Digital Cameras Vs. Film Cameras

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Compact Cameras

We are living in a digital age and quality of digital cameras are getting better when their prices getting cheaper. If you are planning to buy a compact camera go ahead and buy a digital one because owning a compact film camera is costly and requires more effort; buying films, printing them, wait to see the pictures etc. And there are no significant differences between the pictures that you take with a compact digital camera and a compact film camera. In addition; you don’t have to buy films, you don’t have to print them (you can view them on your pc, tv etc.) and you don’t have to wait to see the pictures also you can adjust contrast, brightness, color tones (sephia, black and white) even you can add fancy backgrounds , text etc. Because of all that reasons, i believe that buying an compact digital camera will save your money and time furthermore you’ll have greater options on your pictures.

SLR Cameras (Single Lens Reflex)

Situation is a little different with the SLR cameras; however nowadays digital SLRs or D-SLRs are preferred more by photographers, film SLR cameras still have their advantages from some aspects and they are still desirable. Which one is best? It is hard to answer because; some features of D-SLRs makes them more useful and practical yet some sides of film cameras still better than D-SLRs. What are these advantages and disadvantages? Let’s see;

Advantages of Digital SLR Cameras

• They are economical; if you have a DSLR you don’t need to buy film, of course you have to buy a memory card but you can re-use it thousands of times. Also you don’t have to print your pictures to see them, you can view them on your personal computer.
• They are practical; DSLRs let you choose ISO/ASA (values that show film’s sensitivity to light) values by using their menu which means you don’t have to change films for different light conditions. You are all set by pressing couple of buttons. They immediately show you the pictures and let you delete the ones you don’t like.
• They offer greater control on your pictures; Most of the digital SLR cameras have options that let you change the contrast, sharpness, brightness, color balance etc. In addition digital pictures let you easily make necessary adjustments, changes and retouches after loading them on your computer.
• They give you more practicing chance; Since you have no film cost for every single picture you take, you can try as much as you want, until you get the right shot.

Advantages of Film SLR Cameras

• Better Quality; biggest advantage of film cameras is the quality of pictures. Films still can reach higher megapixels than even most expensive digital camera sensors (CCDs). Film is better at showing details and because of that film is better for large prints.
• They are cheaper; buying a film SLR camera will cost less to you the buying a DSLR. If you don’t have much budget and you want to start to photography, you can easily buy one.
• They are lighter.
• Feelings; if you believe that putting more effort and spending more time on your pictures make them more valuable to you, and also if waiting to see outcome of your work makes you excited and adds some magic and surprise to your work, film cameras are best for you. (This part is totally subjective, different people have different opinions about that. In my humble opinion, spending your effort and time to improve yourself in photography is much desirable than spending your time on just print and view your pictures.)

Disadvantages;

• Film camera’s advantages are disadvantages of digital cameras. Vice Versa