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RE: Why Digital
Your comments make me realize why I like my Elph* so much: It's small enough to take with me just about anywhere but the pictures are good quality.
The only down side for my picture-taking opportunities is if it runs out of batteries.
*The PowerShot SD200 is pictured, but I actually have the older SD100.
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Why Digital
On 35mm film:
I had a good 35mm camera when I was stationed in Germany, and being there and not being rushed through "touristy" holes and being able to immerse into the culture was probably a once in a lifetime experience. A lot of my film went bad before I got it developed--I know--nobody to blame but myself for waiting to develop it...
On disposable cameras:
When I deployed to Iraq, I was afraid of taking any good camera equipment for various reasons, mainly environmental, so I took a bunch of disposable cameras and again...once in a lifetime experience (even if I go back, this was the invasion), but very disappointing photo quality and lost photos.
On "My Mind":
My grandmother took thousands of photos and put them on 35mm slides over the years, but again, this is not a format conducive to sharing with anyone unless they buy a slide projector. I've undertaken a massive campaign to scan them on a high resolution flatbed scanner and restore them. This brings me to the "My Mind" option. My grandmother had a stroke last April and died shortly after. Now I am in a real quandry to figure out who the hell and what the hell are the subjects matter of all those photos without her.
On Professional SLRs, Cell Phone Cameras, and Digital Cameras:
Finally, for about the past year I've had access to a good quality digital camera and I've captured a lot of stuff I wouldn't have otherwise because of film costs, and because I happened to have the camera with me. Cell phone cameras generally suck, but the thing they have going for them is that you always have them with you, so you can nail pictures that otherwise would remain in your mind because it took too long for you to go fetch the camera. I also read that last bit of advice in Macworld magazine a while back, where pro photographers shared their insights with the magazine. I think it was this article.
Having a small camera that can take good pictures along with you at all times can be a much better idea than the monster with the telephoto lens and all the bells and whistles sometimes. Cell phone cameras take such crappy quality photos though that it falls back into the same problem with disposable cameras.
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