How much film do you shoot?

[Fotohuis]

Because old production supplies are dried up the biggest problem will be the actual price increases. For some products 20-50% which is a lot. Further some manufacturers are stripping their products to become more competitive for their films, like FOMA who do not have their DX on their 135-36 films anymore which saves some production costs. For the rest a more effective production with less lost materials. Their actual production films: Fomapan 100, 200, 400, R100, Retropan 320 soft, all without DX now in 135-36. So far for 2016 I will have the same prices.

 

[intheviewfinder]

Regrettably the older I get the harder it is to develop film. I use to to print contact sheets. Then I went to scanning negatives. Now I can't even be bothered. It's more like a novelty. You cannot imagine how many exposed rolls are hanging around here. In fact there's a 120 roll sitting on my desk. I don't even remember what camera I used to expose the roll. And my old Yashica MG-1 one sits collecting dust. Battery is probably dead. And it probably has film in it.

 

[Fotohuis]

Good old times, APX-100 (Agfa Leverkusen) / Rollei Retro 100 for Eur. 1,95.

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

i shot many rolls (>500) last year.

this is my last contact sheet for 2015.

 

[Hamel]

The past couple years I've been shooting 5-10 rolls of Portra 400 (120) per week. The backlog eventually became overwhelming and so I've made a decision to slow down a bit. A few months ago I sold my Hasselblad and Horseman and invested in a 4x5... Time will only tell how many sheets I end up shooting from here on out. The biggest factor will be color vs b&w due to the dramatic price difference.

 

[Sumolux]

I love film the most when there is time available. It cannot be beaten! Everything about it is magical as far as I am concerned.

However, last week I had to make a portrait of a craftsman for a book, and only had an hour.

With the Q I was able to try several backgrounds, placements and lighting ideas very fast and take decisions immediately, and got some really great shots...I could never have done that with a film camera. But I am not blaming film; it is just my own lack of experience.

I am sure a real pro with a film camera could have done the same or much better.
Digital provides a big advantage for serious amateur practitioners like me, even though I will keep shooting film as long as I can.

 

[mpaniagua]

2-4 myself. 1 or 2 on my rangefinders, other 2 on my SLR.

 

[leicapixie]

Last year 2015, shot about one Film per week.
Main camera was Pentax K-1000, followed by M3 (ziggy).
This year due to crazed price increase in Canada, way less.
I think better to expose for something worthwhile,
rather than shutter releases.
I use Point and shoot Digital for main pix taking.
Scanning but will use what left of paper in wet darkroom.

 

[robert blu]

I forgot to mention, I shoot more than 100 Impossible "Polaroid's". 🙂

espresso by István Pénzes, on Flickr​

Love this expresso! And Impossible too...
robert

 

[Godfrey]

Love this expresso! And Impossible too...
robert

To add to my account of "many many...", I loaded my SX-70 again this morning with Impossible B&W v2.0. 🙂

G

 

[thawkins]

Not enough.

 

[robert blu]

Spent one week in Arles, shot three films (Cinestill 50 - M7)
robert

 

[Mackinaw]

I’ve been shooting a lot of 4X5 Tri-X recently. On an “area” basis, the twelve sheets of 4X5 Tri-X I shot this past Sunday is equal to about 4.5 rolls of 36 exposure 35mm film. The previous weekend, I put a couple of 36 exposure rolls of Efke 25 through my Leica as well as a roll of Eastman XX. So, a lot of film as of late.

Jim B.

 

[pepeguitarra]

About 8 35mm rolls per month. However, I expect to go up one I start my own developing.

 

[Range-rover]

Since I got my Rolleiflex and Hasselblad, I shoot about 2-3 a month now before
pretty much none I was into digital so much.

 

[sepiareverb]

Sadly, less and less. Not for lack of wanting to, but for lack of time.

I average about 6 a month these days, down from about 20 a month a few years ago. Having lost my teaching job and the subsequent return to construction full time has eliminated most of my shooting opportunities and about all of my darkroom time, though I do get out a bit here and there. A recent Monochrom purchase has been helpful for snapshots I used to do on b&w film, but is cutting into my numbers here.

 

[Faintandfuzzy]

I'm looking at laying my digital gear to rest for a bit and shoot only in 110, 35mm and Impossible b&w....and a frw sheets of 4x5.

 

[Ruffmeister]

Really got into shooting film last year but the main lab I used in the UK is now moving to the US. I've used other labs here and haven't favoured the results as much. Costs are increasing too and to be honest, I'm not sure where to go with it now. After shooting with the digital M for a bit, I'm more than happy with the output I am getting.

B+W is easy enough to do at home so may keep to this route and perhaps favour 120 over 35mm. Personally have found 120 a lot easier to scan and just generally better overall in quality.

 

[Spanik]

2 weeks holiday, about 18 rolls of 120. A mix of Provia 400x, 100f and Velvia 50.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

Averaged at the end of the year, it is over 10 a month. Some months around town i shoot a couple rolls, but I travel a lot, so I shoot a lot. On a 11 day trip in Asia I shot 83 rolls or something.

Now, I just started a wedding business and am doing film, and that is just going to up that a lot.