 Fernando Munoz |
Buying a camera Here is my dilemma, I am a lover of photography, especially of artistic photography, I consider myself very artistic. I haven't had a camera for many years, but I have used a few old SLR's, mechanical ones, but I am not in any way a professional I am more like a beginner. I don't really have a lot of money, but I am thinking about buying a Canon eos rebel xsn. I want to make good artistic pictures, but I also want to just shoot some simple pictures (just to send mom, I am at college right now). developing pictures is expensive and film can get expensinve, so I don't know if I should just buy a 500 dolars digital camera, or a canon slr, which I think will at least give me the option of making artistic pictures. is there a cheap (no more than 500 dolars) digital camera that will give me all the options of a slr? or should I just buy a canon eos which is cheap slr but uses film. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Jeffrey J. Slobotski |
What did you end up doing? You're in the same boat that I'm in---just curious if you went with an Eos Rebel or digital camera?
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Ben K |
There are certainly pros to each choice. I've used both (although my digital camera is an older one that can't be compared to the newest ones) and I definately prefer film cameras. With a digital camera you can choose which pictures you want to spend money on getting prints of and you can instantly see if a re-take is in order. And as you said, supplies for a digital camera are cheaper (except for batteries, which digital cameras eat real quickly) However, with a film camera, you get more for your money as far as equipment is concerned. You also have the option of someday entering into the art of developing your own pictures. The biggest reason I still prefer film a cameras over digital is I get a lot of enjoyment out of the anticipation of picking up the developed film from the processor. To me that is the most exciting part of photography. You can never be exactly sure of how a picture will turn out. Sometimes you get some nice surprises other times dissapointments. Digital photography is too instant for me. A lot of people speculate that film photography will be obsolete soon. I think obsolete is too strong of a word. There will always be pros, hobbyists, and everday consumers who prefer film to digital. Both digital & film (with use of a scanner) allow you to use the computer to be creative & manipulate pictures.
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Jackie Pyper |
I am in the same boat as you when it comes to cost. I too am a lover of photography and I am a beginner as well. I don't know if this will help you to decide between and SLR or a digital but in Canada anyways there is a new option to haveing your film developed. I have been using a VERY cheap little point and shoot camera just to see what I can do. But when I take my film in for developing I get them done in regular prints as well as CD. While I like the idea of the digital cameras ... I still want the film developed. Getting them done onto CD allows me to still play with them in my computer picture program. And I don't have to worry about a scanner. I have done alot of research on the SLR cameras and I have decided when the time is right (ie I can afford it) I will be buying the Canon EOS Rebel K2 35mm SLR Camera. I have found them to be around $300.00 to $350.00 in Canada. Hope this helps you in your decision.
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Fernando Munoz |
Hello everybody, Thanks for the answers. I ended up buying the Rebel Eos Xsn. I really like it. Although I know it is, in no way a professional camera, it fits me as a beginner. I also found that in my local library they have a film scanner, so I just get my film developed and then I scan the pictures. It is a little bit more time consuming than just getting prints, but it gives me the chance to paly around with the picture. ANyway, if there are any beginners out there with the same problem I have (no money but a passion) I would advice them to go for a film camera. It is definetely the most affordable way to go besides digital SLRs are so expensive. If one day I become really good at photography and I have the money I will buy me a digital, although to be honest, I think I would rather use the money to build my own Darkroom and a professional film SLR. Developing pictures in the dark room so beats just loading them to your computer from the digital camera.
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