Treated myself to a new camera, and it uses film

[Wozy68]

First new camera in over 10 years and it's a Nikon F6.

Brought it with me on holiday so no film developed yet. The town I live in still has a traditional camera shop and when I asked if they could still get film developed; the reply was drop it in on a Saturday and the prints will be back on the Thursday. Would Sir like 6x4, 7x5, Matt or gloss. I haven't heard those words for many a year. The shop even still sells film.

Blimey, for the first time in over a decade I'm going to have to wait nearly a week to see how my photos look. .... And then I guess I'll be throwing most away. Even so, I can't wait.

The F6 really is a beautiful camera to use, with possibly the finest sounding shutter in existence. I'm enjoying every moment of using it, and for the first time in years I'm truly enjoying composing and taking photographs.

Utter madness maybe, but hey ho

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_dobbo_ said:

Funnily enough I just got a few rolls of film back, and remembered why I stopped shooting film! Long delays and £1 per picture puts it into the "unjistifiable" category.

Never got on with Portra. Fuji Provia all the way. Albeit all the way to bankruptcy.

It is an expensive hobby that's a fact. However back in 2005/6 I sold all my film gear and went out and bought a D200 and a couple of pro lenses with the sale proceeds. It came as a bit of a shock the following year or so that the D200 was 'bettered' by the D300 and obviously the sales guy took great pleasure in telling me this. ....... Something new to hear in the camera world as back in the day it was 10 years before a 'better' model normally came along. My £1.2K camera basically became obsolete (in certain eyes) overnight........ Mind you I still own it though it's rarely used.

I'm paying around six quid for 36 exposure film plus another six quid to get it developed. So yup it's going to around 33p per 7x5. In these days of taking hundreds of images going for one decent shot and then post processing (which I understand can be a hobby within itself) digital all the way on photo cost.

Problem there for me is that is was what killed the enjoyment of the hobby in the first place...... Now back into film I'm loving every minute of it. I m finding it so enjoyable again.

At this rate I'll be back into buying vinyl next

[Wozy68]

I always used slide film in the past, Sensia was my preferred favourite closely followed by Valvia.. Can you still buy them?

[Wozy68]

Good to know and thanks.

I used to use Valvia for macro, I loved the way it (more) saturated colour.. Sorely missed here.

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Bring on the clowns said:

Wozy68 said:

I always used slide film in the past, Sensia was my preferred favourite closely followed by Valvia.. Can you still buy them?

I still manage to get Velvia new, mostly buying from Nik and Trick in Folkestone - from 35mm & 120 roll film + have a freezer full of 4"x5" Readyloads. These days my taste is going more to Portra which is lovely for floral/garden work and landscapes (more subtle than Velvia) and Ektachrome, though I only wish Kodachrome was still available.

I saw some fantastic, gorgeous work taken on Kodak cine film recently with wonderfully rich but not garish colours. I also like Agfa Scala - a black and white slide film! Fridge is full of that too.

Thanks for that, I'll give them a go