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The average price for a single film print is $0.67 overall. Digital prints can cost as little as 10-12 cents - a better value that saves on resources, especially when only printing the pictures you absolutely want.
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Why are digital cameras leaving film camera manufacturers with red-eyes?
The Bite
Snap-shot film is so 20th century! Industry experts predict that by 2006, digitals will outsell film cameras 5 to 1, and it’s easy to see why this trend has, ahem, developed.The Benefits
- Cost-effective – although purchasing digital camera printing supplies can be expensive, you can create proofs before you print, saving paper and ink.
- Instantaneous - not sure if you blinked in that last photo? All digital cameras have on-the-spot view features—and more importantly, a delete button, so you aren’t creating any wasted prints.
- Fewer chemicals - photo processing includes the use of chemical and silver fixatives that require disposal in off-site recovery systems. Digital pictures are printed with much safer ink printers (especially if you go with recycled cartridges) and save paper by printing only the pictures you want.
- Easy to Share – attach to emails and send, or put up free photo albums on sites like O-foto and Snapfish (both sites provide printing of faves for about $0.12 - $0.15 a pop).
Personally Speaking
How can we not love the instant gratification of being able to check out our photos right away so we can trash the ones where we look like idiots? (No one is allowed to discuss one of the early yoga shots of Heather in the blog).Wanna Try?
- HP Photosmart M417 - For the snap-shooter who wants a cheap and easy camera with all the necessities (around $180).
- Nikon D50 - For a serious amateur this is a fun high-end professional camera (around $800).
- Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT - For the professional, get one of the highest rated cameras in quality and performance (but with the high price tag - around $1000).
- CNET’s guide - a great guide to purchasing digital cameras and printers.
- The Digital Photography Review - the internet's digital photography bible.
Oct 25,2005
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There is something wrong with me. If you take a digital picture with me in it, something invariably gets messed up. Your
camera gets stolen, you erase the entire disk or everything
double-exposes in a medium where that can't really happen (all true
stories).
Because of this oddly vampiric digital photo tendency, I have yet to get a digital camera. It's on that list of things to buy "someday" (alongside an apartment and new running shoes). Until
then, I slog along with my regular film camera, always feeling a little
guilty at the smell of the developer chemicals and the volumes of
photos I throw out so that no one can see the bad shots...
-Heather... off to dream of that little tiny Sony digital camera the size of a credit card...
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PHOTO ALBUMS
Posted by: Jen | October 25, 2005 at 01:54 AM