Are film cameras long time forgot? (Page 6): Joe, I still have mine, a gift from my folks in 1955. Rebuilt about 3-1/2 years ago. I still use it. Not pictured are two additional...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Joe,
I still have mine, a gift from my folks in 1955. Rebuilt about 3-1/2 years ago. I still use it. Not pictured are two additional lenses, a Jupiter 8 and Jupiter 12.
--Bob

Joe Paich wrote:

I have a Leica 3F that I purchased in Wheelus AFB Tripoli 1952. I use a Canon Digital now. I take out the Leica, wind it up and click some of the speeds just to hear that beautiful sound of the focal plane.

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adm

I don't accept the myth that film is obsolete. I have 16 cameras and only two of them are digital. My film cameras (most of them mechanical) will still be trucking along when the digital cameras die or become obsolete. Regardless of the merits of digital (and there are some), film is timeless. Even if digital can equal or even exceed film technically in terms of sharpness and resolution, film generally produces results that are more aesthetically and artistically pleasing. In addition, there is a "hands on" aspect to film that is more satisfying to me. I am fortunate to live in a city where film is still available, although I am buying more of it on-line from places like Freestyle and B and H. Film forever!

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

Quinn 4 wrote:

Lately I have been think have film camera become ... (show quote)

Gone BUT not forgotten!

bwa

BebuLamar

adm wrote:

I don't accept the myth that film is obsolete. I h... (show quote)

I have 42 film cameras and 3 digital cameras. My film cameras will last longer than myself but I think the digital ones are also. The only problem is film, processing, processing materials are not readily available any more.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

rehess wrote:

I want my entire collection to be of the same format, so I'm methodically scanning all my film media. New film I just have my local photo store develop - then I scan it and treat it as all other images.

I have several film cameras and I try to keep them operational by running a roll through occasionally. Rough count is seven; the Leica and CLE get the most use. Interestingly enough, I have several digital cameras that were made more recently than serve as door stops or paper weights.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

GreyOwl40 wrote:

Hmmm, bp, I'm trying to determine which of those categories I belong to. A bit of the second, but mostly the third (LOL). You may be right, but McLuhan would not have agreed!

McLuhan was an idiot. No medium is more important than the message it carries! The *message* is the message. The medium is only a transport mechanism. While some media are better than others for some uses, none IS the message. For such a scholar, he was so blind, and he led a lot of students astray.

BebuLamar

burkphoto wrote:

McLuhan was an idiot. No medium is more important than the message it carries! The *message* is the message. The medium is only a transport mechanism. While some media are better than others for some uses, none IS the message. For such a scholar, he was so blind, and he led a lot of students astray.

I don't know how much money he made with his books but if he made any kind of decent money then what you call his readers? "Super Idiot"?

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Edia wrote:

Back in the day, what separated Pros from amateurs... (show quote)

I take pictures today with digital using the same methodical procedures I honed while using film; my shutter counts are comparable too.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

BebuLamar wrote:

I don't know how much money he made with his books but if he made any kind of decent money then what you call his readers? "Super Idiot"?

Misled!

I was assigned his book, Understanding Media, to read as a student in a college psychology class. I didn’t agree with him then, and after being in communications most of my adult life, I’m more adamantly convinced now that I was right. The MESSAGE is the message. The medium is a conduit. Use it correctly, and you’ll get your point across.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

BebuLamar wrote:

I have 42 film cameras and 3 digital cameras. My film cameras will last longer than myself but I think the digital ones are also. The only problem is film, processing, processing materials are not readily available any more.

My guess is that anything film is AS AVAILABLE as anything digital, since almost everybody just gets on the phone or computer to order anything digital, so what's different about film?? Since I'm sure B&H has anything film you need?? Just saying.
SS

BebuLamar

SharpShooter wrote:

My guess is that anything film is AS AVAILABLE as anything digital, since almost everybody just gets on the phone or computer to order anything digital, so what's different about film?? Since I'm sure B&H has anything film you need?? Just saying.
SS

I can get film from B&H but can't get color chemicals from them. Besides I bought my digital cameras from local stores and they don't sell film. I do need to process my film the same day it was shot.

mmeador

I still have a number of film cameras. Canon eos elan, nikon n6006, yashica 35, Pentax k1000 and a Yashicamat 124g. The Yashica 124g is the only one I use anymore.
As far as I know, no digital can match the quality in b&w as a medium format film. I was sending my film off to be developed was invested $100 in chemicals and $20 for an old eclipse developing can. I'm lucky to have an old friend who has an enlarger. Even with out all of this you can send the film off for developing and have it back in two weeks. You had to wait two weeks back in the days before Walmart so that's not a big deal for m.

kdogg Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV

I have 4 Minolta 35mm cameras a 4x5 Speed Graphic rail camera a RB67 Mamiya and 5 Bronica ETRS series cameras with assorted lenses that I still use. Granted Film for such cameras is hard to find, but with the promise of Ektachrome coming back I look forward to shooting color slide film again. B+W is no problem as I still have all my darkroom equipment but slide film may be a problem as far as doing it myself. In the past I did my own reversal film developing and printing using the Cibachrome process. I wonder if it is still available as I still have all the equipment needed to process color reversal prints.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

kdogg wrote:

I have 4 Minolta 35mm cameras a 4x5 Speed Graphic ... (show quote)

And you just might be interested in my Jobo ATL 500 processor?

kdogg Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV

cjc2 wrote:

And you just might be interested in my Jobo ATL 500 processor?

If I had the room I would be, but due to recent health problems is the last few years I lost a home and most of everything else I owned. The only things I have hung onto are my camera equipment and and gun collection. I live with friends in a log home built in the 1700's and my darkroom is essentially a changing bag and and a host of omega tanks. The film I shoot now is just basically just developed and stored till I can afford a decent scanner to put them on my computer. Good news is on the horizon as my friends are in the planning to take down the logs and reset them and build a new home around the original log home. As a retired contractor I get ot help design the new home so you can be sure I will have a darkroom again!