I thought about how I would be taking photos on a DSLR (Digital Single Reflex) camera using film. I could take a few hundred photos on a digital camera & it would cost me a fraction of the price than buying film cartridges to take the same amount of photos. One would really have to know the camera settings used to achieve a good manual photo, among other things. The correct focus & aperture for the shot, the white balance, the ISO choice, has to be perfect for the shot, & perfection comes with experience.
1st Reason
In general, digital photography is advantageous because it is more convenient. They are portable, much smaller than film cameras can possibly be & can be safely placed in one's pocket. The size of film cameras cannot go any smaller because of the standard 35mm film size. Also, there is no need to install a new roll of film every 36 shots. You can take photos until you are satisfied with digital cameras. It can be up to a few hundred photos depending on the storage card that you use. The above is the first reason why film camera users would want to convert to digital photography.
2nd Reason
Take the picture & have no idea how the photo looks, send the picture for processing, receive the results, don't like the result, go to take the photo again. Seems like a long winding process, doesn't it? It is difficult to believe that it was how & still is for some folks doing photography. One can simplify the process by using a digital camera. One receives instant feedback on the LCD of a digital camera & can decide on the spot whether to take another photo. Also with the review feature, one can look at all the photos taken, choose the best, delete the rest, & continue to keep taking a few hundred more photos. It is splendid.
3rd Reason
Digital photography allows your photos to be printed immediately, even straight from the camera itself, using the new Picture Bridge technology. Of course, one would have to have a digital photo printer that is Picture Bridge technology equipped too. The Picture Bridge technology allows users to connect the digital camera directly to the printer, press the button, & the printing starts without having to go through the computer. It is convenient for simple snapshots but for the real photographer enthusiast, pictures tend to go into the computer first anyway for viewing, cropping & editing. Nonetheless, it is much simpler than using film digital cameras as the film needs to be developed first then the photos scanned into the computer for further work.
4th Reason
Well, the list just seems to go on, doesn't it? Don't worry; we are almost at the end of the list now. As I have mentioned in the previous reason, digital photography allows for modifying your photos as often as you wish. Simply pop the data card into the card reader of your computer or hook the camera up to it via USB & start uploading away. The images are in digital files so it is much easier to crop, modify, & edit them. The digital files from your camera are usually in either RAW or JPEG format & many photo editing softwares that can read the file types. You can make the colors jump out of the photos, change the style of the photo, make the unwanted flaws in the photo disappear, & much more. It is more than what one can do with photos from film. Additionally, film camera users must invest in a top range scanner in order to digitize the developed photos from film.
5th Reason
Let your creativity work for you. Digital photos can be more than just photos. Small businesses can sell t-shirts, mugs, invitation & greeting cards, calendars, & etc using digital photos. They can be printed anywhere & on almost anything. It's one way for making more money from digital photography & the 5th reason why one should opt for digital photography.
6th Reason
Sharing digital photos is the 6th & last reason to opt for digital photography. It's easy to share digital photos with loved ones & family. Digital photos can be sent as attachment via email & placed in CD or DVD to be physically distributed. Digital photography provides less work in the sense that one does not have to scan film photos then send them online. DSLR Digital photography is one of the most alluring hobbies & profession today. In the future it will be combined with HD digital video in a single device like in digital compact cameras but only better. Users of film cameras may want to think again.
Conclusion
Sure, modern cameras can do most of the work for us but then one would not be learning much now. So set your digital camera to manual & practice creating good photos. I do it often & receive complaints for being slow too take a picture. Compared to using the auto mode & composing the photo, then pressing the button; undeniably a manual shot would take a bit longer. Some people can be too impatient.
Be thick skinned & take the complaint by your stride because we will know what is wrong with a photo when we see it. One would not want to be so trigger happy with a film camera. Therefore using film DSLR cameras are certainly not for novices. Still, I do not really know any experienced photographers using film DSLR anymore. Some folks like my parents still use film cameras, I guess because film cameras have less features to understand & simpler to use for them.
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