this game is expensive, film, processing, no time for errors! i try to justify my awesome Rollei 6008 with two fantastic lenses, plus interchangeable film backs, but damn it the ease of digital is creeping on my impatient mind! help.
For me, film photography is photography. I find digital imaging, as a process, to be inherently uninteresting and the results too "samey" and with too little of my own personal signature. If you are not 100% dedicated to film, and you have budget issues, it may simply not be the best solution for you.
I have approximately the same amount of interesting shooting a digital camera as I have in taking up crochet. That is not to say it is a worthless endeavor, it is just not one that I care about in the slightest. That being the case, it costs what it costs and it takes the time that it takes. For my income, especially given that I have sold precisely 1 picture (and even that was sort of a strange situation), I have a lot invested in film gear. Bodies, scanners, development, lenses that have no digital use that I will ever be able to afford (ie large format and my Leica lenses). But it's ok (I guess), because I love it.
That being said, here are some film shots since I havent contributed a photo in a while.
redisburning wrote:
I don't know what to tell you.
For me, film photography is photography. I find digital imaging, as a process, to be inherently uninteresting and the results too "samey" and with too little of my own personal signature. If you are not 100% dedicated to film, and you have budget issues, it may simply not be the best solution for you.
I have approximately the same amount of interesting shooting a digital camera as I have in taking up crochet. That is not to say it is a worthless endeavor, it is just not one that I care about in the slightest. That being the case, it costs what it costs and it takes the time that it takes. For my income, especially given that I have sold precisely 1 picture (and even that was sort of a strange situation), I have a lot invested in film gear. Bodies, scanners, development, lenses that have no digital use that I will ever be able to afford (ie large format and my Leica lenses). But it's ok (I guess), because I love it.
That being said, here are some film shots since I haven't contributed a photo in a while.
Yes! I am banging my brains out knowing this! I guess I accustomed to 20 trillion shots, to get a quarter decent ones every so often, that this process, is, well, a process!! I guess I would rather sell of junk around the home, rather than sell my soul! ...Show more →
a.RodriguezPix wrote:
Yes! I am banging my brains out knowing this! I guess I accustomed to 20 trillion shots, to get a quarter decent ones every so often, that this process, is, well, a process!! I guess I would rather sell of junk around the home, rather than sell my soul!
Americo, you don't have to sell your soul if you shoot digital. My preference is to use film, but I can get really nice images out of digital bodies too; I gave up my personal dithering about the medium some time ago. If you really want to improve with your Rollei, I would suggest picking up a simple incident light meter and tripod. You can learn how to meter scenes (and compare the results to what the 6008 says if it is a metered body... I don't know anything about Rollei's), and have the camera steady for the shots that will need longer exposures. Film/Processing/Scanning/Etc. isn't cheap, and there isn't any point for throwing excessive amounts of money down the drain.
If you are really wanting to get in more practice on a lowish budget, you really might consider shooting some B&W and home developing. It's very easy.
I haven't posted enough pictures as of late either. Here is some Pentax 67 love for the thread:
P67+75/2.8AL+Portra 160 @125 (probably at f/4 here)
P67+165/2.8+Superia Reala 100 (either f/2.8 or f/4, RIP Reala 100, what a lovely film to lose. And what a shame for the lab to leave this roll so dust covered and splotched. Time to get serious about C41 home processing.)
Mike's Fuji 400H test roll at box speed on the Mamiya 7. Straight scans from Precision Camera in Austin ... no edits. They do some lovely scanning there.
Ortho film in a Bessa with the CV 15mm lens (I really dig this ultra wide!) developed in ID11 and scanned on my Epson V700. Little to no editing here. This film is reaaaly contrasty and sharp. Sometimes hard to print, but when it does - it's nice right from the getgo.
KatieInTexas wrote:
Mike's Fuji 400H test roll at box speed on the Mamiya 7. Straight scans from Precision Camera in Austin ... no edits. They do some lovely scanning there.
