Anyone still using film?
Feb 19, 2021 03:49:30 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
I've got film in my deep-freeze. I will use it whenever the mood / situation arises. I have plenty of (Dry) chemistry for the processing. Film was the norm' when I took an interest in Photography (1947).
Feb 19, 2021 05:36:22 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The only people shooting film in 2021 are fossils, the idle rich and hipsters from Brooklyn.
(And several UHH community members.)
Welcome aboard!
(And several UHH community members.)
Welcome aboard!
Hey! I resemble that remark!
I have never used a medium format.
How are you doing digging yourself out of the white stuff?
Feb 19, 2021 05:51:21 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
From an old time retiree, its been over 20 years n... (show quote)
There is nothing wrong with retirement. I have a few hobbies I’m waiting to dig my fingernails into.
Feb 19, 2021 06:05:23 #
jeryh
Loc: Oxfordshire UK
I still have all my film gear-Hasselblad 501 CM, Leica, Nikon, and contax 35mm. I still think Film is very valid- it is very expensive though !
Feb 19, 2021 07:10:46 #
With film, it's expensive when you shoot a lot and costs very little when you don't shoot. And with digital, it doesn't cost anything more between the first and one thousandth image, but you still have to pay for the Photoshop subscription even when you shoot zero.
Feb 19, 2021 08:24:17 #
Chris13 wrote:
We have cars but some people still enjoy riding a horse. We have cameras but some people still enjoy painting a picture. Digital photography seems to keep trying to emulate the "film look." For that film look, I just use film!
Feb 19, 2021 10:25:48 #
While true, the expense of the monthly Adobe subscription -- $9.99 last I looked -- barely adds any weight to the cost profile of doing digital photography. The price includes the full Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, and Bridge, along with periodic updates and new additions.
I repeat what I've learned from film photographers who switched to digital, that it affords more control over the process. That's the argument from practicality. Some former film photographers also mention that they do not miss all the chemicals, smells, and mess from developing film.
All the same, film photography offers its own side to doing photography. I repeat another opinion of mine: Film photography laid the foundation for modern photography.
I repeat what I've learned from film photographers who switched to digital, that it affords more control over the process. That's the argument from practicality. Some former film photographers also mention that they do not miss all the chemicals, smells, and mess from developing film.
All the same, film photography offers its own side to doing photography. I repeat another opinion of mine: Film photography laid the foundation for modern photography.
CHG_CANON wrote:
With film, it's expensive when you shoot a lot and costs very little when you don't shoot. And with digital, it doesn't cost anything more between the first and one thousandth image, but you still have to pay for the Photoshop subscription even when you shoot zero.
Feb 19, 2021 11:13:05 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The only people shooting film in 2021 are fossils, the idle rich and hipsters from Brooklyn.
(And several UHH community members.)
Welcome aboard!
(And several UHH community members.)
Welcome aboard!
Pretend as you may, you are not qualified to say how others ought to enjoy their photography.
Feb 19, 2021 12:27:54 #
Jery, not really.
Film expense:
1 roll of 100ft Ilford HP5 - $80.00
1 liter of developer Ilford DD-X - $20.00
1 gallon of Kodak fixer - $13.00
100 feet of film yields 18 rolls of 36 exposures Cost per exposure $0.12
1 liter of developer - 50 rolls or 900 exposures Cost per exposure $0.02
1 gallon of fixer - 50 rolls or 900 exposures Cost per exposure $0.01
Thus, each exposure costs $0.15
A Nikon D850 is priced at 3000. Thus for the cost of a Nikon D850 one could shoot 20000 photographs.
For 120 film that's 4,751 exposures using 2-1/4x2-3/4 cameras and 5,660 exposures for 2-1/4x2-1/4 format
Using 4x5 film will provide me 1,477 exposures.
So, all in all, it's not as expensive as one might profess.
--Bob
Film expense:
1 roll of 100ft Ilford HP5 - $80.00
1 liter of developer Ilford DD-X - $20.00
1 gallon of Kodak fixer - $13.00
100 feet of film yields 18 rolls of 36 exposures Cost per exposure $0.12
1 liter of developer - 50 rolls or 900 exposures Cost per exposure $0.02
1 gallon of fixer - 50 rolls or 900 exposures Cost per exposure $0.01
Thus, each exposure costs $0.15
A Nikon D850 is priced at 3000. Thus for the cost of a Nikon D850 one could shoot 20000 photographs.
For 120 film that's 4,751 exposures using 2-1/4x2-3/4 cameras and 5,660 exposures for 2-1/4x2-1/4 format
Using 4x5 film will provide me 1,477 exposures.
So, all in all, it's not as expensive as one might profess.
--Bob
jeryh wrote:
I still have all my film gear-Hasselblad 501 CM, Leica, Nikon, and contax 35mm. I still think Film is very valid- it is very expensive though !
Feb 19, 2021 12:41:00 #
I still, on occasion, shoot film. The expense is in the processing costs for those of us who don't have/want a dark room
Feb 19, 2021 12:59:01 #
rmalarz wrote:
Jery, not really. br Film expense: br 1 roll of 10... (show quote)
That ignores the cost of the film camera.
Feb 19, 2021 13:10:15 #
Exactly!!! I was focusing on recurring costs based on the vast majority of comments made regarding the use of film.
--Bob
--Bob
JohnSwanda wrote:
That ignores the cost of the film camera.
Feb 19, 2021 13:23:04 #
rmalarz wrote:
Exactly!!! I was focusing on recurring costs based on the vast majority of comments made regarding the use of film.
--Bob
--Bob
But you are comparing the recurring costs of film with the cost of a digital camera when you have to buy a camera for both.
Feb 19, 2021 13:24:19 #
No I'm not. I'm only showing the recurring cost of film.
--Bob
--Bob
JohnSwanda wrote:
But you are comparing the recurring costs of film with the cost of a digital camera when you have to buy a camera for both.
Feb 19, 2021 15:11:58 #
Emitchell8201
Loc: Middle Atlantic USA
As a former AV man in an educational TV studio (Washington County, Maryland) back in the day when you had to know where to situate the Mic where to angle it and which pot controlled volume, I can relate to the pungent darkroom smells.
After all that, prefer digital controls over over "awsh*" mistakes that can't be redone.
After all that, prefer digital controls over over "awsh*" mistakes that can't be redone.
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