It was a sad day: I almost had a tear in my eye!
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Well, whilst having a bit of a tidy up, I was faced with the harsh reality that my 'frequent use' pile (things not worth putting away as they'll be needed again pretty soon, honest dear) was a little over large - so, the case containing my three film SLRs and lenses was reluctantly moved into the back of the wardrobe, its previous space being filled with my D70 bag. I still maintain that my film SLRs will still get a bit of use, but I've had the D70 since just before Christmas and the film kit hasn't left its case since. 
A sad day really!
A sad day really!
Although I was the same, my SLR hasn't seen the light of day for 3 years now.
Perhaps I should flog it
?
With pixaco.co.uk working out at 9p per print, there seems little point when I can get the same "film" effects in photoshop and still get real prints back in the same time as it used to take to get the films back.
J
Perhaps I should flog it
? With pixaco.co.uk working out at 9p per print, there seems little point when I can get the same "film" effects in photoshop and still get real prints back in the same time as it used to take to get the films back.
J
Well I don't imagine my film gear is really worth much money - ive got a Minolta X700 which I really wouldn't want to part with, which is worth probably £100 with the 3 lenses I have, and I have 2 Nikon F70s - body only I imagine id be lucky to get £80 a piece for them. I have a few flashguns and things I could sell, but if i'm keeping the cameras, I may as well keep all the extra bits.
I miss grainy black and white films too much to switch completely to digital - I WILL still use my films SLRs, even if only occasionally. Plus, I find digital images can be too perfect - they can sometimes lack the character of film. Also, post production and sorting the shots is a real headache - I can sort 20 films into 'good' and 'not so good' piles in about an hour - try sifting through 800 digital images in that time!
I miss grainy black and white films too much to switch completely to digital - I WILL still use my films SLRs, even if only occasionally. Plus, I find digital images can be too perfect - they can sometimes lack the character of film. Also, post production and sorting the shots is a real headache - I can sort 20 films into 'good' and 'not so good' piles in about an hour - try sifting through 800 digital images in that time!
Mad Dave said:
Also, post production and sorting the shots is a real headache - I can sort 20 films into 'good' and 'not so good' piles in about an hour - try sifting through 800 digital images in that time!
You can get a wonderful program for culling and sorting called "Pixort". Written precisely because its author got a digital SLR and started taking thousands of images in a weekend. Its not a picture editor - just a sorter. Sure you can do all that in XP - but nowhere near as well...
I'm not intending to retire my film body even when I get my 1Ds II, and in fact will be buying a new film body (Hasselblad XPAN) in the near future as well, so will be continuing with film for the foreseeable future.
Both film and digital have their advantages and disadvantages, and I find it quite funny how so many people look at film like it's the spawn of the devil once they get a digital camera!
Interesting article here
>> Edited by ehasler on Tuesday 4th January 14:48
Both film and digital have their advantages and disadvantages, and I find it quite funny how so many people look at film like it's the spawn of the devil once they get a digital camera!
Interesting article here
>> Edited by ehasler on Tuesday 4th January 14:48
ehasler said:
Both film and digital have their advantages and disadvantages, and I find it quite funny how so many people look at film like it's the spawn of the devil once they get a digital camera!
I was brought up on film and still respect it, it's just that for what I do/like, I find the immediacy and flexibility of digital more suitable.
A friend of mine thinks film is rubbish - but that's because he had an ancient manual SLR he didn't really understand, with bloom on the lens, and used cheap out-of-date film. Needless to say most of his prints went straight in the bin, and his digital compact is, by comparison, far better!
ehasler said:
I'm not intending to retire my film body even when I get my 1Ds II, and in fact will be buying a new film body (Hasselblad XPAN) in the near future as well, so will be continuing with film for the foreseeable future.
Both film and digital have their advantages and disadvantages, and I find it quite funny how so many people look at film like it's the spawn of the devil once they get a digital camera!
Interesting article here
>> Edited by ehasler on Tuesday 4th January 14:48
I agree completely!
Thanks for the tip Don, ill look into it.
Mad Dave said:You've never found www.picasa.com/picasa/ then.
I miss grainy black and white films too much to switch completely to digital - I WILL still use my films SLRs, even if only occasionally. Plus, I find digital images can be too perfect - they can sometimes lack the character of film. Also, post production and sorting the shots is a real headache - I can sort 20 films into 'good' and 'not so good' piles in about an hour - try sifting through 800 digital images in that time!
From the house of Google, and completely free. It's sorting capabilities and cataloguing are amazing!
J
ehasler said:No, just I haven't for about 12 months gone "oh, I wish I'd taken that on film".
Both film and digital have their advantages and disadvantages, and I find it quite funny how so many people look at film like it's the spawn of the devil once they get a digital camera!
I do go "hmm, that would look better with x, y, z applied to make it for film like", but never managed to not do digitally and then get printed chemically and not get the result I want.
J
Anyone with a Canon should keep hold of their film camera - wait until the digital goes wrong - took over three months to see the return of my Ixus 400. Plus they didn't repair it in the end but sent me a 500 replacement.
So I had 3 months with my Olympus OM20. Still hanging on to it for a while longer.
So I had 3 months with my Olympus OM20. Still hanging on to it for a while longer.
Big_M said:But I have three digitals
Anyone with a Canon should keep hold of their film camera - wait until the digital goes wrong - took over three months to see the return of my Ixus 400. Plus they didn't repair it in the end but sent me a 500 replacement.
So I had 3 months with my Olympus OM20. Still hanging on to it for a while longer.
J
joust said:
I miss grainy black and white films too much to switch completely to digital - I WILL still use my films SLRs, even if only occasionally. Plus, I find digital images can be too perfect - they can sometimes lack the character of film. Also, post production and sorting the shots is a real headache - I can sort 20 films into 'good' and 'not so good' piles in about an hour - try sifting through 800 digital images in that time!
You've never found www.picasa.com/picasa/ then.
From the house of Google, and completely free. It's sorting capabilities and cataloguing are amazing!
J
Thanks Joust, i'm reading that website now - will download it I think.
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