A few years back I bought a non-digital Nikon N80 and am now trying to learn photography. Should I go digital instead?

A few years back I bought a non-digital Nikon N80 and am now trying to learn photography. Should I go digital instead? Asked by SDbusatty 52 months ago Similar questions: years back bought non digital Nikon N80 learn photography digital Arts > Photography.

Similar questions: years back bought non digital Nikon N80 learn photography digital.

Yes! By going digital while you are learning is a good option for you since you will eventually be switching to digital anyway in the future. Most of the big film companies are now concentrating on digital and not film, some have even abandoned the film business altogether.

I have been doing photography for good 30 years now and can say without hesitation that digital is much easier to learn from as it gives you instant results and is a very helpful way to understand how things work. In the days of film folks used polaroid to check instantly what the results would be before shooting, Digital offers you that advantage of instant results. I had done an article on White Balance not too long ago, if you are serious about learning you ought to understand how things work in digital and one of the key to good digital photography is to really understand how light affects the pictures.

After all, photography is all about playing with light. Here is the link and I hope it helps. White Balance Sources: Personal experience .

You should go Digital. Digital photographic technologies are surpassing the traditional film counterparts and are getting quite affordable for the casual photographers. If you are serious about photography, you should invest in a digital SLR camera and some decent lenses.

However, point-and-shoot cameras can provide both convenience and quality. And a computer would add more fun to the equation. Once light has gone through the lenses and the image is captured in the CCD, the rest is software -- software embedded in the camera and, later, photo-handling software applications on the computer.

Your image files may be touched up, cropped, rotated, printed on paper, posted on the Internet, attached in email, ... you name it. It’s a new level of creative freedom. Check out the various "clubs" on the Internet, like flickr.com and www.pbase.com.

There are also some great photo-printing and album-creating services on the Internet. Enjoy! .

Since you already own the Nikon N80, you could try it Since you already made the outflow of cash for the Nikon N80, and it is a good idea if you are going to get into photography seriously, you should understand the mechanics of doing it the "analog" way before doing it the digital way, it wouldn’t cost you much more to get prints of your pictures. The down side of analog, is you can’t see what you are taking until you develop the film, which wastes it. Digital cameras are getting more affordable as time goes by, even the SLRs (single lens reflex) are getting very reasonable in price.

What you could do is buy yourself a few rolls of film for your N80, get them developed and decide for yourself if it is worth spending the money to keep getting film processed or if you would rather have the instant gratification and (potentially) more cost-effective digital camera. One thing you could get into that you can’t with the digital is learning how to process your own film and do artistic experimentation with it. So in a nut-shell, if you’re an art student, then totally give it a shot and experiment.

If you are an average Joe looking to take pictures of vacations and family plus you want to have the option of only paying for the pictures you like, then forget the old analog camera and go digital. Once you make that choice, then you'll have to choose between something more professional with the ability to adjust the aperture and shutter speed yourself or go with something that is more automatic. I have used many cameras professionally (I work in a in-house advertising department and have to take pictures of products from time to time), I tend to like the Digital SLRs for close-up high-detail work, but at home I use a Kodak V803 Easyshare with its companion G600 printer dock, the camera is 8 mega pixels and is very good with 4x6-inch prints, and I have had good success with 5x7" prints from online vendors.

Prints run me about 29 cents a piece (US prices) using my printer, and I like being able to scan in pictures on my computer, retouch them and print them out for family (handy for my genealogy hobby - I have TONS of old family photos to scan and share), but it only prints one size: 4x6-inch, so anything bigger, I have to send off for. If you only want to get a digital camera, many places exist online for photofinishing, one site I have used which is very reasonable is snapfish.com. Keep in mind when choosing digital cameras, get the most mega pixels you can afford because the more mega pixels a camera is capable of capturing, the better your pictures are going to look if you get them blown up bigger than snapshot size.So think about how you are going to use the camera before deciding how much you want to spend.

My Kodak setup was under $350 for the initial outlay of money, packs of paper/ink cost me about $23 for 50 prints. Sources: personal experience Patzilla's Recommendations Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Black) Amazon List Price: $1,200.00 Used from: $700.00 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 319 reviews) Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-135mm AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 96 reviews) I have personally used the Canon Digital Rebel and it is pretty sweet. If this is too powerful for what you want to do with it, you can go with a cheaper Point-and-Shoot camera, there are a fair amount on the market for whatever price range you are looking for.

Prices are always coming down as the MegaPixels go up. Patzilla's Recommendations Kodak EasyShare V803 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Midnight Black) Amazon List Price: $199.95 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 9 reviews) I have the pink version of this, it's a great camera, has a lot of features, and even records video with sound. Pair this with a 1- or 2GB SD memory card and you can't go wrong.

Patzilla's Recommendations Kodak EasyShare G600 Printer Dock Amazon List Price: $99.99 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 8 reviews) Kodak KPB-100 Li-ion Rechargeable Battery for Kodak EasyShare G600 Printer Dock Amazon List Price: $50.00 Average Customer Rating: 1.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) The printer is extremely portable once you purchase an optional battery, fun to take pictures and print them out on the spot - great for family reunions and outings, vacations and more! The camera includes a snap-on plastic piece which allows you to dock it on the top of this printer, and the printer will charge the camera while it is docked. Very easy setup for beginners and intermediate folks.

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You can learn a lot with that camera Play with it and read some good books. That camera can take you far in learning technique. Mostly you should try taking a lot of pictures of things that catch your eye and reflect your artistic sensibilities and see how they turn out.

Then try again. All your older lenses will work fine on a D80 when you decide to switch. Just take picture and have fun!

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Yes The control and versatility of the digital format is a revolution in picture taking. And there's no film. You can take pictures forever without ever buying another roll.

Think of all the plastic saved. Jump in. You will not be sorry.

And, just in case you don't like the whole scene you still have the N80. But I bet you'll soon see it as a relic.

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