It is time for a poll

[Lauffray]

My phone is the only digital I have, with that I still do 95% film.
That said, if I was more of a colourist than a BW shooter, I would shoot digital.

 

[gb hill]

I'm all film but I did get an iphone for fathers day.🙂

 

[StefanJozef]

90% film 10% digital.

 

[Steve Bellayr]

Other than the camera on my cell phone I use film exclusively. I can't see the personal benefit to me financially to spend $7000+ on the new Leica M240 when I have perfectly useable M6s and a camera store/film lab down the block from a small brewery/restaurant.

 

[Dralowid]

Maybe in my 60s I have finally found the benefits of new technology. I really can't be bothered to wait for results anymore so this year has been 100% digital using lenses from current back to the '30s.

However there is still film in the fridge...

 

[raid]

I wonder how many active RFF members we have. The poll reflects only the subgroup of members who want to participate in this poll.

Still, it gives us a snapshot of what is happening.

 

[burancap]

50/50 today. The older I get, the more I lean towards digital.

 

[barnwulf]

I used to shoot nearly all film until I bought a Sony NEX 5N a couple of years ago and after that it was about 50/50. Now that I have a Sony A7r it's pretty much all digital now. I still like film and won't be selling my M3 anytime soon. - jim

 

[shortstop]

The same identical poll should be done at regular intervals (6 months?) so we can see if there is a trend toward digital or a partial return to film.
This could tell us what we suspect, that the two technology have their own characteristics and are destined to live together.

 

[c.poulton]

film 99% of the time 1% iPhone

Same with me. (My iPhone is the only digital camera that I own in any case)

 

[raid]

The same identical poll should be done at regular intervals (6 months?) so we can see if there is a trend toward digital or a partial return to film.
This could tell us what we suspect, that the two technology have their own characteristics and are destined to live together.

I have had a similar poll a year ago and one maybe 4 years ago.

 

[f16sunshine]

Film for now. Primarily because I don't own a digital RF or TLR (there is not a DigitTLR) 😛
Well that and I like the look of B+W film although I think digital has indeed caught up in most but not yet all regards.

 

[shortstop]

I have had a similar poll a year ago and one maybe 4 years ago.

At the end of this poll (if the question has been made in the same manner) you coul do a comparison.

 

[raid]

The past polls were not identical.

 

[jamais]

In general I much prefer film over digital, but:
- I have no wet darkroom available. I am able to develop film in my bathroom but printing is not possible. The photo club around the corner gave up its darkroom long ago.
- I can not get satisfying results with my scanner (Epson V750 PRO). Maybe it is my skills, maybe the scanner is out of alignment. Or it is both.
- There is no lab in my city. There are some shops around which still take film for processing somewhere but the quality is absolutely horrible

I could make b/w slides. But my MF camera is 6x7...
Any suggestions?

My digital camera is a Fujifilm X20. It is my most used camera at the moment.

My answer to your question: 80% digital, 20% film. I wish it was the other way round.

 

[shortstop]

In general I much prefer film over digital, but: - I have no wet darkroom available. I am able to develop film in my bathroom but printing is not possible. The photo club around the corner gave up its darkroom long ago. - I can not get satisfying results with my scanner (Epson V750 PRO). Maybe it is my skills, maybe the scanner is out of alignment. Or it is both. - There is no lab in my city. There are some shops around which still take film for processing somewhere but the quality is absolutely horrible I could make b/w slides. But my MF camera is 6x7... Any suggestions? My digital camera is a Fujifilm X20. It is my most used camera at the moment. My answer to your question: 80% digital, 20% film. I wish it was the other way round.

Unfortunately you are right. Without a personal darkroom (at least for BW) shooting film stops at the negative. Colour is of digital now (it doesn't matter for me; I take only BW photos). Here in Rome - Italy remain only 2-3 laboratories printing decently BW and colour. In Europe we have Ilford service in UK (I've tried, but results are not so good as those I obtain printing myself).
I don't use scanner at the moment, but I read controversial opinion about results and this stops me from buying one (which one?).
Film is better for me, but the situation is hard.
On the counterpart also digital photography doesn't offer easily what I tell the true final result of a shot: THE PAPER CHEMICAL PRINT. this is the critical point. Easily Get A PRINT ON PAPER (from or from digital file).

 

[Timmyjoe]

Just had my two work cameras CLA'd. In the past year and a half I've put over 54,000 shutter clicks on them. Will take a lot of rolls of film to equal that. So right now, more digital.

Though I do enjoy the film work more than I enjoy the digital. I can take my time with the film projects. The digital projects are always on deadline.

Best,
-Tim

 

[ruby.monkey]

I'm about half-and-half - mainly film for my own work, balanced by digital (mainly my GRD4) for capturing my little monsters in action.

 

[colyn]

Film is still my favorite so I use film cameras more often..

 

[raid]

Film is still my favorite so I use film cameras more often..

There is no need to apologize 😉