I had to get rid of most of my gear, which took me almost 10 years to gather, to set up the Alpa system....
I'm a gearhead for sure, but definitely not a rich guy....
I'd love to be able to afford $20 to $30 a roll every week...
Maybe I should quit smoking....
corposant wrote:
You are shooting with a technical camera and a digital back and you think film is too expensive...?
Way out of my league, I dont think I would even get loan that big. Tho Im sure in long term its much cheaper than shooting film as almost any digital today.
Paul Yi wrote:
I had to get rid of most of my gear, which took me almost 10 years to gather, to set up the Alpa system....
I'm a gearhead for sure, but definitely not a rich guy....
I'd love to be able to afford $20 to $30 a roll every week...
Maybe I should quit smoking....
It's easy - just don't shoot film exclusively. I shoot a couple rolls a month at the most. Can you buy a film back for your Alpa? And definitely quit smoking!
Lovesong wrote:
Wow. I pay $20 to $30 for pro packs (5 rolls). Where are you shopping for yours?
If you pay for shipping to get the film, shipping to develop and cost to develop. I would guess it is minimum $15 for me if I get a bunch of rolls shipped together. Obviously doing BW at home brings that down, but some like slide film still
I have been reading older discussions on the pros and cons of film vs. digital for medium format. Usually I find older discussions that are not up do date. Does anyone know of a good recent discussion or treatment that goes beyond the resolution theme?
inglis wrote:
I have been reading older discussions on the pros and cons of film vs. digital for medium format. Usually I find older discussions that are not up do date. Does anyone know of a good recent discussion or treatment that goes beyond the resolution theme?
