kuzano
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My counterpoints...
My counterpoints...
1. So are the desired emulsions in most films. However, my source is eBay. Ruling out sellers with low sales numbers and less than 99.5% positive feedback, I still find enough 120 film to keep me busy for a long time. Even discontinued emulsions. I figure a high count sales seller with perfect feedback is not going to lie if he says his that his out of date film is frozen or cold stored. My cost per roll often in the area of $1-2.50 per roll. I do often find current dated film, but am not averse to using out of date film within reason, if it's been cold stored.
2. I be lucky enough to have a Walmart still doing "send out" processing as marked on envelopes with custom instruction. My last roll of FPH400 took ten days and cost $2.80 for process and sleeve only. 7 good negs, I blew #8. The lab is Fuji. No mail order costs... Walmart ships on their trucks free. Otherwise, there are still many custom labs that are pretty reasonable. Mailing is no more expensive even if you have to mail a long distance to get to the reasonable labs. Processing your own is an option, without a darkroom, although I have never been drawn to that cup of caffenol.😀
3. See the cost per area in previous post, Plus consider that shooting 220 (fewer emulsions, yes) on 645 gives over 30 shots per roll.
4. Point taken. 40 years now, and I have never been a low light shooter. (the tripod does expand the daylight hours on MF however)
5. Point well made, even for 35mm. I did find my Fuji Zi's very hand holdable, due to size. However, now shooting the 6X9 Fuji means a tripod is always as near as the car.
6. Have use a Zenobia 645 and a Perkeo 6X6, smaller than most SLR's for snaps.
7. See Zenobia, Perkeo, Many early Zeiss folders, and the Fuji used here for size and weight comparisons.
Now admittedly these are fine points. The ultimate decision is not in defending your choice of system, but using a system that delivers your desired need. I maxed out on what I want to do with image capture years ago on the 135 format, and have been using MF predominantly since the late 80's.
The best thing I personally can do at present with 35mm is snap them up at garage sales, craigslist and eBay, to resell them (Yes prices are rising) on eBay to fund my MF and LF pastime.
My counterpoints...
1. So are the desired emulsions in most films. However, my source is eBay. Ruling out sellers with low sales numbers and less than 99.5% positive feedback, I still find enough 120 film to keep me busy for a long time. Even discontinued emulsions. I figure a high count sales seller with perfect feedback is not going to lie if he says his that his out of date film is frozen or cold stored. My cost per roll often in the area of $1-2.50 per roll. I do often find current dated film, but am not averse to using out of date film within reason, if it's been cold stored.
2. I be lucky enough to have a Walmart still doing "send out" processing as marked on envelopes with custom instruction. My last roll of FPH400 took ten days and cost $2.80 for process and sleeve only. 7 good negs, I blew #8. The lab is Fuji. No mail order costs... Walmart ships on their trucks free. Otherwise, there are still many custom labs that are pretty reasonable. Mailing is no more expensive even if you have to mail a long distance to get to the reasonable labs. Processing your own is an option, without a darkroom, although I have never been drawn to that cup of caffenol.😀
3. See the cost per area in previous post, Plus consider that shooting 220 (fewer emulsions, yes) on 645 gives over 30 shots per roll.
4. Point taken. 40 years now, and I have never been a low light shooter. (the tripod does expand the daylight hours on MF however)
5. Point well made, even for 35mm. I did find my Fuji Zi's very hand holdable, due to size. However, now shooting the 6X9 Fuji means a tripod is always as near as the car.
6. Have use a Zenobia 645 and a Perkeo 6X6, smaller than most SLR's for snaps.
7. See Zenobia, Perkeo, Many early Zeiss folders, and the Fuji used here for size and weight comparisons.
Now admittedly these are fine points. The ultimate decision is not in defending your choice of system, but using a system that delivers your desired need. I maxed out on what I want to do with image capture years ago on the 135 format, and have been using MF predominantly since the late 80's.
The best thing I personally can do at present with 35mm is snap them up at garage sales, craigslist and eBay, to resell them (Yes prices are rising) on eBay to fund my MF and LF pastime.
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