kshapero
South Florida Man
It makes me go slower. it makes me respect each shot (since I have to pay for it). it is more of a connection to the subject because of the mechanical nature.😛
I am a better photog with film.
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Roger Hicks
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Dear Akiva,
Yes. Valid argument. But there are valid counter-arguments too. A lot depends on personality. And on the possibility that being $6000 ahead on an M2 instead of an M9 can pay for a lot of film.
Cheers,
R.
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that is absolute balderdash!
I seem to get more keepers with film. Is that just my imagination?
kshapero
South Florida Man
I am not stating a fact. It is just how it works out for me.
not_in_good_order
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I can't explain it, but I feel the same way.
excellent
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Not at all. Digital has its uses but film will make you take your time and be more critical. That's why I love it!
mgd711
Medium Format Baby!!
I agree with Akiva, I feel I’m a better photographer when shooting film. Certainly I get more keepers, more enjoyment and work much slower.
However...
When I do get to borrow somebody’s dDLR these day’s I also feel that I’m also working slower and more involved with my subject but my keeper rate is still lower than with a film camera.
However...
When I do get to borrow somebody’s dDLR these day’s I also feel that I’m also working slower and more involved with my subject but my keeper rate is still lower than with a film camera.
jky
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denmark.yuzon
Streetographer
Me too. Looking at my photos taken using film, is it also my imagination that it has some sort of soul? something the digital photos i took lacks? even the crappy shots. LOL.
andredossantos
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Nobody is right and nobody is wrong but it always amuses me when each side of the debate gets all hot and bothered about someone elses personal preferences.
FWIW, Im in the film camp.
FWIW, Im in the film camp.
GoneSavage
not actually
I have though this myself many times, and couldn't agree more. I absolutely pay more attention to the quality of my images when working with film. I have tried to shoot this way with digital cameras (having owned several SLRs and now an E-P2) but am consistently incapable of it!
Bravo, Akiva!
PS: loving the nokton!
Bravo, Akiva!
PS: loving the nokton!
kuzano
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I'm working on a new theory about digital....
I'm working on a new theory about digital....
Been shooting film for a very long time and have been pleased with the results.
Digital... not so pleased. Many camera's, but sharpness is elusive, both using high grade lenses, various DSLR's, even legacy lenses that have given me good results on film.
Here's my theory. Some of us emanate some sort of electronic pulse or wave that confounds the inner workings of digital cameras.
Plan on following this up with further research. Will publish results in some sort of engineering publication, or perhaps a photography mag.
I'm working on a new theory about digital....
Been shooting film for a very long time and have been pleased with the results.
Digital... not so pleased. Many camera's, but sharpness is elusive, both using high grade lenses, various DSLR's, even legacy lenses that have given me good results on film.
Here's my theory. Some of us emanate some sort of electronic pulse or wave that confounds the inner workings of digital cameras.
Plan on following this up with further research. Will publish results in some sort of engineering publication, or perhaps a photography mag.
reala_fan
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I get better colors and a much more managable contrast out of film.
When people see images that I have made and admire them...if they were never analog shooters...I DON'T tell them they were shot on film! I have noticed a lot of young folks who never knew analog photography have a prejustice that 'digital is better' and 'proof in the pudding' does not matter to them.
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When people see images that I have made and admire them...if they were never analog shooters...I DON'T tell them they were shot on film! I have noticed a lot of young folks who never knew analog photography have a prejustice that 'digital is better' and 'proof in the pudding' does not matter to them.
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back alley
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well, i like my digital images much better than most of my film images.
i still shoot as slow/fast as i ever did before with film.
my process and my thinking about shooting has not changed a bit.
i still shoot as few/many frames as i did before.
30 years of habits did not suddenly disappear just because the media in my camera changed.
i still shoot as slow/fast as i ever did before with film.
my process and my thinking about shooting has not changed a bit.
i still shoot as few/many frames as i did before.
30 years of habits did not suddenly disappear just because the media in my camera changed.
mgd711
Medium Format Baby!!
Maybe the reason for me that I’m happier with film is that I started shooting with digital and after 4 years switched to film. I had a lot off bad habit’s and a ‘machine gun’ style off attack. I had to quickly learn a new way of working. When I pick up a digital now I’m still tempted to fall back into those old habits...
snausages
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Why would RF shooters want to work more slowly?
kshapero
South Florida Man
I must say that when I had an R-D1 I found the images really wonderful and the rig functional and simple in every way. but for me it is film. But I would never say never.
back alley
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apparently slower equals better images.
i feel sorry for those fast moving war photographers of old...
gilpen123
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