I use both disposable and indisposable cameras. I always have my digital Sony Cybershot handy, because there's nothing better than not having to pay for film and waiting for some of the more personal shots. also, there is no photo i can't fix with photoshop, and having direct digital rather than a scanner makes it alot easier. I have one of the more older Cybershots that don't readily fit in yoor pocket, but i feel that its worth it because the LCD display is much bigger and posable (meaning i can flip the LCD screen around and take pictures of myself or use it to spy around corners and all that fun stuff). the cybershots also come with a short movie taking option, so i can film short messages or little clips i can put together in a video editor. Its nothing great, the movie feature is really secondary to the greater purpose. anyways... For more artistic shots, i reach for my manual. Using a manual camera is more challenging in some respects, and i feel its more fun than digital. Not to say that digital isn't better, there are alot of things i can't do with the manual than with the digital and vise-versa, their just different, i like them both. My disposable camera, however, does all the dirty work. It takes me twice the time to prep a shot on the manual and digital rather than the disposable. Afterall its just point and click. No need to adjust f-stop, digital exposure, zoom, or flash. But the most important use of the disposable camera... getting those shots from risky positions and places in the parks. There's no way i'm going to pull out my digi cam or my manual on the top of some ride, because the view is spectacular. There's too much of a chance that i can hurt myself, others, and most importantly my camera. With a disposable, i can just hold it in my palm and aim kind of blindly at things. eventhough it is somewhat of a gamble, surprisingly, its rare for take a misshot with the disposable.
Still, yooh guys are rite... The extremes of light can ruin any shot, disposable or not. It could take a lot of equipment to get the lighting absolutely perfect when things are too dark or too bright. It depends on how satisfied yooh are with yoor picture. Most of the shots i take on disposable are just for lil reminders for the memory. If they come out too dim or too light, i won't mind too much, even if i can't fix most of it on photoshop. And of course, i'm not going to be able to do most camera tricks with a disposable, it just too much work to even try. So that's why i bring all three of types of my still cameras. Some mite say its too much work to lug around 3 different cameras. But my disposable can fit easily in any bag or pocket, the digital is not at all heavy(if i'm wearing big pants, as i always do, it can also fit in my pocket), and the manual just goes around my neck.
And another thing, sometimes its great to take a break and not take pictures. Yoor mind is much like a camera, and most pictures are just reinforcements for yoor memory anyway. Its kind of dissapointing to only be really seeing a park only after having yoor pictures developed. And its actually sort of lilberating not to be stuck behind some itty bitty viewfinder all day.
