I think you sent me a text about that a while ago, and I didn't even see it until today! I hate cell phones. >:(
I'm a big fan of digital just because it's so convenient. You can also get a pretty nice camera for not a lot of money. I don't use film at all because I don't want to pay for developing costs (which is how I justify getting a more expensive camera).
It ultimately depends on what you're going to use it for, and how fast you want to see those pictures...
Go for whatever sort of digital camera you think you can afford.
If you use your camera with any frequency, a digital camera will pay itself off rather quickly. The cost of film and development adds up, and you can fit enough photographs on a memory card to equal a camera's cost in film and development these days. Plus being able to access the images immediately and know whether the shot turned out while you're still able to reshoot is invaluable.
Cell phone cameras are pretty worthless except for last resorts.
Obviously you're not looking to spend a lot of money, but I would recommend going for a name brand at least, Canon, Nikon, and Sony being the big three in digital. Stay away from HPs or Kodaks, I've never been impressed with them.
If you're looking for a full featured digital camera, you really can't go wrong with the Nikon D40 - you can find it for a little over $500 (with lens), and it supports a wide variety of additional/third party lenses and filters. Really great for a starter DSLR.
If you buy a cheaper point-and-shoot, you may end up feeling stuck with it if you find yourself becoming more and more enamored with photography.
It's a neat little camera that (with the help of a firmware hack) can do things like exposure bracketing for HDR, focus bracketing, motion sensing, and shooting to RAW.
...this journal entry is doing a lot to teach me that I know jackshit about cameras. D:
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I'm a big fan of digital just because it's so convenient. You can also get a pretty nice camera for not a lot of money. I don't use film at all because I don't want to pay for developing costs (which is how I justify getting a more expensive camera).
It ultimately depends on what you're going to use it for, and how fast you want to see those pictures...
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If you use your camera with any frequency, a digital camera will pay itself off rather quickly. The cost of film and development adds up, and you can fit enough photographs on a memory card to equal a camera's cost in film and development these days. Plus being able to access the images immediately and know whether the shot turned out while you're still able to reshoot is invaluable.
Cell phone cameras are pretty worthless except for last resorts.
Obviously you're not looking to spend a lot of money, but I would recommend going for a name brand at least, Canon, Nikon, and Sony being the big three in digital. Stay away from HPs or Kodaks, I've never been impressed with them.
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If you buy a cheaper point-and-shoot, you may end up feeling stuck with it if you find yourself becoming more and more enamored with photography.
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Keep in mind I've been using a cell phone camera for the past year.
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...this journal entry is doing a lot to teach me that I know jackshit about cameras. D:
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