who is still using film?

It took forever for me to switch to digital--a very late adopter of the new technology.  Sold the Canon bodies and the Mamyia film hardware and got a Canon and a Leica digital.
I kept an old Nikon F body and lens and had them professionally refurbished because my young son is enamored with the idea of shooting with it.  So now I'm actually looking for some bargain basement rudimentary darkroom equipment so that I can show him how the old man used to do things in the days of black and white.  I also kept an ancient Remington portable typewriter and had it refurbished because he so enjoys banging his little stories on it.
 
Wow, yesterday I was just speaking with a friend who has switched over to digital and they won't ever look back. I still haven't gotten back into photography and even touched my  film cameras. But I just might make that jump into digital. What is holding me back is selling the slew of lenses and to a lesser extent, camera bodies for pennies on the dollar. Dilemmas, dilemmas.

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I am in the same boat with camera and lenses.  I have a bottom of the line (almost)Nikon digital.  i have been thru a couple of them and each one seems to be getting better.  About two or three years ago, tried to sell my old Nikon SLR and could get nothing for it.  I have several lenses for it and I was told I could use those lenses on an upgrade to Digital SLR but it would have to be operated as manual.  I used to be content with manual SLR way back in the ealy '50's and into the '60s but no longer have a feel for light and speed adjustments.  I guess I have been 39 for too long. I had read this thread when it was first discussed here on the FOG and i knew almost nothing of what was being discussed.  I just stick with my little pocket cheepy and save my $$$ for Festoys.  ::) [member=5]Bob Marino[/member]
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Bob Marino said:
Wow, yesterday I was just speaking with a friend who has switched over to digital and they won't ever look back. I still haven't gotten back into photography and even touched my  film cameras. But I just might make that jump into digital. What is holding me back is selling the slew of lenses and to a lesser extent, camera bodies for pennies on the dollar. Dilemmas, dilemmas.

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Used cameras and lenses are like used cars in that they lose significant value the minute you walk out the dealer's door, and the process doesn't stop.  Then again, with the switch to digital, the new lenses are so far better in quality than they were even ten years ago and the light sensors in the digital bodies just seem to get better and better with every evolution.  The one thing that the high-tech bodies and lenses can't overcome is the lack of knowledge behind the camera.  The operator still needs to have a full understanding of light, aperture, shutter speed and composition.  All the technology in the world can't overcome the lack of knowledge.  That said, I must admit that I truly miss Kodachrome 25 and Cibachrome. 
 
WHO IS STILL USING FILM?
and
WHO IS STILL USING OIL PAINTS AND CANVAS?

This is really difficult to understand to many, in time of : right-now, instant, see and erase-it, ...
But there are people using both, film and oil-paints, just it is no more for everyone.
 
I'm still using film, both 35mm and medium format, but I'm using less and less each year.  It's almost purely nostalgia that keeps me in film.
 
I have a Nikon D200 and a F90. I was a student when I bought the F90 and it was horrifically expensive for me. I loved it and still do but I am ashamed to say that I cannot remember the last time I put a role of film through it. I bought a role of FP4 ages ago with a view to processing it myself and showing the kids. Needless to say I moved house twice and it obviously got binned at some point when we emptied the fridge.
 
DanielOB said:
WHO IS STILL USING OIL PAINTS AND CANVAS?
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Who the shit wants to look at "paintings" not done with paint? The internet if full of art no one cares about. You just can't compare them like film of vinyl. The most highest flow of money within the art world is still modern art...
 
Henrik did a nice job with digital vs analog. I still use B&W film when on vacation or important family functions- weddings etc. Digital still doesn't have the look of a fiber based print exposed on an enlarger. I do love being able to have low and high speed, color and monochrome in one body.
 
I force myself to dust off the old film gear, replace (F) or recharge (F5) the batteries and shoot some film a couple of times a year. If I'm lucky and happen to find enough interesting subjects, I can go through 3-4 rolls per year. That's about it...and if I didn't force myself to even do that, the old cameras would just sit in the chest and collect dust.

And while a DSLR is so convenient to use compared to film, the in-phone camera is even more convenient because of its size. Especially with the new iPhone having a 12MP camera, I seldom find myself even reaching for the DSLR anymore to document construction projects.

Talking about film, for the purists out there, I came across this offer the other day. KONO Donau film with an ISO of 6!!! And who thought Kodachrome 25 was slow... [eek]

http://shop.lomography.com/en/kono-donau-6-135-cn-3pack?source=webgains&siteid=149405
 
Almost no one owns a camera that can resolve the resolution of a medium format film camera. They exist, but they're out of mere mortal range of affordability. For example a $10k digital medium format camera back still isn't nearly as good as a film version.

Large format can't be touched.

Just saying... personally for small documentation and such I just use my phone, btw.
 
I just sold my EOS 3.  It was a great camera in its day and I loved the eye control it had (I wish Canon still had this).  I just haven't used film in several years so I sold it as it has no emotional attachment like my older all metal / manual cameras do.  I also found that I really enjoy digital more.  most likely because there are only 2 places left in my town that do development and only 1 I would half trust.  I got tired of having to mail my film off.  I also love using Lightroom when I get home.
 
Wow.  Can't believe it's been 6 years since I started this post!  It think that was more like 20 pounds ago.  I was rummaging through the closet and found a few rolls of exposed film.  Who knows how long they have been there.  They may not turn out at all. Now I got to find some place to develop them.  I've moved on from the D200 and have a D610.  Fantastic camera!  Fast and huge files.  Using the video turned out to be a big pain the rear so I got a 4K Sony camcorder.  Much easier to use.  I'll see if Costco can send them out.  I don't think they process any more on site.  Who knows what I will find!
 
Let's just resolve to keep this thread going...what goes around, comes around.

I owned a Nimslo 3D camera that I wish I still had. But like all the film Polaroids, Minoltas & Nikons I owned, eventually they just got relegated to the dust bin from the past.

I remember trading in a prime 24 mm, prime 28 mm, prime 135 mm and a 500 mm CAT lens for literally 1 penny on the dollar. Very foolish, but at the time, it seemed like it was the proper thing to do because I was in the heat of the battle. [eek]
 
Many consider the product overpriced, it's users are often very devoted to the instrument and the craft  (although it seems that some are much more into the former than the latter). Not talking about Festool, though. Having just read From Darkroom to Daylight, it was noteworthy how many of the photographers interviewed still use Leica M's. Any Leica users in the FOG?

 
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