My DSLR Will Be On The Shelf For A Time (Page 2): The vast majority of my 35mm slides were taken with a Leicaflex SL and SL2, and it will be a joy to get out in the field with them...

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

rehess wrote:

I tossed my remaining film into the trash.

Not worth the cost of developing and scanning, because I went cold-turkey digital.

The vast majority of my 35mm slides were taken with a Leicaflex SL and SL2, and it will be a joy to get out in the field with them again. And my Zeiss SW hasn't been used in several years, so that will be a pleasant change.
Personally, I don't think 35mm film is very practical now, and with a good FX digital, even medium format film is doubtful, though I do still use it. So, at this stage of my life I'm not concerned with being practical and will just have fun and let the devil take the hindmost. :)

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Nikonian72 wrote:

I am addicted to instant gratification. .

:thumbup:

GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA

Nikonian72 wrote:

I am addicted to instant gratification. I do not miss the long wait and cost associated with film developing, nor the excruciating cleaning & loading of 4x5 film holders. I can still accurately evaluate proper exposure just by eyeballing a scene, but I do appreciate my LCD screen confirming my exposure settings.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

GT

keithet58 Loc: Western Colorado

In 2003 I went to Europe with Konica FS-1 35mm in tow. I took over the course of 11 days, 11 rolls of film mostly 36 exp, adds up to about 336 shots. I still have the 4 pound lead bag that I brought the film home in, to save it through the x-ray machines. Didn't know how many shots I got, could have been packing home nothing but slightly out of focus, out of frame shots of Europe. I had some of those but, 85 % were wonderful. 2007, I take my Canon Rebel xt and 3 memory cards, buying one more during the 17 day trip, I bring home 1400 shots, no 4 pound lead bag. Thanks Digital.

Frank W Loc: Adirondacks in NY

MT Shooter wrote:

40 shots? Its 1440 shots. Fuji Pro-Packs are 20 rolls of 36 exposures each, that's 40 ROLLS x 36 = 1440 exposures.

I sure got that wrong, I had to go back and reread that. I guess I'd still be chasing that Osprey. If I took Linda from Maine with me I'd bet we could use them all up in one day. :oops:

Tom47 Loc: Gettysburg, PA

I sold all my film cameras last summer went totally digital. I do believe that film produces a much finer picture but getting film and processing labs are much harder to come by these days.

dragonfist Loc: Stafford, N.Y.

I still use film occasionally just to relive old times for nostalgias sake; but if the photo is one I want to be sure of give me digital every time. The one thing I do like about film cameras is their utter simplicity compared to digital. However at today's processing prices that simplicity comes at a high price

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

dragonfist wrote:

I still use film occasionally just to relive old times for nostalgias sake; but if the photo is one I want to be sure of give me digital every time. The one thing I do like about film cameras is their utter simplicity compared to digital. However at today's processing prices that simplicity comes at a high price

Ultimately, whether you have film or silicon, the process is the same:
(1) choose speed (sometimes today I have to remind myself that I can do that for every picture)
(2) choose settings
(3) frame picture
(4) press shutter

dragonfist Loc: Stafford, N.Y.

rehess wrote:

Ultimately, whether you have film or silicon, the process is the same:
(1) choose speed (sometimes today I have to remind myself that I can do that for every picture)
(2) choose settings
(3) frame picture
(4) press shutter

That is the basics for sure, however compare the manual for a digital to that for a film camera. The paper required for a digital camera manual probably amounts to what it would take to write a dozen manuals for a film camera. In order to learn all the bells and whistles on a digital is a far longer learning curve than for a film camera.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

dragonfist wrote:

That is the basics for sure, however compare the manual for a digital to that for a film camera. The paper required for a digital camera manual probably amounts to what it would take to write a dozen manuals for a film camera. In order to learn all the bells and whistles on a digital is a far longer learning curve than for a film camera.

I've never read through an entire manual for anything. I learn enough to use it, and then consult the manual if I run into problems. In the case of my digital camera, yeah it has features I don't use, but I'm still ahead of where I was with film, where I didn't have those features to ignore.

DickC Loc: NE Washington state

RWR wrote:

Indeed. At 8 frames per second, I'm sure not going to be shooting birds with the F5. I'll probably shoot fall foliage and landscapes with my rangefinder.

Agree there!! My 6x7 Pentax eats dollar bills real fast!!! :mrgreen:

jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

Have fun. I went on a film shoot several months ago. Great fun but I really missed the histogram.

worldguy03

Ya gotta be kidding me. This is 2014.
Why bother? Sell 'em on Ebay, Craigslist, or even this site. There has to be a sucker somewhere.

MtnMan Loc: ID

bsprague wrote:

Nice reminder of what photography used to cost. Let me never whine about the price of printer ink again!

Wait till you pay to get it printed!

sendero72 Loc: Candler, North Carolina

I still have one roll of Kodachrome 25 as a memento.