What mirror camera to choose, film or digital

Several years ago the answer to this question practically always stood unequivocal - film. But today with development of technologies on this question not so that simply to answer. How to the unprepared beginner to the photographer to choose the camera?

we Will try to compare all pluses and minuses of both variants and we will give to choose the decision already to the photographer.

So, at an estimation we will consider features of budgetary mirror cameras and concerning an average price category. A soap tray and small cameras here we will not consider, as because of not so suitable quality of their lenses, the difference will be not essential, especially for people not taking a great interest in a photo as art, and removing only for itself for memory with sufficient for them quality of the image.

Advantages of film mirror cameras

Lacks of film mirror cameras

the Low price in relation to digital devices
the Simple and reliable design of the camera
Low power, and at devices with manual rewind of a film and absence of an auto focus
the High dynamic range of sensitivity of a film that allows to reproduce very precisely all shades of colours
exhibiting Possibility (shot imposing) some times on one shot in some cameras
High quality of the image and possibility of creation of any on the size of photos of high quality
Instant descent of a shutter, without delays on file preservation as at digital cameras

the Small amount of shots on a film
to See the image it is possible only after film development
Low speed of serial shooting
Necessity carefully and competently to adjust the camera before shooting of a good shot
Long process of reception of photos in a ready kind

Advantages of digital mirror cameras

Lacks of digital mirror cameras

practically instant reception of the image in a digital form
Possibility right after shootings to copy and make multiple copies the image
Fast speed of serial shooting
Possibility to edit the image in various programs without quality loss

the High price
the Low dynamic range of sensitivity of a matrix, and as consequence distortion of colours and shades
Dependence of quality of the image not only on quality of lenses of an objective, but also on the size of a matrix
Occurrence of well appreciable noise on the image at ISO from above 400
Not always the reliable design, expensive electronics
On some devices there is no manual focusing on a microraster, and the auto focus can miss depending on shooting conditions
Big energy especially at use of flashes, an auto focus and a zoom

Well here perhaps basic features of digital and film mirror cameras. Not looking at a clear advantage in pluses of film devices, digital use the increasing popularity and the main reason in it is time. It as is known is more expensive than money. Besides for example digital mirror rulers Nikon use very big popularity also because to them cheap objectives of old type issued still for film Nikon, the truth without interface to an auto focus are applicable.

Author: Vyacheslav Ladanov

Date: 2009-09-12

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