Rongnongno Loc: FL

But no one takes the time.

GreenReaper

I realize his is a fairly “old” thread, but I’ve got to throw my $20 (.02 cents adjusted for inflation). Like Bill, I’ve been in digital photography pretty much from the beginning. I still have my old cameras and once in awhile I’ll find one that catches my eye for some reason and add it to my collection. I helped drag the Army kicking and screaming into the digital age. At first I too was skeptical of going digital. It was really kind of a pain. Then we moved up from Aldus Photostyler to Adobe photoshop, upgraded to better computers, we started with 286’s and windows 3.x. I also had a complete darkroom in the basement and could do both color and b&w. I am and have been fully com mitted to digital and would never go back to film. It’s just not part of my life anymore! My biggest issue is I keep getting “lost in the weeds”, but that is part of the fun. I think the biggest thing that turned me fully on was the simple fact I could do all the different things with digital, that I could not do in the conventional world, either because I couldn’t afford the specialized equipment or the processes involved were beyond my limited capabilities. And once again I find myself starting to wander so I’ll say “goodnight Gracie”.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Dittos all around. The gap between film and digital confidence is largely *understanding* borne through experience and education. It cuts both ways. "Young folks using film" find it as foreign to them as old folks learning digital if they aren't already computer literate.

GreenReaper

Well Said, not only you but others on this thread. I haven't looked at any of the dates, but I agree with those that have gone digital. "Methods change, but art remains the same..." Claude Monet. That may not be the exact quote, but close enough!

charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA

I think it might simply be that the limited number of frames you take with film makes you more selective in your shots. Unless you are processing your own film a 24 frame roll of file will cost upwards of $20 to purchase and process with prints.

When you shoot digital film most of us will maybe take 200+ photos in the same space as we did with the roll of 24

I don’t know about you but culling the photos from a 2 week vacation is a daunting task. Then editing etc. my results from the digital photos is better than I ever got from film.

So the film process is take a few rolls of travel film. Take in for processing. Pull out the keepers. Maybe make an album of 4x6 prints. Maybe get a few enlargements made. Maybe have prints made to give away. You’re done

Digital. Take a few thousand photos. Take them home. Load on computer. Cull or if you prefer edit then cull. Edit. Re-edit. Maybe cull again. Edit. Now maybe you have your final set of photos. Send to Shutterfly. Create a book. Edit the book. Then when I am ready to print the book. Wait for a special. Usually 50% off with unlimited pages and free shipping.

Chuck