Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
My wife see the cost on bank statements and she pissed off.
This is the real cost of film photography in my situation.
And here is no average cost of film in real world.
So, I'll give you some real scenarios and numbers I have done and paid for:
Any working camera for free or next to nothing cost. I have SLRs as gifts, I gave some of them back as gifts or sold for very low price.
Buying and using prestige Leica M and lenses will bring your hardware cost to the level of regular digital rig cost, plus CLA if you are regular user.
Film:
You could by C-41 film for 5$ and use just dozen over one year.
50$ for film and another 150$ for lab developing. Or twice less for DBY.
Scanner, new and good is around 300$.
This is how much I paid for new from BH latest Plustek with i recently.
You could get bulk of bw film. In my heaviest years I needed four per year.
So, it is 200$.
Chemicals even for heavy film use are under 100$.
You could get ECN-2 film in 400-800 ft bulks for under 100$ (if you search and wait)
And this film is OK for BW and lomography like colors.
Another 100$ for chemicals over one year.
Larger, smaller you go, more you'll pay for film.
For printer under enlarger the main cost is darkoom paper. Very little choice left and most available Ilford darkroom paper is grossly overpriced now.
This is where main cost of film photography for me is.
Over 100 for 100 of RC 8x10 and well over 100 for same of FB.
And larger sizes are just insane in price now..
This is the real cost of film photography in my situation.
And here is no average cost of film in real world.
So, I'll give you some real scenarios and numbers I have done and paid for:
Any working camera for free or next to nothing cost. I have SLRs as gifts, I gave some of them back as gifts or sold for very low price.
Buying and using prestige Leica M and lenses will bring your hardware cost to the level of regular digital rig cost, plus CLA if you are regular user.
Film:
You could by C-41 film for 5$ and use just dozen over one year.
50$ for film and another 150$ for lab developing. Or twice less for DBY.
Scanner, new and good is around 300$.
This is how much I paid for new from BH latest Plustek with i recently.
You could get bulk of bw film. In my heaviest years I needed four per year.
So, it is 200$.
Chemicals even for heavy film use are under 100$.
You could get ECN-2 film in 400-800 ft bulks for under 100$ (if you search and wait)
And this film is OK for BW and lomography like colors.
Another 100$ for chemicals over one year.
Larger, smaller you go, more you'll pay for film.
For printer under enlarger the main cost is darkoom paper. Very little choice left and most available Ilford darkroom paper is grossly overpriced now.
This is where main cost of film photography for me is.
Over 100 for 100 of RC 8x10 and well over 100 for same of FB.
And larger sizes are just insane in price now..