david_jones6

The answer to the question is, I think no. Do not throw away your film! You can get images from a few hundred dollar film camera that are better than a $60,000 digital camera. You can, should you want to go trekking in wildernesses with some film, your camera and a light meter and not have to worry about how long the batteries are going to last. There is not risk that your negatives, provided that they are well washed, ect will "go wrong" like a computer can. Ok, you might scratch or loose them, but the risk of you having to reformat your computer hard drive is, if you are careful, much greater. Film will be around for a loooong time. Real purists will, if film is made obsolete be able to coat and develop their own plates and produce stunning platinum prints using fairly easy to get chemicals. Whatever you do, dont throw away your camera. If for some reason you do go digital, i will gladly have it!

Hasselblad 5x4??????????????????????!!!!!!!! is this some kind of joke? what does this guy know about photography if he thinks a Hasselblad is a large format camera??? How can he say that something that is "twice the definition of a 35mm negative" can be blown up to 4x8 feet showing no "blobs, or pixels?"?? anyway, what sort of a 35mm film? Kodak technical pan or tmax 3200???????? How many people can afford a chip that expensive? If he is talking about quality, you can buy a 5x4" camera with a lens and some tech. pan , and get image quality that it will be one hell of a long time for digital cameras to make at the fraction of the price (including darkroom enlarger,ect).