who is still using film?
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Notorious T.O.D. said:
Most movies are still shot on 35mm film, but many are switching to digital.
Here's a list of recent major films shot in digital. I'm surprised the list isn't longer.
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It is possible that some people that I know might still be using film, but the last time I recall seeing anyone using a film camera was on a trip I took to Newfoundland two and a half years ago.
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Frank Pellow said:
There's a joke in there somewhere! I think I should bug my Newfie friends about this!
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Yes, I expect that it would be easy to construct a Newfie joke about this. Maybe I will do so.TheToolPlace said:
I've been shooting for years, and despite currently shooting Canon 7d and 5d mkII's, I doubt I will ever get rid of my old film 1n. I use it occasionally when going for a specific look- usually B+W or Velvia. I did take the plunge and pick up a large format body/lenses that I can attach the canon bodies to.
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My mom gave me her mid-70s Mamiya SLR when I took a photography class in high school. Unfortunately, I left it at a friend's house years ago and never got it back. It's one of the few things I've lost that I miss dearly, and not just for sentimental reasons. Shooting black-and-white film with a completely manual SLR forced me to slow down and really think about composition and lighting, and what I'm going for in the shot. Point-and-shoots and camera phones just don't work as well for me; everything looks like a snapshot. I've waffled about picking up a digital SLR for the times when I'm trying to take quality photographs, but I still think I'd rather go back to 35mm film.
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atomicmike said:
While I treasure the photos I have that I took with Kodachrome 25 and Velvia 50, I made the commitment to go all digital five years ago. My first DSLR was a Nikon D80 that my daughter-in-law now has. Two years ago I moved to the D90 with no regrets. Large, bulky cameras are history for me. I used to carry two F3 bodies and nine lenses. My back suffered from that, so I'm down to one body and two lenses, again with no regrets. The Epson R1900 does a great job of printing, although it can't touch the really great results I've had with Cibachrome.
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Most movies are shot digitally by now, but most of the big-budget films are still 35mm (though not all of them).
I suspect the biggest users of film anymore would be movie film cameras, and medium and large format cameras.
Most of the 35mm and smaller cameras are digital by now, though there will likely be some holdouts for quite some time.
I suspect the biggest users of film anymore would be movie film cameras, and medium and large format cameras.
Most of the 35mm and smaller cameras are digital by now, though there will likely be some holdouts for quite some time.
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I still occasionally shoot film. I had some good (fast 2.8) lens for my old Canon ftb that I wanted to use so I bought a used F1.
I shoot print film, send it out for development and then scan it and process it digitally. I think the color looks a bit richer more saturated than photo's from my digital camera but that might be my imagination. I will never forgive Canon for changing the lens mount when they went digital.
I have couple different digital cameras and my favorite for convenience is a Nikon D60 with the 18-55 kit lens.
Tim
I shoot print film, send it out for development and then scan it and process it digitally. I think the color looks a bit richer more saturated than photo's from my digital camera but that might be my imagination. I will never forgive Canon for changing the lens mount when they went digital.
I have couple different digital cameras and my favorite for convenience is a Nikon D60 with the 18-55 kit lens.
Tim
I gave up up on film when I bought my first DLSR (Canon). At the time I was using a Nikon FE-2. Wonderful camera. Film does nothing for me these days. In my opinion good DLSRs now outmatch the old film SLR image quality unless you go medium/large format. Color profiles are the easiest thing to manipulate with Photoshop.
I still have a couple of Nikon AIS lenses that I use with adapters on my Canon EOS cameras for video stuff. Who would have thought you could shoot HD video in an SLR. There are a few movies out there that were done using this technique. Who would have thought that adapting a Nikon manual lens to a Canon digital camera would be easier than using an older Canon lens on a Canon Digital.
Nowadays I'm doing landscapes with a Canon 5DII and 24mm TS-E lens. While not exactly a Sinar view camera it gives me the same types of perspective and focal plane controls that a view camera would give, just in a smaller package. I love it because you get a lot of the old fashioned creative control combined with modern digital.
