You might need one of each. (I know you don't want to hear that.)
I love my digital camera (a Minolta with 3.4 megapixels) for shooting portrait reference photos. It gives me sufficient detail and tonal range to easily paint from and -- this is the most important factor for me -- I can tell right away if I have the reference shots I need or not. I don't have to wait for film to be processed to find that I need to schedule a reshoot with the client.
However, I would like to get a good film-based SLR to take better photos of my paintings. To get the kind of resolution I need to get really sharp 8 x 10 prints for my portfolio I'd need a much higher megapixel digital camera ($$$) or shoot on film with a good lens.
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