I still love film. Yeah, I got a 1 MPixel digital camera and the instant turnaround is great, but compare it to a well exposed slide or negative and it's a joke.
Also, compare the cost of getting a decent film scanner and even a used SLR with a couple of lenses with a comparable 4 - 6 MPixel camera (which you need to do quality graphics with). You wallet will quickly agree that film still has it's place for the next couple of years.
One other nice thing about film : you don't need batteries to view it.
As an aside for people doing home-brew web sites, the common mistake people make is to scan the print instead of the source negative or slide. The dynamic range of the print is WAY lower than the original and that's why most scanned pictures suck.
Film does have it's place for geeks. (Score:2)
I still love film. Yeah, I got a 1 MPixel digital camera and the instant turnaround is great, but compare it to a well exposed slide or negative and it's a joke.
Also, compare the cost of getting a decent film scanner and even a used SLR with a couple of lenses with a comparable 4 - 6 MPixel camera (which you need to do quality graphics with). You wallet will quickly agree that film still has it's place for the next couple of years.
One other nice thing about film : you don't need batteries to view it.
As an aside for people doing home-brew web sites, the common mistake people make is to scan the print instead of the source negative or slide. The dynamic range of the print is WAY lower than the original and that's why most scanned pictures suck.