Film -- why film

SiuBLoDau

As titled... why are you still on film?  

For me, I started with film.  It's a whole different experience than shooting digital.

• 童年夢想
  
• Every shot is $... so think before you shoot
  
• don't worry ( or can't worry ) about white balance
  
• no 1.5x crop factor
  
• better or shallower depth of field
  
• have to wait for developing and printing -- very excited.
  

When you hold your mechanical camera, each one is a piece of fine craftsmanship – hand assembled, mostly mechanical ( well, most ) and designed without the aid of computer ( again, most older ones ).  They can last forever with proper care.  You can’t ‘fall in love’ with DSLRs as their life span is only few years long, but definitely with those ‘metal blocks’!

The only down side of film is – developing and printing are getting expensive if you go to labs – I recently D&P a 36 exp rolls in CustomColor Pro and it costs me $35 ( + $10 for the 36 exp Reala )… that really hurts.

Lik

For me, film is a totally obsolete medium. Digital can do everything it can and then some (and at a much lower cost to boot). The only thing digital does not have is old-school sentimental value.

Get a used 5D (only ~$1500-ish now?) and you'll instantly eliminate 1/2 of your reasons for sticking to film. You'll recover the cost from not having to pay for processing after 40 rolls or so.

-Lik

sheep

For me, film is a totally obsolete medium. Digital can do everything it can and then some (and at a much lower cost to boot). The only thing digital does not have is old-school sentimental value.

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Lik 發表於 2009-5-8 11:18

When you shoot something that is with high contrast, then you will reconize the beauty of film.

SiuBLoDau

For me, film is a totally obsolete medium. Digital can do everything it can and then some (and at a much lower cost to boot). The only thing digital does not have is old-school sentimental value.

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Lik 發表於 2009-5-8 11:18

Sheep is right... it's so free and confident when shooting high contrast with film.  But still, you can argue about bracketing and HDR.  

Even just this -> # 童年夢想... worths thousands.  Haha... we're not here to argue who is better, but just my reason to stay with film ( of course I still do 90% of shots on Digital ).

As title -- why film -- not 'why not digital'.  

MoiRhapsody

Why??
didn't say i will give up digital , i will get myself a D300/D700 eventually....but....
I lost the JOY of photography shooting digital.
With film i reunion with it.
That's the only reason, and that's a big one.

sheep

It is not about bracketing, it is about the detail in the white wash and the black.

Catpiano

Simple ..  

It is better...  pireod.

Or .. another reason ..  seperated myself and those teenage "C HING"   lol

MoiRhapsody

難得攝影區咁熱鬧~~~等我快d打晒呢筒，
之後再向各師兄匯報先!!!

Catpiano

Shoot ...  I still hv X rolls of Reala ............................................................

chobit

Depends on what you are trying to compare.  I wouldn't necessary say that film can holds more contrast than digital, as it depends on quite a few factors.  As some of you know that I have been shooting FF DSLR for awhile now, and I would say both my 5Dm2/1DsM3 would probably have more dynamic range than 35mm films in most cases, except for black & white.

However, I think shooting film is an unique expereice which dightal simply can compare, but then I enjoy shooting slides more than regular negative.  When times/moneys allow, I think I wouldn love to get into large format, or at least go to 6x6 format.  35mm just isn't enough for my taste...!