using 35mm vs Digital camera?
Posted on Jan 01, 2010 under Digital news and reports |So I’ll be starting Photography at school next semester, and I know that pretty much my entire Photo 1 class is going to be film, which I have never used before. I’ve always used digital just because that’s what I’ve grown up with. But I got like 50 roles of film for Chrismass this year, and i figured i would put some to use over the rest of break, and just experiment a little with it. So I’m looking for some pros and cons to using 35mm vs digital? Are their any advantages to using it vs using digital? I’ll also be using my dads camera [with different lenses and stuff] which is a little more complex then anything I’ve used before, as the only camera I’ve ever had was a point-in-shoot. Is there anything I should watch out for or keep in mind while using it?
January 1st, 2010 at 11:36 am
The biggest advantage to a 35mm film camera is that you end up with a real, hold in your hand negative. That’s nifty.
Digital otherwise rivals 35mm in almost all ways.
January 1st, 2010 at 11:36 am
Get your dad to show you the basics, or you will waste a lot of film.
January 1st, 2010 at 11:36 am
Film itself is a good tutor of photography:
Every time you trip the shutter you spend money; therefore it pays to ensure you’ve got the right shot prior to tripping the shutter. Digital can make you lazy - just keep reshooting until you get it right and this is precisely how not to take photographs.
You didn’t specify print or chrome (slide) film. If print, then it’s generally better to over-expose a little - say up to a stop. If it’s a slide film, then you’re better off under-exposing about 1/2 a stop. Slide film is very fussy and you’re well advised to stay clear until you are fairly confident.
Film has a better exposure latitude than digital (esp print film), so the whites take longer to burn out and the shadows can gain better definition.
Get a film leader retriever so you can change films mid-roll - very useful for when you have the ‘wrong’ film loaded and you come across a scene that requires a different treatment. You can just rewind the existing film, load up the preferred and swap back at a later date. Just remember to write the frame number down and load back to [frame number]+1.
BEFORE you use your dad’s camera, get use to manually exposing on your digital (if it can) to give you some idea of how to change settings to get it right prior to shooting. Or play with the 35mm camera without film loaded to get used to the exposure meter.
January 1st, 2010 at 11:36 am
I think Mick hit most of my answers - there is more latitude in film, meaning more tones available between blacks and whites. It is also more expensive to shoot, so it forces you to really consider your shots - no shot-gunning and hoping you get a good one. Use this as an opportuity to really plan a shot.
The negatives of film are - a delay in seeing your result, and the fact that it is much more difficult to "change ISO" with film as each roll is a single ISO value. The delay in seeing the result can create some problems. If you see the result a couple of days after you take the shot, you may have forgotten the settings you used and any other particulars about the shot. You may want to have a small notebook with to jot down any notes.
January 1st, 2010 at 11:36 am
You got good info from the previous posts, I still like my film camera better than my digital camera.
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