Film & Digital -- The Best of Both Worlds I was first introduced to digital photography back in 1994 when I was working as a real estate appraiser, and I was searching for a way to streamline the appraisal delivery process and save on the expense of film processing and printing. Even with the relatively primitive quality and low resolution images of those early digital cameras, I realized there was great potential in the digital realm. But when I became serious about learning photography, I started with film. Soon the costs and mediocre quality of the prints I got back from various consumer labs led me to explore the frontier of the digital darkroom. With a dedicated film scanner, I was soon able to produce higher quality prints of my photos. Most important of all, I now had control over the process from start to finish, and whether working in color or black and white, transparency or negative, I could produce the prints that I saw in my minds eye. About a year ago, dropping prices and rising quality led me back to digital photography. Modern, professional level digital cameras have their drawbacks and their advantages. Instant feedback is a great help in dealing with difficult exposures, the color fidelity of the best cameras rivals that of the best professional films, and the high storage capacity means less downtime for changing rolls of film. So now, I find myself able to choose my tools based on the job at hand.  Film or digital, for me what's important is the image I'm capturing, not the way I capture it. I currently work with a Nikon D100 for digital and a Nikon N80 for film, with an N70 as a backup, and an assortment of Nikon and Tamron lenses. My primary scanner is a Nikon Coolscan 4000, with a Coolscan IV as a backup. My prints are made on an Epson 2200 printer with archival inks and papers.