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'Why Film Still Wins Over Digital SLRs'

Panther_99FS said:
Kiwikat,
Canons definitely outnumber Nikons, but I consider this analagous to Nissans outnumbering Ferraris' :bump:
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There is also a Marketing reason why there are more
Canons its a lot harder for a seller to get Nikons
and there lenses.
Id defy anyone to tell the difference
between the same quality lens and megapixel
myself i prefer Olympus
thats just individual taste.
the main problem today is getting pictures
on a good quality hard copy print
most people do not get hard copys
once you view them on the screen
H
 
I'm a professional photographer (freelance) and all I can say is that film is history. Yes it offers still better quality, but the difference between digital and 35mm film is marginal. The real difference in quality comes when you shoot on the larger film formats, which have outstanding dynamic range and resolution.

That being said digital is just way too more economical, ecological and fast compared to film. With digital I can have the photos on the client minutes after the shoot from half-way across the globe. Now that is something that film cannot beat:running:! Plus If I develop my own RAW images I can have full control over the process.

I still shoot on the film (mostly B&W) as a hobby, but would never ever consider doing that in my profession.
 
Panther_99FS said:
Kiwikat,
Canons definitely outnumber Nikons, but I consider this analagous to Nissans outnumbering Ferraris' :bump:
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Now now, that's silly. I've seen Canon and Nikon playing leapfrog with each other with almost every release. Any read through the (non-partisan) review sites will reveal this.

As for someone who is just starting out, the obvious choice is clear (and this is why I have a Canon): get what your friends and family have for interchangeability! (as long as you like them... )
 
bushpilot said:
That being said digital is just way too more economical, ecological and fast compared to film. With digital I can have the photos on the client minutes after the shoot from half-way across the globe. Now that is something that film cannot beat:running:! Plus If I develop my own RAW images I can have full control over the process.
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I definitely agree, when you do a shoot you know exactly
what you have, no waiting to see and have to re shoot
Memory is cheap and can be used over and over
that is the reason why digital photography
will win.
actually as far as B&W goes
i would still use digital no dust on negatives
i can burn and dodge in photoshop
no wasted paper, i prefer the look of a silver halide
print but its more convenient
H
 
Henry said:
There is also a Marketing reason why there are more
Canons its a lot harder for a seller to get Nikons
and there lenses.
Id defy anyone to tell the difference
between the same quality lens and megapixel
myself i prefer Olympus
thats just individual taste.
the main problem today is getting pictures
on a good quality hard copy print
most people do not get hard copys
once you view them on the screen
H
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Quite true Henry. Canon very aggressively pursued the news arenas offering journalist photographers huge discounts to purchase Canon gear....
 
Cratermaker said:
Now now, that's silly. I've seen Canon and Nikon playing leapfrog with each other with almost every release.
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Ask Best Buy which they sell more of.....

That being said, referencing my earlier post & Henry's, Canon definitely does more aggressive marketing in journalism compared to Nikon...
 
Cratermaker said:
I've seen Canon and Nikon playing leapfrog with each other with almost every release. Any read through the (non-partisan) review sites will reveal this.
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Even some of the partisan sites accept this fact. The canon forum I frequent pretty much accepts that Nikon is slightly better right now. However, that wasn't the truth the last 5 years or so.

Canon needs to stop playing the megapixel game and get its head back where it belongs. I wouldn't care if I ever owned a camera with more megapixels than my XSi. However, I will want to upgrade to one with better AF, faster burst, and significantly better build quality. Nikon has them beat with the AF and quality right now, but I'm not sure about burst speeds.
 
All joking aside though :icon_lol:,
As jmig stated in a previous thread, whether Nikon, Pentax, Sony, Canon,.....the main thing is to just shoot & have fun! :guinness:
 
Panther_99FS said:
the main thing is to just shoot & have fun! :guinness:
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You got it!
a few well actually many years ago
i used to work in downtown London
i went to the photographers Gallery almost daily
on of the best exhibitions i ever saw
was created with a disposable camera
the images were not sharp cos it was a cheap camera
but the images were excellent
all down to the eye
it aint what you got its how you use it:icon_lol:
that counts
H
 
Yeah, if you shoot crappy photos all the time, don't go blaming the camera maker, whether it's Nikon, Canon or whatever . The culprit usually is much closer LOL:icon29:.
 
LOL another camera avatar. This is getting interesting. :monkies:

So was my idea for a photography/pictures area on the forum stupid? :p :kilroy:
 
Kiwikat said:
LOL another camera avatar. This is getting interesting. :monkies:

So was my idea for a photography/pictures area on the forum stupid? :p :kilroy:
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naw..i think its a good idea...i've often thought that photography forum would be intresting:ernae:
 
Look, I've got the best camera ever made, a Minolta 120 SLR and it takes cracker- jack pictures. No fiddling with it. Just point it and shoot. You can't ask anything better that that. But they no longer sell 120 film and even if they did, you couldn't develop it.
 
Panther_99FS said:
the main thing is to just shoot & have fun! :guinness:
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Just did this today - I still suck :icon_lol: but I think I'm getting better.....:kilroy:

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