[Nazir's]

Originally Posted by cindy0721

I am trying to get better at my photography ... at one point I used to be really good but I have not practiced at this craft in a loooooooong time. So anyhow I wanted to get back into it, my question is should I purchase a 35mm(film camera) or a digital camera? I already have a personal camera (digital) but for better quality pics what do you think? I am leaning towards film just because I can develop my own pics if I choose( done this before also) but I wanted a second opinion... thanks for all your suggestions!

I have both, a 35mm and a digital camera. Once I got my digital camera I have not pulled out my 35mm for nothing. It is just simply no longer needed.

I recommend you going with a good quality digital camera. Personally, I like Canon. A good photographer friend of mines turned me onto Canon and I have not ever regretted my purchase.

I have a Canon PowerShot 7.0 mega pixels. You wouldn't be able to notice a difference in a 5mp and a 7mp, unless you tried to blow up the pictures to a professionally larger size.

I played with every quality digital camera in Best Buy and had a employee to help me that was very informative. I learnt a lot on my camera vouage, lol.

I found that, you pay more for the smaller cameras, just because they are small! The larger cameras usually has better lenes, more options, and are of better quality, they are just a few dollars less because people want small. They are in a higher demand, the smaller cameras, that is.

Oh, and when buying a digital camera, dont forget to add on the prices of the accessories (i.e. batteries, charger, memory card, carrying case, etc). I made that mistake and ended up paying over 200.00 in addition to the camera. A decent memory card runs about $65-129.00 each, alone! That's not including all the other accessories that you'll need. A case $20, charger, etc.

I hope that this information was helpful.