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ratzz:
In a similar vein to the record vs CD thread, what do you guys prefer?

Ok, here is my 2 pence:

I have about three digital cameras, and I also own a 1960's 35mm SLR Praktica that my Dad game me.

The camera I use mostly for work is my Canon DSLR EOS450D which gives me fantastic results, especially with my lighting rig, but my Praktica is fantastic for portrait work, and I somehow love the feel and experience of using film.

With film, there is no instant gratification - you can't delete the image, and developing seems a lot more exciting.

I'm from the 35mm film age (born late 60's), so I can also appreciate the advances and practicality that digital has brought to the industry, but have we lost something in translation here? Similar to the Vinyl V CD debate, have we forsaken quality for practicality?

There is no doubt in my mind that film is pretty much dead (except for some hi-end portrait photographers), but I somehow miss the days where developing film was the norm, and touching things up to make a crap image look good in Photoshop was a long way off in the future ...

Ratzz

Ginsu Victim:
I prefer film, though digital is easier for what we do. It's nice to have an arcade question and just go take a snap and post it.

That said, the look of film (both photographic and cinematographic) just gives me the warm fuzzies. I love the grain, the softness, the depth. My worst film photos are better than most of my digital photos. With digital, there's always going to be something lost.

AtomSmasher:
I've only ever used low end automatic digital cameras, so I have no idea how much better the high end digital cameras are, but by far the best pictures I've ever taken are from my dads old 35mm Nikon (which he traded a motorcycle for back in the 1970's).

Ken Layton:
I still mostly use my 35mm Ricoh SLR camera. When I take a picture, I want it to last. My camera is almost 30 years old and I've shot hundreds of rolls of film with it and it's never broken down---ever.

All my friends have 'digital' (I call them electronic cameras) cameras and they're always broken. They go out and buy one and 3 months later it's broken, out-of-warranty, or costs too much to fix. So they throw it away and go out and buy another one! How stupid.

DaveMMR:
I prefer digital, but I'm not a professional photographer.  I used to take pictures on those cheap disposable cameras so digital is actually a step up for me.   

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