I've been lurking here for a while and finally decided to join. I'm employed as a college professor but I'm trying to start a photography/videography business. If it goes well, I may go full time. I have a hard time parting with 4x5 and with 35mm shot with a Canon F-1--love the properties of real film, but it's getting hard to find fresh film stock so it's probable that I may go with digital and Photoshop the bejeezus out of it. No idea yet whether I'll stick with Canon or go to Nikon or ??? for digital. If you've had any experiences--good or bad--I'd sure like to hear them.
PaulG
Loc: Western Australia
Hello Rob and welcome. I know what you mean re film etc... I remember the days and the smell of developers, stop bath and fixers; all soon to become a thing of the pass. Still, that's progress. But the good thing now is that digital film is "free!" Look forward to seeing some of your images.
I have about 3,000 4x5 images and 12,000+ 35mm, but nothing that approaches decent quality in a scanner. I've bought several, but mediocre is a generous description. That cuts way down on posting and emailing my work until I get a scanner that doesn't destroy resolution and color balance. I guess the "trick" is to take the money I've been spending on film!
Welcome to the HOG Rob.
You can go digital of course, but you could stay with film as well and stay in a unique band of fellow film users.
Enjoy.
Thank you! Seems like a righteous group of people.
Leicaflex wrote:
Welcome to the HOG Rob.
You can go digital of course, but you could stay with film as well and stay in a unique band of fellow film users.
Enjoy.
To be or not to be is the question all right. More and more, I'm thinking of staying with film, taking the money I'd need to spend on a good digital and lenses and investing it instead in a quality scanner that will give me files for online submission or loading to disks.
Thanks. It's nice to be here where people know an f-stop from f-sharp.
Tanks ebbote. I'm also working on digital, but I can't seem to give up my E6 now that Kodachrome has gone bye bye.
[quote=Rob66]Welcome to the HOG, Rob. Film is OK if your teaching ancient history! Canon and Nikon are equal and I recommend Photoshop Elements to start. David
DickC
Loc: NE Washington state
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