In the midst of new innovations like the digital camera, you will find people who still use film photography. Some laugh at the idea, but for those who still appreciate the old school item, they claim that film photography is still a lot better with more advantages than the new digital photography.

Film photography enthusiasts boast of the cheaper amount of investment because digital cameras are indeed more expensive. On the other hand, it is seen that more expenses will be incurred when you use film cameras. You will need to buy films every now and then, plus you will need to spend for printing for each roll before you are able to view the images. Unless you have your own darkroom, you cannot edit the shots you took. In other words, you will spend even for the images that you don’t like. With digital photography, editing of images is permitted and can be viewed immediately. Therefore, you only get to print the shots that you like.

The black and white details in film photography are captured at their best quality than the shots done using digital cameras. Film photography still possesses higher resolution. But digital camera users say that 10 megapixels are sufficient even for large prints.

Digital cameras are easier to transport especially for out of town shoots because they are ideally lighter as compared to film cameras. Storage of films will eat up a lot of space in your bag while memory cards are tiny and have their own space in the gadget.

A 24-shot roll of film will only give 24 images or in some brands there are two extra shots. And you will need more storage space for the negatives. While the memory cards can hold up to dozens of rolls of films that you can keep in one compact disc.

Quality images are possible with both types of photography. Maybe the real distinction will lie on one’s budget and preference.