I've got an Epson SC-P800. That thing is amazing. I've printed up to A3 with it, it will do A2 too and I have some paper for it but haven't done it yet. In fact, I should get off my butt and do some printing as the inks will dry out and that's a good $500 to replace all 10 of them!
Edwood wrote:
Film is not dead, but an old undeveloped roll that is over 20 years old........... hmmmmmm.....should I develop it?
I did. Found a roll of Kodak Gold 200 that for some reason never got developed. Probably 25 years old. Had no idea what was on it. It turned out to be mostly pics my sweetie took of her flower garden. It was fun seeing what the yard looked like back then.
jimmuller wrote:
I did. Found a roll of Kodak Gold 200 that for some reason never got developed. Probably 25 years old. Had no idea what was on it. It turned out to be mostly pics my sweetie took of her flower garden. It was fun seeing what the yard looked like back then.
Develop it. Last year I developed a roll of film that was shot 20 years ago and the results were surprising.
Thread here:
Film makes me see the world the way I can’t quite get my digitals to get me to see it. Love having both, but film is like fly fishing vs regular gear fishing…
ottokbre wrote:
Printing is so satisfying. I've got loads of digital and color film stuff but everything on my walls is B&W wet prints. Keep it up man!
I'm shooting two film cameras this year:
Olympus OM4ti w/ 28/2, 35/2 and 50/1.8
Canon Sure Shot Sleek that has a force flash-off switch and that tiny 32/3.5 triplet.
Thanks. I got further inspired and started making postcards on 5x7 MGFB. I've been busy bashing them out and posting them off. It's proving a great way to revisit older negatives and have a focus for new ideas.
120 is great fun for that output, I can crop all kinds of ways without issue and get super sharp shots. I'm looking at making masks to put text on them in 2026 and trying new themes out.
In the meantime I still use 35mm for fun family friends. Film is full of win for me, I can't see any point to digital photography for me personally but whatever works for anyone just print things out, it's dead on the internet!
coogee wrote:
Thanks. I got further inspired and started making postcards on 5x7 MGFB. I've been busy bashing them out and posting them off. It's proving a great way to revisit older negatives and have a focus for new ideas.
That's a great idea! I love getting postcards, it's so rare these days. And when we were on vacation this summer we could not find a single shop that was selling postcards, I guess nobody buys them anymore as they take all their vacation photos on their phone and send them by email or whatever.
I also used to love getting handwritten letters; the last one of those I received was maybe 10 years ago from a friend who (still) has no computer or cellphone and writes notes to his friends. Handwritten letters always touched me, similar to postcards, because the person had to take time out to write them and send them, a lot more effort than dashing off an email and I always felt more special receiving them, like I really mattered to that person.
Thanks. Yes, I miss postal mail too. Pre-internet (!) I used to send all kinds of random stuff in the mail to friends and family, anything you can fit an address and stamp on really. Totally agree that it's a lot more emotionally connecting than most other forms of communication. I also like how it doubles down on that 'moment in time' vibe that film is already pretty unique in capturing.
FWIW it's super easy to find online services who'll print any image on postcard stock if the darkroom isn't a viable option.
I've long since given up on the idea of selling prints at fairs and I don't have much wall space, so sending photos out into the world feels like a nice way of bringing a focus to what is of course the world's most awesome hobby.
Another little thread of an idea I have is to look at printing onto some kind of poster material and getting into some guerilla art, brighten the world up a bit!
