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Thread: Travel Photography: Film or Digital?
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[quote=ROGERINCA ,20905]Yes, the photos on this site mostly are, very enjoyable and meaningful !!! Moreover, with respect to format, arguments can be made for both....it all depends on what you want to accomplish and what is the end purpose. Most of the ‘debate’ and hype these days, is generated by magazines and camera companies, with an agenda to sell more magazines and more (continually advancing) digital cameras. Film has a huge advantage in recording highlights, and reproducing a broader range of color. This is important for wild landscapes, deep red objects and flowers. However, most smaller digital prints from your local Wal-Mart or other discount outlets, look better today, than yesterday’s [from film] prints, because most mass film processing systems inherently have so much variance in quality. Film does, however, remain king for very large prints (larger than 8x10) and commercial/artistic reproduction where textures in nature and landscapes are essential and where the chemical processing of negative and print is controlled and customized. Having said that, and looking away from issues that only the 'purists' may debate, digital is far more convenient and offers great quality and ease of use, for ‘everyday’ photos and photojournalistic applications. For most of us here at this site, digital is far more convenient when shooting hundreds of images, making prints that are smaller and for posting on websites and e-mail. Moreover, as already discussed, size, weight, storage, and the ability to instantly discard unwanted shots, are all positive factors with respect to digital, for those of us who travel.Another anecdotal factor to be considered when thinking about potential future investment in format (which I noticed just this past evening at my local discount store) is that the shelf space and product variety/choices for photographic film, has quickly shrunk down to almost nothing, in comparison to shelf space and choices for digital products and supplies. Also, thanks to China, and their mass-marketing partners, such as Wal-Mart, the prices of digital cameras and supplies continue to become more affordable here in America, and I assume elsewere in the world. By the way, and only my humble opinion, it is so much more enjoyable discussing and reading an issue such as this, rather than that of, dissecting the cultural and social aspects of spitting in public :) :)[/quote]
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