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My introduction to digital photography was probably a bit more dramatic than most people’s. To get the full picture – so to speak – let’s travel back in time to the salad days of my life as a fledgling photographer: six years ago!

Although digital photography was available even then, they had as yet to come into their own, or rather into my hands. Naturally enough, this meant that I was still lugging around my film SLR – that’s single lens reflex to all those out there who’re sitting around scratching their heads.

Anyway, along with my trusty camera, which I had spent a fortune to get by the way, I was also lugging around everything else that I needed along with it. Spare lenses, extra film, batteries, filters, basically the whole works. Having said that, even though I’m now almost fully digital through and through I still do carry most of the same things. The only thing that’s radically different in digital photography is the lack of film rolls.

I now don’t carry with me rolls and rolls of film, and I don’t need to wait eternally to reload the camera either. Instead I have learned to do a quick change of my memory cards even under the direst of weather circumstances.

Speaking of dire weather conditions it was on one of these days that I was introduced to digital photography.

The one great thing about digital photography though, was that I get to see the pictures I take immediately I take them. The small viewfinder that accompanies just about all new digital cameras is perfect for determining in an instant whether you need a reshoot or not. Of course the screen is generally too small to see too much detail but it works for the most part.

And if you really want to go high tech and see right then and there whether your photograph came out okay, all you need is a laptop computer. With digital photography your shooting abilities will increase manfold as you now also have the ability to store more shots as well. All you need to do is to transfer the pictures to the laptop and you have a newly emptied memory card just waiting to be filled.

If you’re somewhere in the middle of deepest Antarctica or somewhere equally cold of course, then you won’t want to spend time fiddling with all these gadgets and might only want to get back to blessed warmth. But digital photography as option is always open for you to take if you want to take the time and effort to empty out your memory cards while you’re out in the field shooting away.

For my part I prefer to have the laptop with me only on certain trips that I take. Like the ones where transportation and storage are easy and where I don’t have to lug the silly thing along with me everywhere I go, along with my digital photography equipment! You might of course feel differently about that, but as I like to say, each to his own. First things first though, you need to decide whether you like digital photography or not.

For many a professional photographer, the difference between choosing digital photography cameras over film cameras, is somewhat akin to the preference of manual transmission over automatic transmission cars for the professional driver. Although to a very great degree digital photography and manual photography are both the same, and they both yield almost identical results, in the end when push comes to shove, the manual car will always give them more power and control when they need it most.

And that’s why you’ll still see quite a lot of professional photographers hugging their old film SLR’s to their chest, refusing to part with it. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the inability to change and adapt as much as it is the knowledge that film cameras – for the moment at least – will yield far better results when push comes to shove.

For the beginning photographer though, digital photography is as good a way as any to go, and if you’re mainly an enthusiastic amateur, you’ll get along fine with your digital camera. It’s when you start going up in the stakes that you have to make a decision whether you want to upgrade with digital photography all the way, or whether you want to go for the film camera.

Then again, before we end this article, I just have to point out that technology is advancing in quantum leaps and bounds, and that there’s a huge possibility that you will see more and more people abandoning their film cameras for the power of digital photography.



By: Muna wa Wanjiru

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There are many outlets available when you are in the market for digital photography equipment. Of course it also depends on the level of photography that you are planning to embark on as well as what the spending level is for your hobby. Depending on what types of pictures you are looking to take and what you would like to do with the camera will depend on where you should begin to look for the equipment you will need.

If you are simply starting out then you will want to begin problem in your local retail store for a simple camera to begin you on the trail of digital photography. Here you will be able to find a decent selection of cameras at a variety of prices as well as user levels. There will be some high end items that will draw others in as well, however this is a good place to start. Most of the time these retailers will also carry some of the accessories that are necessary to get you started. They will usually carry the batteries that correlate to the cameras that they carry as well as various memory cards and camera bags.

When you have learned how to use your camera and want to step up to a higher level you will probably want to go shopping at an electronics retailer that will have a whole department for cameras. Here you will be able to not only find regular and starter digital cameras, but you will be able to find cameras with removable lenses as well as upgrades. They will have a larger selection as well as better equipped personnel to help you to learn to use and understand the product that you will purchase. They will carry higher quality printers for your shots as well as better cleaning equipment for your camera.

When you have gotten to the point that digital photography is now your life you will be shopping exclusively at camera shops for your products. Here is where you will find all of the newest high end gadgets and products to fill your every need and desire in the photography realm. Here you will find digital cameras that are exclusive for night photography and all other specialties to give you the highest quality pictures and shots.

Of course, you can always look online and make purchases there without the ability to touch the product or interact and talk to someone who may have used it.



By: Deniece Mize

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