Film keeps killing me

[Teuthida]

Twenty years from now, you will still have the negative in a binder. Meanwhile, all of the people using digital cameras will have lost the disc they burned their files to.

Well said.

I recently put together a book of photos of specific events in my life in 03-04. ALL of my digital files were gone, vanished into the ether via a corrupt harddrive I had stored them all on. Meanwhile, my negatives from the same period were within arms reach, all filed nice and neat in sleeves.

I just read the biography of Dorthea Lange, and it ends with her estate going thru all her negatives. Priceless stuff, obviously. I couldnt help but think that this generation's Dorthea Lange will have nothing to bequeth posterity - just the scattered evidence of digital files long since vanished.

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Film is dead, Kodak will announce later to discontinue Tri-X and T-Max, then Fuji will stop most film available now, Ilford will sing alone for a while before they will decide to do the same, then what you will do, go to digital by force?

I hate film because i can't find it in my area and i have to order online, i think i spend a lot more than anyone of you buying film due to shipping, and processing color film in our only lab is way pricey, i do process at home, but i feel the fun is gone day after day due to many factors in my country, if i live in Europe or N.America or Australia then it is another story.

I'm really not sure how you could group the relative costs of buying, processing and shipping film in/to Australia and North America together. I can only dream of US film and processing prices, and the shipping kills us down under.
Regards,
Brett

 

[Egreaux]

Welcome to the world little guy! Save him at least one film camera for when he's old enough.
SHORT STORY: I had a friend recently go on an Alaskan cruise to return with the most horrible pictures I think I've ever seen. There where hundreds of them with very few keepers and nothing exceptional. I attribute that to the simplicity of digital photography-he never took any of his shots seriously as there is no consequence for randomly banging away at the shutter. He also said that the auto-focus was "hunting around" due to the rain? I asked him why not just focus at infinity (since they were landscape pics) and snap away-he did really have an answer. What a shame. He admitted that he used to take much better pictures with film.

 

[kokoshawnuff]

I, for one, find the darkroom very therapeutic. It's worth the trouble.

+1

Developing is a big part of my photography hobby, without it my hobby wouldn't be as fulfilling. Plugging a camera into the computer and pushing a button just isn't as enjoyable. I understand that as a a pro time is often money so I get the transition many have made. I was considering the purchase of an M9 at the beginning of 2012, but now I'll be getting an a la carte M7 not only to avoid some of the issues associated with the M9 but to keep my hobby as enjoyable, carefree and 'therapeutic' as possible.

 

[Snowbuzz]

Congratulations for Benton and for the film shot of him!

Twenty years from now, you will still have the negative in a binder. Meanwhile, all of the people using digital cameras will have lost the disc they burned their files to.

Needs repeating, IMO!

 

[cosmonaut]

If you are happy being a non primate stay that way. I got a lot of respect for you.

 

[Jamesruff]

I'm really not sure how you could group the relative costs of buying, processing and shipping film in/to Australia and North America together. I can only dream of US film and processing prices, and the shipping kills us down under.
Regards,
Brett

+1!

my nearest lab is either 1 and a bit hours drive away, and they only turn on their processing machines once a week. the other option is a 2 hour drive to Melbourne.

i pretty much have to buy all film from ebay, cos the cost in shops is ridiculous.
really need to start processing at home.