http://valerian.tumblr.com/post/84311288257/the-dangerous-thing-about-digital-photography-is

valerian:

The dangerous thing about digital (photography) is the question of “preservation”. The degree of boldness one has when it comes to not keeping pictures. Being able to proceed in a vague sort of manner without making any final decisions is certainly convenient, but in my view it’s also a problem.

Who of us hasn’t made some seemingly outrageous decision, and watched failure lead to success later on? There’s something cowardly about the way digital is always “absolutely correct”. With analog, failure of whatever, you’re stuck with what you have. If it’s a failure you’ve no choice but to move forward and do something about it. There’s none of this temporizing by winding the clock back. If you make a mistake or “have an accident” with analog you simply have to deal with it from there. But often that mistake will ultimately lead to good results.