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Feb 18, 2021 09:57:50   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Yup, to answer your question. In fact, this year has been more film than digital, by a considerable margin. Leica, Nikon, Hasselblad, and Arca-Swiss.
--Bob
Photopix6 wrote:
I still have my Hasselblad and RZ67 with quite a few lenses. I hear film might be making a come back. I still have some film frozen. I think composing a shot is easier with larger format cameras.

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Feb 18, 2021 10:06:59   #
lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA
 
Photopix6 wrote:
I still have my Hasselblad and RZ67 with quite a few lenses. I hear film might be making a come back. I still have some film frozen. I think composing a shot is easier with larger format cameras.


I still have several 35mm cameras, SLR and otherwise, two 4x5" view cameras. And I occasionally shoot film. Currently I am scanning a lot of old negatives. The interesting ones anyway.

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Feb 18, 2021 10:16:47   #
ELNikkor
 
I have a collection of some good old vintage rangefinders (Signet 40, Retinas, Canon, Mamiya Promatic, Olympus half-frame etc.) and SLRs, plus a Kodak 1902 5x7 Graflex I found in the basement. I shoot film in them occasionally, and have a darkroom with a Beseler 23C in the basement. Love these old cameras, but most of my shooting is done with my D750. My son (22) only shoots with my venerable F3.

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Feb 18, 2021 10:18:30   #
WarpedWeaver
 
I still occasionally load film in, and use my first "real" camera, a Nikormat FTN. Except for light meter, all mechanical and still works very well. It's like an old friend.

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Feb 18, 2021 10:25:35   #
pj81156 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL
 
Very recently I made a deliberate, well thought out and intelligent decision to abandon my fine dslr and return to my equally as fine film slr. It’s not a question of which is best. It’s what I choose to do. I should neither be applauded nor chastised for my decision.

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Feb 18, 2021 10:33:12   #
SteveLew Loc: Sugar Land, TX
 
I still shoot my F4 often.

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Feb 18, 2021 10:37:57   #
Webguydave Loc: C'ville, Va.
 
I, for one one, am returning to film, in both medium and large format.
Having been educated in film processes and shooting professionally from the '70's through about 2002, it was a way of life. Digital was introduced during the later years of that span, and commercially, after the workflow from image making to being spit out of a 4 color press got ironed out, became the accepted way to fly. Added to that also consider the simultaneous improvements / cost declines in computing power, storage and internet bandwidth ... and no wonder film fell to the wayside.
Clearly, from a number of viewpoints, digital is the way to fly... conversely film still has a place, especially in shaping a photographers' vision and work habits. I don't believe that the simplicity of digital lends itself to that, be it in visualizing the end product, or the journey of getting there.
And I believe there's an 'honesty' factor as well; digital has evolved into a 'alter as you please' free for all, with image manipulation so slick that one is hard pressed to detect changes, leaving one with the uncomfortable question of 'how real is that?!' from time to time...
To the poster above that claims film is obsolete, I reply an emphatic 'No!' - while a number of films fell to the wayside as digital ate into sales, today new and old emulsions are being produced again, only because of an increase in demand. Used film gear is incredibly affordable, compared to prices 20 years ago, making it easier to get into film...
And yep, retirement is great, with a new darkroom about finished.....(:<))

Dave in Charlottesville, VA

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Feb 18, 2021 10:55:06   #
Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore
 
I've got 2 olympus om-2 2n film cameras. I loved them. I like seeing my photo right away so I can change something if I have to

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Feb 18, 2021 10:59:42   #
Burtzy Loc: Bronx N.Y. & Simi Valley, CA
 
Photopix6 wrote:
I still have my Hasselblad and RZ67 with quite a few lenses. I hear film might be making a come back. I still have some film frozen. I think composing a shot is easier with larger format cameras.


What is this "Film" of which you speak?

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Feb 18, 2021 11:00:43   #
adm
 
I still shoot some film and enjoy using my vintage Nikon SLRs and Mamiya TLRs. I have shot less film during the past year because the pandemic has put a damper on my photographic efforts in general. It does not matter to me whether film is making a "comeback" as long as it is still available for those who want to use it.

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Feb 18, 2021 11:28:47   #
Besperus Loc: Oregon
 
I found a couple 620 roll film cameras and film to put into these antique devices. One Mamiya 645 a Chinon and Olympus OM 1 and somehow acquired an assortment of 35 mm film. (No Kodachrome) In the freezer piles of exposed film (whatever is on it is yet to be revealed). And, yes I do use the 645 as I can, only upon occasion.
I find the OM 1 refreshingly simple compared to digital multi programmable sophisticated artificial intelligence embedded computer driven photographic mirrorless wonder (I have 3).

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Feb 18, 2021 11:33:08   #
ratchley
 
Photopix6 wrote:
I still have my Hasselblad and RZ67 with quite a few lenses. I hear film might be making a come back. I still have some film frozen. I think composing a shot is easier with larger format cameras.


I used to shoot film with my old Mamyia RB67(the model before the RZ67). I still have not been able to obtain the quality of photographs with digital and I did with the film camera. I'm using a 50mp camera with L series lens and still don't think the images equal the quality of the 6X7 format. If someone could advise me as to what I'm doing wrong I would be greatfull. Thank you

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Feb 18, 2021 11:59:21   #
David C.
 
Film is not dead!
That is also the name of a book from a few years ago...and it holds true for us old fossils and retired camera film buffs. I still shoot 120mm and 35mm and drug stors like Walgreens will develop the 35mm but I have to go to a local camera store for the 120mm format. Note: there is no problem using both film and digital formats. In fact it's
good to compare your photos and examine the images to hone your skills. Oh..for you young wipper-snappers...(haha)...hone means to improve....! Enough said! David C.

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Feb 18, 2021 12:01:34   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
It would help if we could see your digital photos. I searched to see what you had posted to date and nothing. If you don't wish to post them, you could send me a couple through a PM and I'll take a look.
--Bob
ratchley wrote:
I used to shoot film with my old Mamyia RB67(the model before the RZ67). I still have not been able to obtain the quality of photographs with digital and I did with the film camera. I'm using a 50mp camera with L series lens and still don't think the images equal the quality of the 6X7 format. If someone could advise me as to what I'm doing wrong I would be greatfull. Thank you

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Feb 18, 2021 12:20:21   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
Besperus wrote:
. . . I find the OM 1 refreshingly simple compared to digital multi programmable sophisticated artificial intelligence embedded computer driven photographic mirrorless wonder (I have 3).


I with you, Brother! Except it’s a Minolta SRT102 or Pentax MX.

Stan

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