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Differences Between Digital and Film Photography
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Photography is a way of life for some and at least a part of life for everyone else. In this day and age, technological advances await us at every turn, and the field of photography is no exception. Cameras have gone digital, and the potential is astounding. The following will take a look at some of the differences in the old and new ways, and weigh them out as either pros or cons of digital photography.
Scientifically speaking, the differences between the two are enormous. With film photography, light traveling through the camera’s lens is actually burning the images onto the film. With digital photography, the light of the images is being encoded as binary data and stored in memory as with a computer. These differences, while huge, can be unimportant to some though. No one is actually interested in the technical aspect of how the cameras work. The photographer is more interested in what it means to him in regard to the pictures he can take and what he can do with them.
One of the primary advantages of digital photography is versatility. Digital cameras can record not only the still images of film cameras, but also motion pictures and audio in some cases. While a film camera can be a specialized piece of equipment for taking still pictures, digital cameras can offer you an entire range of different equipment, all in the palm of your hand.
Digital cameras are also commonly found on other pieces of equipment. As technology advances, cellular telephones and MP3 music players now often have built-in cameras, which are always digital. This may offer some extra convenience to digital camera users, considering that they can decrease the overall number of devices that they must carry with them and use.
Printing your pictures is also very different from digital to film photography. In both cases, though, you have many options. Professional film photographers may develop their prints on their own, in their very own dark room. Amateur or casual film photographers may simply drop their film off at a one-hour photo place. With digital, your pictures are recorded as electronic data, so you can use your computer to print them. Or, if you prefer, you can still drop them off at a photo shop and have it done for you. So as far as printing goes, it seems it is up to you how deeply you want to dive in. Both film and digital offer you a range of options, from the hands-on to letting others do it for you.
So in the end, choosing between digital and film may mean considering the application. Hobbyists may stick to film, while technology buffs and burgeoning photographers will choose the brave new world of digital. Either way, it looks like both styles of photography are going to be around for awhile to come.
Markus Wahlgren
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Principal differences between digital and film photography… a good list perpaphs?
I just want a principal differences between digital and film photography… a list would be great… just something to write a paragraph about!
Film is superior in getting both the highs and the lows of a picture a lot better. With all the blacks and the whites, you’ll note that the best wedding photographers still use film. Although this gap is narrowing.
I shoot digital because I’m lazy. I can take lots of pictures for virtually no cost except time.
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Digital offers instant viewing of the results with automatic calculation of lighting conditions. Film offers generally higher quality results for bigger enlargements. That is the short, abridged and greatly oversimplified version.
To make some definitive differences, you need to examine the kind and size of film, type and quality of camera. The obvious difference is digital uses a ccd or cmos chip to record light, while film uses silver halides and color couplers. Most ccd/cmos chips are smaller than the corresponding film negatives and, hence don’t allow as much information to be recorded. This is often compensated by highly evolved algorythms and electronic interpolation of light entering the camera prior to exposure. So the general differences are greater in digital as the camera (usually directly related to price) will determine the quality of the recorded image; where in film, the quality of the film is generally universal and not so dependent upon the camera.
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In addition to the previous answers, there’s nothing like developing your own film and watching an image appear as the paper soaks in the developer.
That’s something can’t get with digital.
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Principal differance..?? Between film and digital..
One is analog and one is digital….
Bob – Tucson
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digital:
~can easily photoshop and otherwise edit on the computer
~can instantly see them and upload/organize them
~can delete, thus: can take ons of pics without worrying about wasting film
~perfect for the not-so-serious photographer, but also very important for the serious professional/Amateur
~in conclusion: easier and less expensive than film, but film has advantages, too:
Film:
~can work with more interesting cameras such as holgas, Dianas, ( see: http://www.lomography.com/)
~gives you the chance to work in a darkroom and understand the photographic process
~there are many different types of film which can’t always be emulated by computers and/or digital camera settings.
hope this helps.
someone once told me:
"If photographers had discovered color first, artists would have created black and white, and if they had started with digital, artists would have used film."
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This is a class assignment, right? If you have ever used film and digital you would have the answer at your fingertips.
Both images start out as an analog image … one strikes film and the film is later developed. The other strikes a sensor and the data from it is sent to an analog to digital converter (second only to the lens in providing superior images) which then is processed in to an image file (JPEG, TIFF or RAW depending upon how sophisticated the camera) and saved to memory.
Basically everything in front of the film or sensor is identical (lens, aperture, viewing and focusing system, metering, flash and other controls). It is after the light strikes the film or sensor that all is so much different. Developing and printing the film is a chemical/mechanical process. Processing RAW files is a software dependent operation although both film and digital image files can be printed at photo labs on proper photographic paper.
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