Which is better: Film or Digital?

When you have a digital camera, you can shoot any time, as many times as you want, all onto one memory card. With a film camera, you have to make sure you have the correct lighting, film exposure, and composition. Before you decide to choose one or the other, it is important to know the benefits of both of them.

Film is better at capturing details in black and white, and is more forgiving for exposure problems or focusing issues. Film cameras are usually heavier than digital, and can take up a lot of space. Film is a continuing cost and must be developed before viewing, and if you don’t have a darkroom, you have to rely on a photo lab to develop your photos. Film also has a higher resolution than digital.

Digital loses black and white details easily, but the cameras are generally lighter. The memory cards can store more than a roll of film, and the memory card is smaller. You can also edit your photos, only print the ones you like, and you can view them immediately.

The main difference between film and digital is the cost. There is a big difference from the first year prices to the second year prices. In the first year for Film Photography, you can get a Film Camera, Batteries, Film, and Developing for around $490. For Digital Photography, you can get a Digital Camera, Batteries, Memory Card, and developing for around $895.

In the second year for Film Photography, you will spend around $240 on batteries, film, and developing. For Digital Photography, you will spend around $130 on developing. The second year is cheaper than the first year because digital camera equipment does not have to be replaced, but film has to constantly be replaced. It will take around 3 to 4 years to make up the difference from film to digital. But this is only if you shoot the same number of images, so keep that in mind. Most people shoot more than digital than they did with film, but they don’t print them all, which brings down the cost of digital more.

The benefits of digital cameras and digital photography are amazing. The ability to shoot hundreds of photos without needing to buy film is terrific, but there is still a lot of amazing things about film. If you love the feeling of developing a roll of film, seeing the photo develop right in front of you, knowing that you created it yourself without any help from the computer, then film photography is for you.