@ Mike Gunter
Let's not talk about age.... something tells me we were born in the same decade. I just cannot remember which one, LOL
How long does film have?
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Posted 7 months ago #
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Hi msmoto,
Decade, hum, that's type porch covering?
My best,
Mike
Posted 7 months ago # -
SkintBrit said:
How long do you think it will be before ALL film supplies will dry up, and the world will never go back from digital?The sooner the better. There really is no need for spoiling the planet any further with the chemical waste from film development. And if one cannot get the look to their photos they are after with digital gear, perhaps it would be better to consider another hobby/profession.
Posted 7 months ago # -
Mike Gunter said:
Hi all,"What would happen if all electronic devices on earth just didn't work any more......
Bristol Records office recently had an open day.
Using natural day light, I was able to view documents going back to the 16th century
but recent stuff, was unavailable due to a technical issues , including incompatibility, a power failure and other "technical issues"
I asked the senior archivist her advice preserving some of my best images of Bristol, for future generations; Her advice "Black and White Prints"
Posted 7 months ago # -
Due to losing all of my negs and printed photos in a house fire (nobody thought about off site back-ups 40 years ago), I've just bought the first roll of 35mm film I've bought for m-a-n-y years. I hope to get some good B&W's with it and compare it to my digital results. Should be interesting to see if I can still take the pressure of HAVING to get it right in camera!
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Sounds fun Spraynpray, and you're right, in my opinion the only real attraction in using film nowadays, is the anticipation and buzz you feel in waiting to see the results. The increased chance of failure, is what heightens the feeling of satisfaction when the prints turn out just how you wanted.
Posted 7 months ago # -
I'm really glad to have 40 years of experience shooting film (several 4-drawer file cabinets full of slides, 6x6 transparencies, negs and prints), but I hope to never shoot film again.
The discipline of shooting transparencies was great training for getting the shot right in the first place. I rarely spend more than a minute working on an image in post-production.
But I think digital is already much better than film in quality, convenience, speed, options, etc. It does present challenges, of course. Storage is the main one. Hard drives die. They always die. They rarely tell you beforehand. If you aren't paranoid about hard drives dying you don't understand the realities. Logging, filing, etc. are other challenges, but, in the end, as a guy who gave away 35 film cameras three years ago (and was able to sell a few of the medium format ones), I kept one F5 and a Leica M4.
I have run one roll of film through the F5 in three years, and one through the M4 in three years. The D700 produces much better images than either.
BTW, can someone please (!) correct the spelling of "separated" on the screen when typing a reply. It's not "Tags (comma seperated.)" It's "Tags (comma separated)."
There is "a rat" in separated.
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Interesting posts.
I have only ever really used 35mm film for family snaps in the past, all my professional work has been on 120 and 4X5 film. Recently I have been scanning my large and medium format transparencies and negs. and producing digital files. They are still very, very good. The 35mm. however, to my surprise, is very poor compared to the digital images from my D700 and D800. There is no comparison from a technical point of view in my opinion; I can do much better with my digital cameras than I ever could on 35mm film and my current Nikons are astonishingly good. Philosophically might be another matter though, and I still shoot B&W on 4X5 and 120.....but not often! I am very glad though, to have the disciplines of shooting film in my head an as a result usually know how to get a shot right first time without shooting large numbers of 'shoot and hope' shots.
I do miss film, and admit to being in denial for a while, but cannot ever see myself going back, except for a bit of fun and to demonstrate the old days to my son! My favourite cameras are still home-made pin-hole cameras. They really are magical boxes of sorcery, magic and fun!
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Much as I appreciate the quality of photgraphs taken on DSLRs - and even my Blackberry takes a reasonable photo, I happen to like film cameras and have thus far resisted the digital tide. However I don't think the end will come suddenly for 35mm film use - it is more likey to be priced out or existence. Already the D+P for a roll of 36 is getting eye wateringly expensive so if Fuji keep nudging up the price of the film and the few processors keep putting up the developing cost then I will be off looking for a digital beastie.
RobinPosted 6 months ago # -
Tom Gresham said:
Storage is the main one. Hard drives die. They always die. They rarely tell you beforehand. If you aren't paranoid about hard drives dying you don't understand the realities. Logging, filing, etc. are other challengesRegular, automated backups to external drives and careful cataloging in LR4 has helped me tremendously in both regards.
I shoot film for fun. All black and white. I like the look of film I developed at home and as of yet, I have not been able to duplicate that look in software. (not to mention much of the "charm" of funky developing mistakes)
Posted 6 months ago #
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