Digital to film: Despite digital photography's almost limitless creative possibilities and ongoing technological improvements, I'm chucking it all, selling all the digital gear, to...

msettanni

Despite digital photography's almost limitless creative possibilities and ongoing technological improvements, I'm chucking it all, selling all the digital gear, to return to film; I'm curious if there are any fellow travelers out there.

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

Nope. I'm also not giving up my smartphone for a rotary phone.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

msettanni wrote:

Despite digital photography's almost limitless creative possibilities and ongoing technological improvements, I'm chucking it all, selling all the digital gear, to return to film; I'm curious if there are any fellow travelers out there.

I hear rumors Kodak is also considering bringing back Kodachrome.
That will be very interesting.
Then at that point it would be nice to have a very good 35mm dedicated film/slide scanner. Yes I know why not just shoot digital and yes it costs more etc. But I found I was much more careful and selective when using film and knowing each shot actually had a monetary value besides aesthetic.

I would use my EOS 650 more and all my current lenses will work just fine with it.

BebuLamar

DWU2 wrote:

Nope. I'm also not giving up my smartphone for a rotary phone.

I'll trade my so called smart phone for an old phone made by Western Electric.

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

Architect1776 wrote:

I hear rumors Kodak is also considering bringing back Kodachrome.
That will be very interesting.
Then at that point it would be nice to have a very good 35mm dedicated film/slide scanner. Yes I know why not just shoot digital and yes it costs more etc. But I found I was much more careful and selective when using film and knowing each shot actually had a monetary value besides aesthetic.

I would use my EOS 650 more and all my current lenses will work just fine with it.

Another advantage of Kodachrome- store in a cool, dark place that is dry and they'll be the same 100 years from now. With digital you have to copy your photos every time a new storage media is developed! I can think of five or six major ones in the last 16 years.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Selling ALL your digital gear to re-focus on analog film imagery may not be as satisfying as you suppose. You might considering holding back at least one beloved digital camera to tide you over those inevitable cravings. Good luck!

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

msettanni wrote:

Despite digital photography's almost limitless creative possibilities and ongoing technological improvements, I'm chucking it all, selling all the digital gear, to return to film; I'm curious if there are any fellow travelers out there.

WHY?

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Architect1776 wrote:

I hear rumors Kodak is also considering bringing back Kodachrome.
That will be very interesting.

I would be extremely surprised if they did that.
As I already noted in another thread
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-434417-3.html#7307044
processing Kodachrome is a serious pain.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

romanticf16 wrote:

Another advantage of Kodachrome- store in a cool, dark place that is dry and they'll be the same 100 years from now. With digital you have to copy your photos every time a new storage media is developed! I can think of five or six major ones in the last 16 years.

Aside from the fact that you can still buy drives for media as obsolete as the 1.44 floppy, transferring digital files to newer media is hardly a big deal. Copy, paste, and then go play with your camera, drink a beer, yell at the neighbor's kids, whatever, while the computer does all the work. Any time spent is more then made up for by the fact that when you want to locate a particular photo among 20-30,000 candidates you don't have to dig through stacks of boxes and albums.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Good luck...as much as I like to shoot film...digital is king these days.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

msettanni wrote:

Despite digital photography's almost limitless creative possibilities and ongoing technological improvements, I'm chucking it all, selling all the digital gear, to return to film; I'm curious if there are any fellow travelers out there.

I would never chuck digital-- there are too many things that digital can do that film cannot. However I still do film and have several film cameras that I use-- both 120 and 35mm

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

I do both! I see no reason why I must restrict myself to only one medium.

tramsey Loc: Texas

msettanni wrote:

Despite digital photography's almost limitless creative possibilities and ongoing technological improvements, I'm chucking it all, selling all the digital gear, to return to film; I'm curious if there are any fellow travelers out there.

What you are doing is ridiculous. Have you sold you car and buying a horse and buggy to?

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

rook2c4 wrote:

I do both! I see no reason why I must restrict myself to only one medium.

msettanni

Thanks. You're probably right, but at the moment I've stopped taking picture altogether because I dread the pp. The idea of shooting a couple/few rolls and sending them off appeals.

rjaywallace wrote:

Selling ALL your digital gear to re-focus on analog film imagery may not be as satisfying as you suppose. You might considering holding back at least one beloved digital camera to tide you over those inevitable cravings. Good luck!