What are the pros and cons of Digital and Film SLRs? I've been looking at Nikon for both.
Thanks all!
Thanks all!
Will, start-up time and focus for digital SLRs isn't an issue. They're just as fast as film SLRs, if not faster now. P&S cameras is a different story.
Tim, I was a die-hard film user for many many years. I swore I'd never go digital. Then I bought a N70. All my film gear has been sold.
I went thru this debate myself a year ago. From everything I read about print quality, you would need a 10 megapixel digital camera to approach the quality of 35 mm film. And as others have said you can get used 35 mm gear very cheap today. Digital has an advantage in that you can computerize your pictures, but you can do the same with film. Just ask the developers to put it on CD for you. I wanted to get into photography cheap and I did not have alot of time to learn new technology. So for me, a simple mechanical rangefinder has been great.
This is a perfect example of the type of thing I was speaking of. John is a knowledgeable and experienced film camera user who bought a digital camera and never looked back. He knew what he was buying and why.
Am I correct that the Nikon N-70 is the previous generation of the N-80? If so, the body alone, without any lenses sells for more than $1,000.00. To my way of thinking, if someone does not yet know whether digital or film is right for them, that's the type of money that they should not spend right off the bat on a camera body.
I went thru this debate myself a year ago. From everything I read about print quality, you would need a 10 megapixel digital camera to approach the quality of 35 mm film. And as others have said you can get used 35 mm gear very cheap today. Digital has an advantage in that you can computerize your pictures, but you can do the same with film. Just ask the developers to put it on CD for you. I wanted to get into photography cheap and I did not have alot of time to learn new technology. So for me, a simple mechanical rangefinder has been great.