jason_eadie Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 It seems to me that a huge number of critque requests are shot using digital equipment (and look great). Are any of you Guys shoting film only anymore? or is everyone experimenting in both. Do you enjoy digital? If shoting both film and digital, does the digital generally get more PS work? J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_eadie Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 I apologise for the spelling mistakes Guys. It's a bit embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j._scott_schrader Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I still shoot film exclusively. I compose in camera and don't crop anything in 98% of my images. I suspect that someday I will switch to digital, but I don't see that day being anytime in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kferris575 Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Jason, I suspect part of the increase in the proportion of digital images for critique, is the fact that they can be posted on the web without delay (no need to scan). Kevin Ferris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dane_skye Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Still 100% film amd proud of it. In fact thinking of going to 4x5 as my next purchase. As it is I go out with a Mamiya 645 and Olympus OM gear, so not only all film, I am also all manual focus with prime lenses!! Digital intrigues me only from the can preview the shot aspect. Digital scares me because cameras will become a commodity and obsolete as fast as a computer. In 1990 I remember having to spend over $2400 for a computer/12"monitor combo that was not even top notch (those were $5000). Today $700 gets a full computer combo. I think today we are at that 1990 equilivent. So maybe in a few years prices will drop significantly due to Moores law and cheap Chinese labor. But even if dSLR prices drop, I doubt digital will have an effective lifespan past 3 years. Just expect that every 3 years to have to replace your computer, OS, Photoshop, camera, and printer. Of course someday people will long for the days when cameras were simple mechanical toys and the glory of a Velvia chrome.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_bundick Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Still shooting 100% film for anything I intend to make a print of. I have a small P&S digital, but use it as such. All serious shots are on film. I don't see the reason to spend thousands of dollars more to be able to duplicate what I can do now. I don't make my living from this, and as an avid amateur, digital has not reached a price point to compete with film for my dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg s Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 100% film for wildlife, P&S digital for the rest. I'd love to have a DSLR, but haven't found exactly what I need in a body yet. The closest match is a Nikon D1X/D1H... though the $$$ for either of those has kept me from purchase. When I identify exactly what product works best for my needs and can deal successfully with the various inevitable issues (e.g. reduced frame size, backwards lens incompatability, etc) then I'll join the DSLR club. I'd so much like to have the 'in the field' feedback and other advantages digital can bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloria_hopkins Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Still shooting film. I keep bouncing back-and-forth between wanting to switch to digital and not. I've been out with friends who shoot digital and it's been my observation that they spend a LOT of time looking at their camera-backs. The camera has become a major distraction in the field. I can name several times when I got the shot while they were in transition from looking at the camera and trying to get their eye up to the viewfinder. The interesting part of that is, they are *expert* film shooters. Suddenly they are examining their cameras to make sure they got exposure right, when before they knew, what the exposure values should be. Funny. I thought it was just going to be that way for the learning curve, but they're still staring at their camera backs today. From afar in the field their heads are like popcorn: down to look through the viewfinder, pop back up to look at the camera, back down to the viewfinder to take another shot, back up to see the second shot. I definitely have salivated over the benefits of digital. Love the instant feedback and how you can tell right there if you got exposure right. I know that's why my friends are looking at their cameras. I poke fun at them with the warmest of hearts (I love them dearly and make fun of them to their face all the time :) I'd love to try digital. It sounds like a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leif_goodwin8 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I reckon film still has the advantage unless you are prepared to pay £1500 for a 6MP digital SLR. 4MP consumer digitals are limited by modest quality lenses and don't have the resolution for my taste. Incidentally even quite soft images can look good on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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