I'm new here and didn't know where to post this.

In response to the digital vs film debate, i have another angle. I'm a videographer. At least that's what i call myself, the people around town call me 'That guy with the video camera'. I started video as a stepping stone to film, but i discovered that video is as viable an art-form as film. Digital video possesses some sort of crispness that film doesn't. I really beleive that as video progresses, that it will become as accepted as any other form of expression. As for dig. vs film in this field, i suppose that it could be accepted. There will always be people that will use the traditional method and vice versa(those looking for a new way). The film American Beauty contains a character who uses video as his thought mechanism, and i believe has legitimized it a bit. I see people with vid cams all the time now(i'd been doing it since before i had seen the film). Also, Id like to learn photography as well and need to know what a good beginners camera would be. Can any one help out in that respect? I like to shoot reality with my digital and would probably do the same with a still camera.

-- Daz (aminodaz@mailcity.com), July 02, 2000

Answers

Daz, I really don't think there is an answer to your question regarding a good beginner's camera. It all depends...... Having said that, I think you should give SERIOUS consideration to a good 35mm Point & Shoot camera.

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), July 03, 2000.

Daz, you have started an interesting post here which I hope will have many followups. I work at NASA Imagin Services at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama and all of our film output in the last few years has been to high quality video. We, you and I, are in the vanguard in that in the future the digital output will be king. Just think, a film on a server, in digital format, that can be accessed by any theater in the world. Actually this is reality now, but in few markets. As broadband becomes more accessable to everyone there is the market for home viewing without going to a theater. Have you had any thoughts about High Definition Television yet. This is a lot to think about, but it is the future. Movie theaters as we know thim could soon become a thing of the past!

Fred

-- fred (fdeaton@hiwaay.net), July 03, 2000.

Hey Daz, of course the other way to go with this would be to use a digital camera!

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), July 04, 2000.

Thanks for the responses gents!

The reason I'm not going to go digital at first is I need to learn from the beginning. I feel that if I'm able to utilize the original methods that I can expand on what i do digitally. That's it.

High Def. television is way to much for me right now. I'm an electronics junkie and will probably own one as soon as these sets become more 'cost effective' for me.

daz

-- daz (aminodaz@mailcity.com), July 05, 2000.

Daz, are you looking for a good 'intro' 35mm SLR? If you do, contact me and I'll be glad to pass my ideas on to you!

chris

-- Christian Harkness (chris.harkness@eudoramail.com), July 05, 2000.