NikonAIS
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Yes, about $15,000 will fit the bill since I am doing everything; carpentry, electrical and plumbing.
Out of curiosity, how many of you still shoot film?
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I occasionally, actually seldom, will shoot a roll of 120, 2 1/4 square camera
Festus
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Still shoot a Nikon F6 or a Leica M7 on occasion. But not too often
R_Warshaw
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I still shoot color negative film in 6x6, 6x7 and 6x9 aspect ratio using Kodak Portra 400 and an ancient Mamiya Press system. Until recently I had access to a Hasselblad X5 Flextight Scanner but have now switched to a high megapixel DSLR and macro lens on a copy stand which is much faster and permits good prints up to 40 x 50 inches. Unfortunately it's getting harder to find good clean commercial C-41 film processing which makes for lots of quality time with the spot healing brush. I'm starting to think about medium format digital.
NikonAIS
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James C.
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I still have my old Nikkormat FT2 and a couple of lenses and a lot of filters! I haven't been in a darkroom (B&W) since college, though. I used to shoot a lot of Ektachrome, Tri-X, Infrared (B&W and Color). I've toyed with the idea of picking it up again, but I'm so enamored with bird photography now, I'm afraid that the FT2 would only be frustrating.
I also prefer not having the expense or wait time for having film developed. ;-) But if I ever had the need for film, it's nice knowing that that camera is sitting on the shelf, just waiting to go!
I also prefer not having the expense or wait time for having film developed. ;-) But if I ever had the need for film, it's nice knowing that that camera is sitting on the shelf, just waiting to go!
NikonAIS
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It has a whole lot more to do with aesthetics than with technology. Newer technology is not necessarily better technology, most especially when it comes to art. Ansel Adams, John Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Steichen, et al, used old wooden view cameras and double-gauss uncoated lenses. About as "old" technology as you are going to get, but their stuff is timeless and will still be shown long after any of us are gone. Digital images of today just look sterile and plasticky, especially in B&W, compared to film. Being able to count the hairs on a flea's ass does not necessarily make it a better image than older film images.
Teunis
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I remember the days of the darkroom ( for me up to 1995) as a constant struggle against dust and other stains on the film strips and light peeping into the dark room. Very glad to have left that behind me.
eaj101
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I have friends who shoot and print film and hybrid film/digital, using processes like carbon and platinum printing, shooting digital and transferring it to a negative, etc etc. They produce stunning work. Personally I'm not sure digital B&W has the subtlety of 'analog' yet, but that's me. I don't do it because that's not what my eye sees, but I certainly appreciate it.
My hands don't miss the chemicals!
Mrbigal
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I still have my Nikon F and F3 + some Ilford B&W and Tri-X in my refrigerator, BUT I continue to reach for my D850 when I go out the door to shoot.
Once in a while I get out my trusted FM and shoot a roll, B&W of course, on Ilford. I use The Dark Room in CA to get the negatives developed.
ccirelli
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I wish I kept my F3 and FM2, but I ain't goin' back to film. Nopes. I've logged too many hours in darkrooms already. It would be fun to shoot / process / print black & white again, but I don't see myself putting in the time & effort & money. But I am thankful that's the environment I was "raised" in though.
uday592
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I own 4x5 Canham camara which is quite light weight and would like to take it out and shoot landscapes with it. The whole process of shooting with 4x5, developing film in the darkroom and seeing the final result is a very relaxing. People who have never used film have no idea what I am talking about. Shooting with film is also a good way to learn the principles of photography. The lingo used in todays photo processing software like dodging, burning etc has its roots in film.
NikonAIS
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What he said............
NikonAIS
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Did you ever use Cibachrome?
Yes, I would print Kodachrome slides with it . It worked great! I could process it in a tube right in my kitchen after exposing the paper in my makeshift darkroom.
NikonAIS
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The only think I did not like about it was that mirror like glossy finish. And those cans of matte or semi-matte spray finish just didn't cut it. The matte spray KILLED the contrast. And it was rather expensive compared to Kodak.
I didnt experience that feeling. I would have to go back and check but I think I did use a Matt finish but I wouldn‘t swear to it. Anyway , I really liked the sharpness, clarity, ease of use. I actually still have paper sitting in my closet.
Thern
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I will never give up shooting film.
Still use my F2AS I bought at the age of 20
Shooting, developing and printing is ‘magical’
Love it!
Still use my F2AS I bought at the age of 20
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Shooting, developing and printing is ‘magical’
Love it!