agianelo
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I have no expectations of what's to come. I just want to have with me the best camera and a roll each of the three best films ever made.
Angelo
Angelo
How much film do you shoot?
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Matus
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Chris, I have shot about 200 rolls of 120 film in last 5 or 6 years - about half of it is BW. Also 250 4x5" sheets. And while I do not consider that 'a lot' I will at some point run into storage problems. I have started to fill second 120 film binder (Adofile from Adox is great), one is half-full with 4x5" one with 35mm. At some point I may decide to keep just the 'keepers'. Makes me wonder what others (who shoot much more) do ...
As I had a backlog on scanning/printing I have had many films scanned and the best ones printed (55 12x12"). Could have bought a DSLR for that amount of cash, but somehow I prefer the prints to another camera 🙂
I know I am not dropping 6x6 anytime soon, not sure about 4x5" as I do not get enough time with it - maybe I will swap it for 6x12, not sure yet.
As I had a backlog on scanning/printing I have had many films scanned and the best ones printed (55 12x12"). Could have bought a DSLR for that amount of cash, but somehow I prefer the prints to another camera 🙂
I know I am not dropping 6x6 anytime soon, not sure about 4x5" as I do not get enough time with it - maybe I will swap it for 6x12, not sure yet.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
I've been shooting like this for so long that I have a four drawer file cabinet full of negatives! Right now my scan backlog is about 300 rolls!
furcafe
Veteran
Although it varies (more on vacation & when there's nice weather & good light, etc.), & I shoot a lot less high speed color film w/the advent of digital (starting for me w/an Epson R-D1 in 2006), it averages out to around 4 rolls/week. Format-wise about 75% 35mm w/the rest medium format; types of film breaks down to about 60% B&W w/the rest a mix of C41 & E6.
Ed Weatherly
Established
I don't know, but it will be fun to find out!
So far this year I resurrected my Pentax Spotmatinc and bought a Richoh Diacord L and Ricoh 500G. I have shot 10 rolls of Trix and HP5 in MF and two rolls of HP5 and two of TriX in the 35mm cameras. I also shot a roll of C41 color film int e little Ricoh and processed in D76.
So far this year I resurrected my Pentax Spotmatinc and bought a Richoh Diacord L and Ricoh 500G. I have shot 10 rolls of Trix and HP5 in MF and two rolls of HP5 and two of TriX in the 35mm cameras. I also shot a roll of C41 color film int e little Ricoh and processed in D76.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
If there's APX 100 you know you made it to heaven...
Cal,
We have three bathrooms...I still have five rolls hanging in the downstairs shower from about a month ago...I have to cut & store these before I do the next batch...I wish I had a permanent Darkroom but for now this will do...
Ed Weatherly
Established
Drying space is my biggest problem . . . .I'm thinking about building a dedicated drying cabinet just to I don;t have to fight it every roll.
totifoto
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How many? No idea really, all I know is that I dont shoot enough.
batey_1020
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Im just starting out shooting film. Im trying to make myself shoot a roll a week (weekend) and sometimes getting 2 rolls a week. And im averaging 1 roll of 120 a fortnight. I enjoy using 120 but i can only scan 35 in my plustek. That is all B&W.
I think i will be shooting a lot more over the holiday period 🙂
I think i will be shooting a lot more over the holiday period 🙂
useless generation
Established
This year more than ever. I'd say if be tipping the 100ish mark. I should really keep count. I just got back from Japan and I have about 30 rolls
To get through!
To get through!
matt_mcg2
Established
As per the other recent thread on this topic, I shoot maybe 3 or 4 rolls of 35mm, and 1 to 3 rolls of 120 a month. But it varies a fair bit. In the past month, only a couple of rolls of 35mm and no 120. The obstacles to shooting more are purely time and opportunities. While film is expensive in the UK, because I process at home, my costs per roll aren't excessive. If I had more time, I'd shoot more 120 rather than shooting much more 35mm, I suspect.
I normally have a backlog of one or two films waiting to be processed, but at the moment I'm up to date. Couple of cameras loaded with unfinished rolls, but no finished rolls waiting to be developed/scanned.
I normally have a backlog of one or two films waiting to be processed, but at the moment I'm up to date. Couple of cameras loaded with unfinished rolls, but no finished rolls waiting to be developed/scanned.
kiemchacsu
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Well, as an amateur shooter, I dont shoot that much,
I started to shoot film since 2009 and here's my statistic:
2009: 24 rolls
2010: 7 rolls (suspended 6 months for private matters, no time or good mood to shoot)
2011: 35 rolls
2012: 24 rolls so far, could be up to 35 by the end of the year since I will travel for a while.
On average, I would say that I shoot 2-3 rolls/ month
I started to shoot film since 2009 and here's my statistic:
2009: 24 rolls
2010: 7 rolls (suspended 6 months for private matters, no time or good mood to shoot)
2011: 35 rolls
2012: 24 rolls so far, could be up to 35 by the end of the year since I will travel for a while.
On average, I would say that I shoot 2-3 rolls/ month
maddoc
... likes film again.
Work got me quite busy this year so I hardly used a camera during the weekdays (even stopped bringing a camera with me everyday ... 😱) and took almost all of my photos at the weekends / holidays (if I hadn`t to work ...)
Therefore for 2012 I have exposed (developed -about 95%- and scanned): 170 rolls of 136-35, 7 rolls of 120, and 6 sheets 4x5 ...
Therefore for 2012 I have exposed (developed -about 95%- and scanned): 170 rolls of 136-35, 7 rolls of 120, and 6 sheets 4x5 ...
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
$40 a roll???? My God! That film is about $11 where I live.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
vijayrff
Member
3 rolls of 35mm and about 6 sheets of 4x5 per month, shooting only on the weekends.
kokoshawnuff
Alex
This year (as of today) I'm at 176 rolls (all 35mm and 36exp), and I think 4 that I messed up in developing.
KenR
Well-known
This is the first year that I broke 100. At 107 and counting. Generally 60-70 rolls per year, but this year I took a 2 week hiking trip in England with my Mamiya 6 and went through a lot of film.
fuji645
Established
Hard to say. I can tell you that annually, I seem to I go through about 3 bottles of HC 110 (dilution B), 2 to 3 bags of Xtol at a 1:1 dilution and a lot of C41 chemistry (I've lost count). Maybe about 8 to 10 rolls of 120 and 35mm per month. I know that right now I've got an F100 loaded with 400 iso Kodak Max, one of my Mamiya 645's with Neopan Acros, an RB with a half finished roll of Tri X and an M3 with Arista Premium (rebranded Tri X).
DNG
Film Friendly
I shoot in spurts of 1/2 Bricks of BW, When I do have my 10 rolls, it may last 2 months... I am a casual shooter, and do my own developing/scanning. so... to average it out over 12 months....50 or so a year.
I shoot Arista Premium 400 mostly.
I shoot Arista Premium 400 mostly.
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