film or digital? advice please

[SteveHL]

Hi Deelcee.
I'd keep the film camera for portraits and landscapes.
Digital does give you the freedom to experiment and if you dont like the result you just delete.
But it does mean you are taking on the task of the processing lab youreslf and will need a computer. So its a two edged sword, you become both the photographer and the processer.
My advice would be to get hold of a good wildlife photography book like " Moose Peterson's Wildlife Photographer and also Andy Rouse's Digital SLR Masterclass and read both before taking the plunge.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
SteveHL

[SteveHL]

Hi Deelcee.
I'd keep the film camera for portraits and landscapes.
Digital does give you the freedom to experiment and if you dont like the result you just delete.
But it does mean you are taking on the task of the processing lab youreslf and will need a computer. So its a two edged sword, you become both the photographer and the processer.
My advice would be to get hold of a good wildlife photography book like " Moose Peterson's Wildlife Photographer and also Andy Rouse's Digital SLR Masterclass and read both before taking the plunge.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
SteveHL

[mahgnitton]

Originally Posted by deelcee

hi! just found this brilliant site by accident! (whilst surfing)
3yrs ago i inherited a bronica etrs system, fab gear but not worth a lot since digital,thought i might as well learn to use it!!
i have joined a couple of clubs but never really felt welcome or that i was learning anything!!
now for the big question ....should i keep the bronica outfit or trade it in for digital...also where do you find other photographers that are willing to help you ? cos to be quite honest i have given up on camera clubs!!!!!!!!!!!
any advice welcome

for ease of use, flexibility and almost instant image view and printing then obviously digital but definatly don't ditch the film option, I started off as Digital and now I'm also moving towards Medium format film photography using 120mm film, I have a russian Lubitel box camera and I'm getting a Kiev-88 shortly, the image quality in Digital camera's is getting closer to film all the time, I'd give it another couple of years and you won't tell the diference, just take a look at this image I made with two shots of the same scene, 1 is film the other digital Film colours by ~mahgnitton on deviantART , the film colours are exact to how the scene was, the digital is a lot greener, both images were shot with the same exposure settings, the film shot is also a lot brighter as a film is more sensitive than a Digital sensor which is a mistake on my part, for quick images like wildlife photography then Digital would be the way as mistakes can be binned, for landscape, portrait, still life etc then film is still slightly better than Digital, to get the very close to film quality you would be looking at a Camera like the Canon 5D at £1000+ where as you already have a Bronica