Fancying myself as a photographer I've gone to both ends of the spectrum. In the end neither will ever replace the other, they are both completely diffrent arts with diffrent people who'd use them. Digital: Digital is the epitomy of easy and cheap, and quite often good quality. Even with a $5000 camera, you will probably save money. I spent $300 on my camera and probably a good $1000 a year on film and processing. The one huge downside I have to digital is that no matter how hard they have tried they can't get proper colour reproduction (this can, however be fixed with PSP, or another program with proper capabilities) 35mm: Definently more clear. Doesn't matter how many megapixels you have, when you blow up a 35mm print and digital print next to each other, that's when you'll notice a diffrence. Not likely that you'll blow it up large enough for someone to care though. The other thing is, 35mm films offer some interesting effects that they haven't gotten to digital yet (unless I missed something, and they just may soon.) Things like Bracketing, and Multiple exposures are just not avalible on digital (not to mention burn ins, but those are not generally liked). The only thing that has really deterred me from digitalis is the inability to take clear shots in the dark. I have taken a shot in the dead of night (still, mind you) and it comes out sharper, and a bit less intense than during the day, but mainly it is perfectly clear. Where digital leads away is that most of the cameras don't have sensitive enough photographic plates, so it digitally fills in light which then makes your picture look like there was gauze over the lens. I am personally partial to 35mm, more for the challenge than anything to do with proper colour reproduction or clarity. I find that after using 35mm, digital seems like cheating, it's too easy. Not to mention some of my favorite shots would have been completely impossible in digital. I do not, however, have a snotty attitude about digital, diffrent strokes for diffrent folks is the way I see it. My stroke is just 35mm