I still have a couple of Nikon AIS lenses that I use with adapters on my Canon EOS cameras for video stuff. Who would have thought you could shoot HD video in an SLR. There are a few movies out there that were done using this technique. Who would have thought that adapting a Nikon manual lens to a Canon digital camera would be easier than using an older Canon lens on a Canon Digital.
Nowadays I'm doing landscapes with a Canon 5DII and 24mm TS-E lens. While not exactly a Sinar view camera it gives me the same types of perspective and focal plane controls that a view camera would give, just in a smaller package. I love it because you get a lot of the old fashioned creative control combined with modern digital.
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andvari said:
Yes, I agree. If not only on the ISO/resolution scale which blows film completely out of the water.
andvari said:
I have never used one but I believe the Canon 5D series are perfect for landscapes. Almost makes me believe in Canon again. [big grin]
Tim
I have actually been shooting a little more film the last several months. For color, the flexibility of digital is just hard to match. The current generations of pro DSLRs are pretty close to replicating the results of slide film, and I never thought that would happen. I still feel you just can't match the depth and richness of film for black and white. As long as Ilford keeps making Pan F and FP4, I will keep shooting it.
I think the best consequence of the "digital revolution" is the depreciation of film equipment (my estate will disagree, but at that point I won't care). You can pick up Bronica ETRSi outfit for $350 now, and 10 years ago it would have been nearly 4 times that price.
I think the best consequence of the "digital revolution" is the depreciation of film equipment (my estate will disagree, but at that point I won't care). You can pick up Bronica ETRSi outfit for $350 now, and 10 years ago it would have been nearly 4 times that price.
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I gave my old Canon AE1+Program, with some lenses, flash units, etc, to my dad many years ago (many, many).
Recently my sister and I we're sorting his house out for selling ... dad's very old and moving into care. I was surprised to find the old camera. For the hell of it I'm going to nurse it back into life and give it a go.
I'll be interesting to see if there's anyone nearby that still processes film - though there's a few serious camera shops in Sydney that will.
Recently my sister and I we're sorting his house out for selling ... dad's very old and moving into care. I was surprised to find the old camera. For the hell of it I'm going to nurse it back into life and give it a go.
I'll be interesting to see if there's anyone nearby that still processes film - though there's a few serious camera shops in Sydney that will.
First, i have to go back to Jerry Works marvelous explanation. I know it was over 2 years ago, but I read the whole thing. not being a camera bug, I apologetically say," Huh?" Oh well, I also now only use my small Cool Pix. My old Nikon with its many lenses is, i guess, a dinasore. I tried to sell it a few years ago, but it would bring nothing. I understand that all of the lenses can still be used on some of the newer Nikon digitals. They just need manual operation. i used to be able to judge light and exposures quite well, but for so many years now with everything automatic, i cannot come even close on a guess. (Jerry, that was really a great report. I am a little dense about such things, but i do understand a lot that i knew nothing about before, even if i am two years late in reading.)
OK; here comes another enlightening story.
I had occasion to take a car (actually my pickup truck) trip across country and back way back in 1963. I had closed down my business for a 6 month period for reasons unrelated to my own business. the last four weeks was spent seeing this beautiful country. Along the way, i had made it a priority to visit Washington state and take one more look at Mt. Rainier at sunset. I had visited Ft. Lewis in Tacoma for three or four weeks in '52 as I was awaiting a ride to the orient. Every evening, if no clouds, I had spent the sunset hours watching that mountain disappeaer from the bottom up until there would be just a tiny purple crescent to disappear ever so slowly. For this soldier, it was the most breathtaking sight ever in my life. Anyhow, back to my more recent travels.
