How much film do you shoot?

[Eric T]

I shoot a few C41 rolls a year and develop myself.
I just bought five rolls of Fuji 120 ISO 400 to shoot on my trip to Southeast Alaska next week. I am going to use a Fuji GF670. I'll also use a Sony A7rii and Sigma SD1m most of the time.
But, as many of your know, there's something special about medium format.

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

So, I got home and counted, I've shot 155 rolls so far this year, almost all of it through my GF670 or GF670w. Some through a bessa r4 and some through a pentax 645n, a few through my yashica em.

 

[Dogman]

I voted "Rarely" but I actually haven't shot any film in years.

 

[unixrevolution]

I voted 10+ per month. That's an average. I"m sure some months I shoot many more, and some many less.

How many sheets of 4x5 count as a "roll"?

 

[Hogarth Ferguson]

So far this year I have shot about 30 rolls.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I voted 10+ per month. That's an average. I"m sure some months I shoot many more, and some many less.

How many sheets of 4x5 count as a "roll"?

Four sheets of 4x5 have about the same surface area as a 35mm 36 exp. roll.

 

[Bill Clark]

Ten rolls of black & white, mostly 36 Tri-X, some Fuji Acros over Christmas.

One roll left to develop! Tri-X with D-76, 1 plus 3, Acros with Rodinal, stand development.

Now I have darkroom work!

 

[Pentode]

I'm somewhere around 2-3 per month.

I'd have time to shoot more if it wasn't for that pesky job I have that enables me to buy film.... and eat.... and live indoors.

 

[unixrevolution]

Four sheets of 4x5 have about the same surface area as a 35mm 36 exp. roll.

When taking into account not just surface area, but time, effort, development, and all the rest, I'd say four sheets is just about the perfect "Equivalence" to a roll of 35mm 36 exp.

Thanks, Chris 🙂

 

[traveler_101]

To the question of how much film I have in storage: this is what I wish I had around. Instead I have about 25 rolls, mostly Fomapan 200 and 400 and Kodak Tri-X. That is about one year's supply. I am held back by lack of time.

 

[coelacanth]

Can't see what I voted before, but now I think I'm hovering between 4-10/mo and 10+/mo. My wife isn't happy how much room the films are taking in the fridge and freezer.

 

[nickla]

I shoot 90% on my MP, in fact until about 6 months its been my only camera. I caved and ordered the M10 so that might change.

Currently I think I shoot about 7-10 rolls a week. Mostly street stuff, but Im always shooting something.

I try to process and print most of it at home, however I usually send some out when I get backed up. Probably about 50/50 home/lab.

 

[Fotohuis]

10 rolls a week means a 24/24h job .... 🙂

 

[Daryl J.]

None. I don't own a gun and even if I did, I wouldn't shoot film.

But I make quite a few images with film.

 

[michaelwj]

None. I don't own a gun and even if I did, I wouldn't shoot film.

But I make quite a few images with film.

It's interesting that some words have more than one meaning depending on the context. I mean shoot, open up you're mind before I shoot off and get the dictionary.

This gets pretty tiring, it might have been clever or even mildly funny in 1965, but I doubt it.

 

[Chris101]

My film history isn't a perfect fit for any category here. If I'm working on a project, I will shoot a roll a day or more. When I'm between projects, I shoot less than a roll a month. I even 'went digital' for a couple years, and shot no film whatsoever. Last month I shot eight rolls, as I'm working on a 'daily update' kind of project.

Of the choices, my answer could be the rough average: 1 roll/week which fits in "4-10 a month" at the low end. But my preferred answer would be: "It varies, depending on when you ask".

 

[Michael Markey]

"It varies, depending on when you ask".

That really sums it up for me too.
My usage is conditioned by subject matter.
It just wouldn`t be appropriate or economical for day long events.

 

[unixrevolution]

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This much (Not to scale)

 

[Peter_S]

too little

 

[GarageBoy]

8 rolls a year, and I'm trying - usually ended up with 5 7.5 rolls of crap...not really feeling "inspired"
36 exp rolls take forever