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Any advantages of conventional over digital?
You don't need a computer. You don't need a photo quality printer. (Ink
and paper are expensive) You don't need special software, You don't have to spend time in front of the computer looking at your shots. (Drop the film off and pick it up the next day or when you are done shopping) You don't have to print, with your computer and printer and software and your time, the shots you want to share with friends. The faster the printer, the more expensive it is. You don't need any of this stuff to go digital either if you really don't want to. There are plenty of places where you can take your memory card and get prints done, and a CD with all the images (think film neagatives here). At its simplest, a digital camera is like using film except you can check the pics on the LCD after you have taken them, and only print the ones you want to keep. Most people see using a computer with their digitals as an advantage as they can do their own "darkroom" tasks without the expense and hazardous chemicals. |
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You don't need a computer. You don't need a photo quality printer. (Ink and paper are expensive) You don't need special software, You don't have to spend time in front of the computer looking at your shots. (Drop the film off and pick it up the next day or when you are done shopping) You don't have to print, with your computer and printer and software and your time, the shots you want to share with friends. The faster the printer, the more expensive it is. You don't need any of this stuff to go digital either if you really don't want to. There are plenty of places where you can take your memory card and get prints done, and a CD with all the images (think film neagatives here). At its simplest, a digital camera is like using film except you can check the pics on the LCD after you have taken them, and only print the ones you want to keep. Most people see using a computer with their digitals as an advantage as they can do their own "darkroom" tasks without the expense and hazardous chemicals. So the only advantage to digital is you see what you think you got right away..... Bob |
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Any advantages of conventional over digital?
Bob Sull wrote:
wrote: You don't need a computer. You don't need a photo quality printer. (Ink and paper are expensive) You don't need special software, You don't have to spend time in front of the computer looking at your shots. (Drop the film off and pick it up the next day or when you are done shopping) You don't have to print, with your computer and printer and software and your time, the shots you want to share with friends. The faster the printer, the more expensive it is. You don't need any of this stuff to go digital either if you really don't want to. There are plenty of places where you can take your memory card and get prints done, and a CD with all the images (think film neagatives here). At its simplest, a digital camera is like using film except you can check the pics on the LCD after you have taken them, and only print the ones you want to keep. Most people see using a computer with their digitals as an advantage as they can do their own "darkroom" tasks without the expense and hazardous chemicals. So the only advantage to digital is you see what you think you got right away..... Bob Just yesterday I went out to buy a new scanner for my office. The the old scanner and software on it had become obsolete and when the hard disk supporting it crashed, I could not find the software disks to reinstall it. So, new scanner, new software for scanning, new optical recognition program. I am glad nothing importatant was lost - I think, Francis A. Miniter |
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Any advantages of conventional over digital?
So the only advantage to digital is you see what you think you got right away..... If you don't have a PC then yes, pretty much. But this is a significant advantage, don't you think? |
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Any advantages of conventional over digital?
For equivalent cameras, film is cheaper. This is especially true at the
point and shoot level. "Knack" wrote in message k.net... I found a really nice Olympus Accura Zoom 105 point and shoot 35mm film camera at a web store. It has a zoom lens range of 38-105mm (3x), but the reasons for instead buying a digital camera seem compelling enough. What are the advantages, if any, of a film camera over a digital camera when comparing two cameras of the same zoom range? |
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Any advantages of conventional over digital?
"Norman Worth" wrote in message hlink.net... For equivalent cameras, film is cheaper. This is especially true at the point and shoot level. "Knack" wrote in message k.net... I found a really nice Olympus Accura Zoom 105 point and shoot 35mm film camera at a web store. It has a zoom lens range of 38-105mm (3x), but the reasons for instead buying a digital camera seem compelling enough. What are the advantages, if any, of a film camera over a digital camera when comparing two cameras of the same zoom range? Here's a website that, IMHO, does a good comparison of film vs digital: www.williamsphotographic.com/digital |
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Any advantages of conventional over digital?
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 21:56:04 -0400, "Francis A. Miniter"
wrote: Bob Sull wrote: wrote: You don't need a computer. You don't need a photo quality printer. (Ink and paper are expensive) You don't need special software, You don't have to spend time in front of the computer looking at your shots. (Drop the film off and pick it up the next day or when you are done shopping) You don't have to print, with your computer and printer and software and your time, the shots you want to share with friends. The faster the printer, the more expensive it is. You don't need any of this stuff to go digital either if you really don't want to. There are plenty of places where you can take your memory card and get prints done, and a CD with all the images (think film neagatives here). At its simplest, a digital camera is like using film except you can check the pics on the LCD after you have taken them, and only print the ones you want to keep. Most people see using a computer with their digitals as an advantage as they can do their own "darkroom" tasks without the expense and hazardous chemicals. So the only advantage to digital is you see what you think you got right away..... Bob Just yesterday I went out to buy a new scanner for my office. The the old scanner and software on it had become obsolete and when the hard disk supporting it crashed, I could not find the software disks to reinstall it. So, new scanner, new software for scanning, new optical recognition program. I am glad nothing importatant was lost - I think, Francis A. Miniter Most manufacturers' sites have software and drivers for their old hardware on the support pages. Some time ago I set up a ratty old Genius scanner for a friend this way. I'm aware you won't need this by now unless you install it elsewhere but might be handy to know in the future. - YD. -- Remove HAT if replying by mail. |
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