Land Rover 94
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I am still using film,I can not get myself to go digital,I know I am behind the times(my wife tells me).I enjoy developing my own film,it gives me the many choices when using B&W.Anyone else feel the way I do?
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What has surprised me recently is the number of my friends who are moving back to film, especially medium format....maybe it's a nostalgia thing. They still shoot digital, but enjoy the slower pace of medium format film.
I wish I still had space for a darkroom at home......it would make shooting with my LF gear a lot easier, especially now that Fuji has discontinued 4x5 Quickload film packs.
Gary
Gary
I think it is not a nostalgia thing .
I believe , shooting successfully in MF digital is not as easy as many believe . Especially regarding handheld shooting .
Let me point out a couple of things which might be a reason for still shooting film in MF or shooting with film again .
aaa) To get into MF digital is still a rather expensive thing , at least when you want to buy new equipment .
bbb) Proper focusing when shooting WA is not as easy and mostly requires shooting from a tripod .
ccc) LCC is required for many lenses and that is not a thing of seconds .
It needs a WB shot for your image and the LCC process in PHOCUS or C1.
ddd) Then think of noise reduction , luminance , color correction and lens correction .
This is just to name some of the things you have to do or at least to think of . The list is not complete of course .
All together I believe MF digital shooting is rather complex . DSLR shooting is much easier .
The above mentioned might be a reason , why some or many photographers go back to film in MF .
Jürgen
I am still using film,I can not get myself to go digital,I know I am behind the times(my wife tells me).I enjoy developing my own film,it gives me the many choices when using B&W.Anyone else feel the way I do?
To avoid any misunderstandings please do not confuse the "new" effect from digital imaging as a reason to think digital is superior to film capture.
For certain applications 8"X10" cameras are still ahead of any digital gear now available.