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If anyone else wants to go film, I'll sell you a complete Hasselblad system for next to nothing. I'll give away my my Sinar 8x10 for the cost of shipping if you really want to go nuts! Oh...for the 35mm crowd, I have a Nikon 8008s in great shape, I think w/ even box and manual, which you can also have for shipping.digital may not have completely won in the audio world, but it sure did in photography, at least on the pro side.
The one thing I miss about film is the discipline I had. With digital I just thoughtlessly go about shooting pictures. With film I'd think about everything before snapping the shot, which resulted in a much higher keeper rate.
digital may not have completely won in the audio world, but it sure did in photography, at least on the pro side.
I have never stopped shooting film. I do black and white using only natural light and Ilford XP-2 - a 400 ASA film that is developed using E-6 processing. It enlarges to 16x20 with little grain. The easy part is to get the film developed at a pro lab. The harder part is to get quality enlargements. (I do not like darkroom work.) My hobby has outlived two custom B&W labs in the Washington, DC area. My current compromise is to have the negatives scanned and then made into digital prints. Low resolution scans are suitable for the digital equivalent of proofs and posting on the web. High resolution scans are needed for 16x20 enlargements.
It's also sad to see all these film cameras with amazing build quality listed on ebay for $20-30 and still not selling
Maybe, but how many of us have had the experience of making a wet plate photo for instance? There's only so much old world charm one can take before it becomes a burden and newer and more convenient technology just plain makes sense. Today we have the luxury of mixing old and new stuff to get exactly what we like.
I don't miss the darkroom experience enough to go back to it.
I'm meeting with a retired professional photographer worked for a number of years on Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau's staff. He went with him everywhere on daily basis and met every world leader during the 70's. This man has the most fascinating behind the scene stories imaginable. Anyhow he has 22 carousels of slides he wants me to help him convert to digital, so that's what I'm doing to night.
Although I still own analog cameras (Nikon F2AS & F4S), I have been dabbling in digital photography more often these days! The main advantage for me is the ability to view the shot almost immediately after it is taken with a digital camera rather than to have to wait until the 35 mm film has been processed which usually is a couple of days later! Taking photographs with an analog camera is like listening to a tube audio system! It is an emotional experience which connects the photographer with his tool, the camera!
Need to order some film soon I need a color print film that I'll use mostly for people indoors (likely will need higher ISO than 50, 100) that won't overly soften the photo. It also should take good nature/landscape occasionally, but perhaps not as saturated as Velvia 50. Finding this kind of film from on-line chatter has been difficult but considering Kodak Supra 400, Fuji Superia 400, Kodak High Definition (Royal Gold?) 200, Kodak Portra 160 VC (too soft for nature?), etcNot too concerned about grain with higher ISO film since I won't be making large prints.There's also the consideration that my local Costco needs to be able to develop/scan this film half-way decent.
Canon EOS-1V HS, EOS-3, and T2i (aka "Mine is Bigger Than Yours")Beautiful cameras!
