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[Out to Lunch]

It is a great pity that Statler & Waldorf were never able to join the film vs. digital 'debate'.

 

[wgerrard]

In the future there will be great digital photographers. I do think stuff like zoom lenses and digital capture detracts from quality though, because it's far too easy. If you gave me two sheets of 10" x 8" film per day like Ansel Adams, I bet I'd put a lot more effort into each shot. Zoom lenses = not moving yourself to get the right POV. Digital capture = if this is rubbish it doesn't matter, I'll take another one. The latter is fine for sports and catwalk models but not for pictorial stuff.

Those are all common assertions. But, I think they just don't matter.

It is just fine for things to ge easy. Easy lets you focus on the picture, rather than hardware quirks.

The amount of effort put into an artistic endeavor really has no bearing on the impact of the final work.

If film cost a penny a frame, people would be shooting it as often as digital.

 

[jsrockit]

It's really funny when people really believe that film is real photography and digital is some how less than... mindboggling.

 

[pinkarmy]

wired.com said intense solar activity is expected in 2012,
i hope great photographers using digital cameras take good care of their hard disks.

i believe the Atlantis somehow invented digital in their time,
they might had their HCB, their Capa, their Latrigue...
there's just no trace of their civilization.

could be a fuse blown.

BTW,
film or digital had nothing to do with good or bad.
film photography and digital photography are two different tools for the art form.
i wouldn't say " a hammer is better than a screwdriver", it depends on what you are going to do with the tool.

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

It all depends on your purpose...Depends on all what kind of photography you deal with. I believe if you are using a camera for artistic purposes you dont need technology to be a good one. For me film fits better. If you are a wedding photographer or studio photographer yes using digital fits better as it has advantages. I think most people miss that point. What now, shall we introduce 3D modelling classes in art departments instead of sculptering lessons just because it is easier, shall the painters start using tablet PCs?

Photography is too general word to discuss on...