W negative) and (slow ISO, high ISO), simply. And without a personal computer. To me, this is what is so much easier than today's DSLR.<br>

I understand a DSLR can do many, many things not possible with a film camera. That's ok.</p>