Do you shoot digital and film?

As a commercial photographer I shoot about 95% digital, the other 5% for situations that require large format film.

On my own time I shoot film, and primarily use vintage stuff - Contaflex TLR, screw mount Leica, etc., and I've just fallen in love with a Rollei SL66, so that's currently getting the most attention.
 
I'm a complete hybrid who shoots film and digital in whatever ratio I feel like at a given time.

Owning something on the order of 15 cameras and at least as many lenses, some of my gear inevitably is benched for a while but unlike many folk I feel no guilt about it. Doesn't seem worth concerning myself if a camera sits it out for a while. Either it'll get a turn again or it won't.

I own a D300 and D40, which are both great and the first choices for anything that needs raw utility like sports or wildlife or if I just want results back fast with minimal fuss.

Lately though, I've been shooting a lot more film.

One reason is when the shooting is for art's sake, the simple fact that film looks different can be a virtue. While I have no objection in spirit to Photoshop, I'm personally just not much about spending tons of time in it, so if I know I want a vintage black & white look and I've got time, I'd rather shoot with Fomapan than shoot digital and try to massage the look in post. I've recently bought into more color films to try as well, just to get a different look than my DSLR shots.

Another reason is size, on both ends of the spectrum. Cameras like my Olympus XA give me a full-sized, full quality 35mm frame in a package so light and compact there's almost no reason not to have it all the time. On the other end, my Fuji GA645 and Mamiya 645 Super give me monster negatives.

Usual suspects of dynamic range and exposure latitude apply of course too.
 
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Just got back from Big Sur and took only my digitals . But EVERY film shooter I saw I stopped and warmly chatted with . The same happened to me in reverse when I shot film while away . I love my range finders and Nikon SLR's . But I get more done with my DSLR's . It's just that my heart beats faster and happier with my old F from 1970 . I love both though .
 
I'm a lifelong hobbyist, for over 35 years. I did a little medium format professional wedding photography in the 80's. Now I shoot both digital and film and I enjoy both. I don't discriminate between formats, cameras, or media. 🙂

--Warren
 
I shoot film when:
1. The customer requests it
2. I am shooting medium format color or black & white (can’t afford medium format digital).
3. I am shooting large format black & white (can’t afford large format digital).
4. The digital camera fails and I am carrying a backup film camera (has not happened yet).


I shoot digital when:
1. The customer requests it.
2. I need to keep the image processing costs to a minimum.
3. I need to reduce the time it takes to deliver a finished product.
4. The film camera fails and I am carrying a backup digital camera (has not happened yet).
 
I shoot both, but find I only really choose digital for personal work when the capacity of the DNG processing is better enough than what I could do with film. I still prefer film for the look, and especially the workflow. And I have a very simple system for storage that works for me. Trying to find anything digital is still a PITA.
 
Amateur photographer. But then, I teach classes about digital photography.
So, it's not surprising that I shoot 95% digitally, 4% on film (135) and 1% on medium format film. 😉
 
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