Now that Ektachrome is back...
Jan 7, 2017 18:00:36 #
Having done a bit of E6 processing & color printing back in the day, although I'm new to the digital world and particularly postprocessing, given the almost unlimited possibilities, I see no reason why I'd want to go back to film. Maybe this is just an academic exercise, maybe an interesting debate but I'm wondering if anyone out there as a different opinion & if so, why.
Jan 7, 2017 18:07:49 #
Mark1948 wrote:
Having done a bit of E6 processing & color printing back in the day, although I'm new to the digital world and particularly postprocessing, given the almost unlimited possibilities, I see no reason why I'd want to go back to film. Maybe this is just an academic exercise, maybe an interesting debate but I'm wondering if anyone out there as a different opinion & if so, why.
Film's fun.
Jan 7, 2017 18:07:54 #
While I am able to process digitally & was not able to do film, I am sure there are some(RPavich comes to mind) that have found film to be a lot of fun.
Jan 7, 2017 18:09:59 #
I'm glad to see that Ektachrome is back, but I probably won't be using it. I still shoot a good bit of film but only b&w. For color, I'll stick to digital.
Jan 7, 2017 18:19:51 #
You know, I suppose some artists may find Ektachrome and color film processing generally helps them make just precisely the images they are after. People - some very great artists - still use pencil and paper, after all. I totally understand the appeal of film and admire those who are using it, but I hope I never see the inside of another darkroom again in my life.
Jan 7, 2017 18:54:35 #
I started out with B&W film and enjoyed it for the most part. Did not try to tackle color processing. Still have my 35mm Nikon film cameras. Might give some film a shot as a trip down memory lane but for 99.99% of my shooting I will stick with digital.
Don
Don
Jan 7, 2017 18:57:23 #
Don't know how many rolls of Ektachrome I'll buy, but I enjoy shooting B&W film for its impeccable tonal range. Glad to see film is still available in these disposable times.
Jan 7, 2017 19:26:04 #
Dallas P wrote:
You know, I suppose some artists may find Ektachrome and color film processing generally helps them make just precisely the images they are after. People - some very great artists - still use pencil and paper, after all. I totally understand the appeal of film and admire those who are using it, but I hope I never see the inside of another darkroom again in my life.
What he said.
I had a darkroom for B&W for 30 years, and processed E6 for 17. I worked for 3 school portrait companies for 33 years. Had my fill of processing, labs, film, chemical smells. Love Lightroom!
Jan 7, 2017 19:28:10 #
burkphoto wrote:
What he said.
I had a darkroom for B&W for 30 years, and processed E6 for 17. I worked for 3 school portrait companies for 33 years. Had my fill of processing, labs, film, chemical smells. Love Lightroom!
I had a darkroom for B&W for 30 years, and processed E6 for 17. I worked for 3 school portrait companies for 33 years. Had my fill of processing, labs, film, chemical smells. Love Lightroom!
From what I am seeing in the weather reports you may be seeing the inside of a dark room & not have any chemical smells.
Jan 7, 2017 19:55:29 #
jethro779 wrote:
From what I am seeing in the weather reports you may be seeing the inside of a dark room & not have any chemical smells.
Yes, Mother Nature dumped 8" of the FWS on us last night and this morning.
Jan 7, 2017 20:08:03 #
burkphoto wrote:
Yes, Mother Nature dumped 8" of the FWS on us last night and this morning.
My sister lives in Winterville and she said they got around 3 inches. They are also expecting a low of around 13. Boy I am glad I live in Arizona.
Jan 7, 2017 20:14:02 #
jethro779 wrote:
My sister lives in Winterville and she said they got around 3 inches. They are also expecting a low of around 13. Boy I am glad I live in Arizona.
Low here will be 4F. Must. Retire. To. Florida.
Jan 7, 2017 20:14:49 #
burkphoto wrote:
Low here will be 4F. Must. Retire. To. Florida.
Then you get hurricanes.
Jan 7, 2017 20:19:27 #
jethro779 wrote:
Then you get hurricanes.
We'd do what my sister-in-law does, and drive North. Of course, Hurricane Hugo hit us in Charlotte in 1989...
Jan 7, 2017 20:24:36 #
burkphoto wrote:
We'd do what my sister-in-law does, and drive North. Of course, Hurricane Hugo hit us in Charlotte in 1989...
I would have probably done that as my grandparents wintered in Tampa, St Petersburg when I was small. However I also was a fan of Zane Grey westerns as a kid and when I was in the Navy one of my buddies had his mother & step dad living in Phoenix and we came to see them on liberty one long weekend. They took us up to Pinetop and I saw Zane Grey's cabin and got to see some of the Mogollon rim country and decided that I was going to live in Az. after I got out of the navy and here I am.
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