[seeemilywrite]

For family trips I tend to take the disposable camera more foten than not. that way if i loose it I'm not too heartbroken. Do those of you with digitals only use them to take photos or do you use film on occasion as well?

[Westendgirl]

How often have you lost your camera?
When we go on trips we take the digital because that way we have practically unlimited pictures and don't have to worry about missing any of the action because we ran out of film.
We still use our film camera for 'nice' pictures, as a hobby, to take pictures of special things (like my pregnancy, for example) but no where near as often as we use the digital camera.
On trips we make sure we have our digital camera in a special case that goes EVERYWHERE with us. You might find that one with a belt-loop will help you keep track of your camera at all times.
Our digital camera has also become a very useful tool in documenting the progress of our home renovation. We take pictures, step-by-step, and some day we'll make a little movie of the images to show how 'BEFORE' became 'AFTER'. And we can do this all on our own home computer.

[seeemilywrite]

Lost....once.
Dropped in ocean, off balcony in toilet...endless amount of times.
I guess those are the same hazards you would have regardless of what camera you're taking with you.What's the point of having a $400 camera if you don't use it right?
I actually recently broke the memory card slot off my digital...I ahve no idea how taht happened I didnt even drop it this time. I just have horrible luck with such things.

[Westendgirl]

Well, if that's not an arguement for a good quality camera case, I don't know what is! That and getting into the habit of using the tether strap: it's intended to go around your wrist so if you drop it, it won't go very far. Kind of like tying a helium balloon to a child's wrist, but not as fun!

[seeemilywrite]

I have a camera case, a nice one at that. I memory card breaking incident occurred while the camera was still in the case, which baffles me.
I have the wrist strap on taht camera. I tend to fidget, so quite a few times Ive been swinging the camera around by the strap and tossed it about. Oh yeah, I'm a winner.

[Westendgirl]

okay!
You sound like you're about as clumsy as I've become since being pregnant! I used to use PMS as an excuse (apparently clumsiness is considered a PMS symptom by some medical textbooks) but soon I'll be out of excuses!
The only thing I can suggest is let SOMEONE ELSE hold the camera!

[beth]

I switched to digital a couple of years ago and no longer see any point in using film at all (mind you, I'm not a professional photographer!). Digital photography just gives so many advantages over film: you can instantly see your results, so you keep shooting until you get the right shot, you can enhance/fix up your shots on the computer, and you can print great photos at home with relatively cheap printers.

[sfharper]

Yep, digital is the way to go! We started small with a point and shoot digital camera and now have moved up to one where you can exchange lenses because we like to do wildlife photography. With wildlife, you only have seconds to focus and snap the photo. The inexpensive variety takes average pictures but takes a long time to turn on, focus and then store the picture.

[sfharper]

One of the neat things about digital camera's is the flash card memory. Most of the readers plug into your computer via an USB port. The software loads easily. Once installed the reader is just additional memory.

[sfharper]

My old film camera broke my heart. I love the prints, but so often now I post online. When I have the film developed by Kodak, I check get a CD, but the digital photos don't have the same quality. Has anyone else experienced this same frustration?