I did manage to get a glimpse of the disappearance of the Mountain one more time. the next day, my buddy and i took a ride up onto Mt. Rainier and ended up taking a late July hike up into snow. There was an ice cave that drew our interest and we headed inside. The sun was bright enough that there was considerable light inside. I had an old (i guess at that time, it was fairly new) manually controled 35mm camera. i don't recall the name. I never see it listed in any camera adds, but in those days, i did get some pretty good pics with it. Once our eyes had become adjusted to the light, i decided to risk taking some shots. As I was firing away, another would be prospector saw me and asked what camera I was using. He wanted to know what film i was using, aperture, shutter speed and whatever else any camera bug would want to know. He wanted to take some pics, so I gave him all of the info i could. i wanted to be helpful.
My pal and i finally walked back out into the light and headed back down the slope to get back to the truck to be on our way. "I didn't know you knew all that stuff about cameras."
"I don't know much."
"If you don't know much, how do you know if your gave that guy the right information?"
"I don't."
"Don't you think he will be mad if he finds out he did everything wrong? He will blame it on you."
"Well, I gave him a lot of ideas; but i really don't remember telling him where I live."
When i got back home and had the pics developed, every one came out perfect. My only problem now is that they are all on slides. My daughter gave me an adapter (I think it is digital) for Christmas a year ago so I can put them into my computer. When i retire in another 100 years or so, I will see what i can do about changing them. For the purpose of enlightenment, I think that stranger, if he DID follow my advice, had to be real thrilled with his results. I still was not tempted to look him up to tell him where I live. One can never be too careful. :
Tinker
OK; here comes another enlightening story.
I had occasion to take a car (actually my pickup truck) trip across country and back way back in 1963. I had closed down my business for a 6 month period for reasons unrelated to my own business. the last four weeks was spent seeing this beautiful country. Along the way, i had made it a priority to visit Washington state and take one more look at Mt. Rainier at sunset. I had visited Ft. Lewis in Tacoma for three or four weeks in '52 as I was awaiting a ride to the orient. Every evening, if no clouds, I had spent the sunset hours watching that mountain disappeaer from the bottom up until there would be just a tiny purple crescent to disappear ever so slowly. For this soldier, it was the most breathtaking sight ever in my life. Anyhow, back to my more recent travels.
I did manage to get a glimpse of the disappearance of the Mountain one more time. the next day, my buddy and i took a ride up onto Mt. Rainier and ended up taking a late July hike up into snow. There was an ice cave that drew our interest and we headed inside. The sun was bright enough that there was considerable light inside. I had an old (i guess at that time, it was fairly new) manually controled 35mm camera. i don't recall the name. I never see it listed in any camera adds, but in those days, i did get some pretty good pics with it. Once our eyes had become adjusted to the light, i decided to risk taking some shots. As I was firing away, another would be prospector saw me and asked what camera I was using. He wanted to know what film i was using, aperture, shutter speed and whatever else any camera bug would want to know. He wanted to take some pics, so I gave him all of the info i could. i wanted to be helpful.
My pal and i finally walked back out into the light and headed back down the slope to get back to the truck to be on our way. "I didn't know you knew all that stuff about cameras."
"I don't know much."
"If you don't know much, how do you know if your gave that guy the right information?"
"I don't."
"Don't you think he will be mad if he finds out he did everything wrong? He will blame it on you."
"Well, I gave him a lot of ideas; but i really don't remember telling him where I live."
When i got back home and had the pics developed, every one came out perfect. My only problem now is that they are all on slides. My daughter gave me an adapter (I think it is digital) for Christmas a year ago so I can put them into my computer. When i retire in another 100 years or so, I will see what i can do about changing them. For the purpose of enlightenment, I think that stranger, if he DID follow my advice, had to be real thrilled with his results. I still was not tempted to look him up to tell him where I live. One can never be too careful. :
Tinker
fdengel said:
Opinions vary on that.
http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/dynamicrange2/
http://www.sphoto.com/techinfo/dslrvsfilm.htm
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