Yeah it's a totally different thing, even using a normal film camera makes you pause and decide what is actually work taking a picture of. Nowadays we're so used to just snapping a million pics and choosing the best one it's become much less special I guess. When I was a teenager no one carried a camera around, basically only if it was a special occasion!
Digital gives us a new kind of freedom to experiment for less time and money though so I'm not dissing it or anything!