One for the oldies - film!

[rasputin]

I got my first camera in ~2002, and only got interested in photography a few years after that. So it's always been digital for me.

Then a few months ago my dad found his old Zenit E (1978 "Moscow Olympics" edition) and I loaded my first ever film.

Wind forward to now - as well as the Zenit I have somehow acquired an EOS 50e, Zeiss Ikon Nettar, Holga and on it's way to me from America is a Canonet QL17 GIII rangefinder. On top of that there's an old flash, all the 135 and 120 film I've bought, developing kit and film scanner.
I am now poor, smell of chemicals, I stay up late and my house is a mess with bits of film hanging everywhere.

Obviously it's all eBay's fault

Anyone else here "do" film?

[GetCarter]

Watch out... those chemicals burn holes in your clothes!

I 'did' film from 1965 (Box Brownie) to 1999 (Nikon F5 and GS1 Medium Format)

...will NEVER go back (but understand why others do).

'cept for the smell and the holes. I can do without those.

I am of course, officially - an oldie.

Edited by GetCarter on Monday 19th October 17:39

[Nick M]

I've always hung onto a film SLR even when I went digital. But in fairness I went digital after a period spent using Mamiya medium format kit, but that really was a lot of faffing about as it required the use of a tripod and the kit was all quite heavy.

I've currently got a Canon EOS 630 which I bought in Singapore in 1991 when I was travelling, and I recently used it for some B&W print film.

And I've also just bought an old Nikon FE to go 'back to basics' and slow down my photography to make me think a bit more about what I'm looking at. Will use colour and B&W print film. Much as I love slides they're just so time-consuming to enjoy properly with a projector, etc.

That said, the vast majority of my photographs are taken on digital, but it's nice to have the choice.

[Simpo Two]

rasputin said:

as well as the Zenit I have somehow acquired an EOS 50e, Zeiss Ikon Nettar, Holga and on it's way to me from America is a Canonet QL17 GIII rangefinder. On top of that there's an old flash, all the 135 and 120 film I've bought, developing kit and film scanner...

And this is your car!

Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 19th October 19:01

[Major Bloodnok]

I've had to go back to film because of my college course. I've just recently found my old Yashica TLR and I picked up a Nikon F90X with side grip for £90. I get to use the college's medium format cameras (Mamiya RB67 and Bronica 645) and will soon be moving up to 5x4.

I'm really enjoying it - as someone mentioned, it slows me down and makes me think more about the images I'm taking. There's something tactile and satisfying about film (especially developing and printing your own).

Having said that, though, the D200 will remain my principal camera for the foreseeable future...