General Discussion (Garden Railways)

Yes Rene i do just that, i have a digital camera but if i want to do anything serious i use my Canon EOS SLR and have the films processed. It is more expensive than having a digital SLR but a new one would cost me more than i want to pay at this time.

Rgds Ian

Rene S wrote:

FYI, you don't even need a digital camera. Take photos with a film camera and get them put on a CD. It's only $3 or so extra.

You can even shoot the film and just have it put on CD without having any prints made. WalMart does a process and CD only without prints for $4.58.

underworld

It is a lot more than that here in Oz, but that is the way i go.

Rgds Ian

Ian Most places around here charge anywhere from about $7.00 to $15.00 or more for the same service that WalMart does for $4.58....and the scans from WalMart are much higher resolution.

underworld

True, but with a digital camera you can take thousands of photos, edit and print from home for mere pennies.  A digital camera allows you to see what you just took a photo of, and save or delete it on the spot.  No need to worry about carrying around film or "wasting" a shot, take as many photos as you like with digital and edit them later.

Film in my opinion will always give a better finished product, hands down.  But it requires a lot of technical skill to get it right.  Digital can make even a dummy like me appear competent.  The best thing about digital is you don't have to go to Wal-Mart and stand in line (spending much more time than it's worth to "save" money). 

tangerine-jack wrote:

Film in my opinion will always give a better finished product, hands down.  But it requires a lot of technical skill to get it right.  Digital can make even a dummy like me appear competent.  The best thing about digital is you don't have to go to Wal-Mart and stand in line (spending much more time than it's worth to "save" money).

Jack, your totaly right, most people want a finished product so they go to digital and you can review it on the spot! As for 35mm you can not untill your in the lab checking each slide. Myself when taking different wildlife or other shots I use both digital and 35mm on tripods.

I agree with Rene on this i have had cheap processing by Rabbit photos of my trip to Bali a few years back and never again. Both the prints and the disc were lousy quality and they both had different shortcomings.

Rgs Ian 

Rene S wrote:

Underworld, I've had color-quality issues with Wal-mart (for a while I thought it was my camera until I developed the film somewhere else and saw the difference). I felt paying a bit more for better quality was worth the price. However, then I learned about snapfish.com You can upload digital photos there and/or mail in your film. The quality is better than anywhere else I had tried, and the prices are great too. You also have the option to order just about anything you'd like with your photo on it.

I can believe that!!! I only have them process the film and put on CD. For "routine" prints, I do them my self but I have a very nice printer and I use high quality paper. For special use prints, like ones for display or for sale I go to a custom printer. Within the next year I should have my own film scanner to make high resolution scans, but I will probably still have the CDs made for reference scans.

underworld