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Just kind of curious - Digital cameras

::whitegreyhat
11/12/07 5:57 PM GMT
I am assuming most people use traditional cameras, as in not digital. Is it possible to take great photos with a digital camera? I never used a camera with film (yes im from that generation) and I just see all these amazing compositions on this site. Just wondering if any one uses digital cameras and, why or why not?
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&KEIFER
11/12/07 6:34 PM GMT
most ALL of the photos you see, on THIS site and others, are taken with a digital camera

to use a scanner is, is, is ... SO nineteen eighties
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::third_eye
11/12/07 6:46 PM GMT
um, I'd venture to guess most of us use digital. I do. The availabilty of software, the convenience of editing on a computer,as opposed to developing in a darkroom are just two huge advantages.
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&KEIFER
11/12/07 7:06 PM GMT
the ability to shoot freely, at passersby, without worrying about paying for developing and\or printing for a throwaway shot

the ability, via multi-gig cards, to travel around Europe without ever changing a roll of film purchased from Guido's "Ah, We Got You Now" giftshop on the isle of Crete

film has its advantages over digital .. but .. the reverse is true as well
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::Shewolfe
11/12/07 7:14 PM GMT
I use digital as it is easier for me.
I did grow up with traditional cameras as my father loved photography.

I think most people use digital these days.
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::EmilyH
11/12/07 9:19 PM GMT
I use digital because I don't own a scanner. I have a Canon that allows me to make adjustments to manual settings so I can play with it.
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
::J_272004
11/12/07 11:00 PM GMT
I use digital.. its so much easier and cheaper *not having to pay for pics that don't turn out* you'll find most on here use digital and do their editing through photoshop or whatever program they have, if you have a steady hand and an eye for the subjects your wanting to take you will get great pics
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::Hottrockin
11/12/07 11:03 PM GMT
Digital-ALL the way here!! Hey, CHECK OUT MY STUFF HERE !! <<< shameless plug!! 8~D
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Why do the pictures come out square when the lens is round?? Picture Purrrfect .
::whitegreyhat
11/13/07 4:52 AM GMT
Wow I am really shocked, there is a lot I have to learn about this, I work in web design and graphic design, but never really have made my own work or art. Besides buttons, logos, etc and if I need photos i just purchase them from istock. I am trying to learn a lot more about the editing and CGI creation, but you all have inspired me. If you posted here I definitely looked at most of your galleries. Also I wanted to say that this is definitely a great community on this site, 99% of any online community is always rude to newcomers and people who ask questions like me (noobs), so its refreshing.

Also i am trying to learn how to read and understand the EXIF data but as far as i know, I need an extension to do it in firefox, because I cant seem to get it to work. So I can see what cameras people are using. I recently purchased a Photosmart R742 on a whim for personal vacation photos and I do not like it at all because you cannot tweak any of the settings. There are only shooting modes such as landscape, night shot, anti-shake, action, theater, etc. I suppose they are trying to make it easier to market to everyday users, but I was really annoyed with this. It was less than 200 also, so I suppose you get what you pay for. I have 2 other digital cameras, but they are crap, one is a 5mp mustek (dont ever buy from this manufacturer this thing is crap the only thing that works ok is the audio recorder on it) and the oldest which is an olympus 1.3mp from who knows when haha, ironically it does have a great lense and awesome image quality for being ancient technologically speaking...

Ive been looking around for some sites that explain Digital photography, as most are focused around traditional photography- If you have any recommendations for a novice let me know.
Thanks!:)
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+Samatar
11/13/07 5:02 AM GMT
At present I don't beleive you can retreive exif data from the images on this site. You can always ask the artist though. As far as tweaking the settings goes, personally I tend to use alot more postprocessing (for example in Photoshop) than changing the settings when I take the photo. Most of the time I just use the automatic mode, but it is hand to be able to change settings for certain situations (eg low light, prolonged exposures etc).
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&KEIFER
11/13/07 7:46 AM GMT
Yes .. this site Re-Jpegs each image uploaded, and does so in a manner that does not retain EXIF

FxIF is the extension you speak of for Firefox .. and it does not work @ caedes.net
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&Crusader
11/16/07 5:45 PM GMT
Hi Joe! You can take a look at Digitalphotoguides.com (selfless plug) at a very basic intro to digital photography. It should have at least some useful info for you.

The thing with digital vs non-digital photography is that the basics actually remain the same. If you've developed the necessary skills the actual technology used should make that much of a difference. Digital is just much easier and more accessible to people nowadays.

That being said, the camera certainly does make a difference. If you are serious about getting into photography you'll definitely want to get a camera that allows you to manually adjust the settings (most digital cameras allows this under the "P" setting where you can adjust one variable and the camera adjust the others, or a full manual "M" setting where you set everything).

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::Shewolfe
11/16/07 6:10 PM GMT
I'd suggest not buying a big camera to start.
I have a simple camera but it's done me well to a point.

I'm now saving for a nice camera but I've been experimenting long enough to know I really want to do this seriously and I'm at the point where I need better equipment.

There are lots of helpful people on here of all experience levels..and a community for the digital art side too :)
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®mar
11/16/07 8:47 PM GMT
I used my Panasonic Lumix for most of my photography on this site. It was only a couple years ago that I moved to a DSLR which allows me to swap lenses. Of course my work has improved since I made the leap, since the lenses are so much more specialized on a DSLR than one a fixed-lens camera. If you already know photography, and you are already familiar with SLRs, a DSLR won't be much different. At 6 to 10 megapixels you can get as good or better definition that you can can with regular Kodak 35mm film. Now Fuji film ... that's a different story.
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.daveNaustin
11/18/07 11:41 PM GMT
I fought going digital for a long time...until I broke down and bought on. Now, it'd be hard to go back to film (although I do have an Olympus OM-1n tucked away). I started with the Panny FZ15, gave it to my son and bought the FZ30, and have been using a Nikon D40 for the past four months. It's so much handier having your "darkroom" on your desk than in the bathroom...
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