stewmander
Established
Oh Hipsters...
I always thought the simpler mechanical functions of film cameras to be one of the appeals over digital. No extreme precision required for my XA, GIII Q17, or FE
Rarely perfect pictures? Isnt that the point of toy cameras?
The article seems to think Lomo and Poloroid are the end all and be all of film
I always thought the simpler mechanical functions of film cameras to be one of the appeals over digital. No extreme precision required for my XA, GIII Q17, or FE
Rarely perfect pictures? Isnt that the point of toy cameras?
The article seems to think Lomo and Poloroid are the end all and be all of film
kuzano
Veteran
All well and good..."not liking the article"...
All well and good..."not liking the article"...
These people are not a "spit in the bucket" number to be ignored. There may come time, very soon, when we will be counting on the "kinky" side of photography for the numbers we need to preserve the availability of film.
Any "photographer" serious or otherwise by whatever standards are welcome to walk up beside me at any photo counter to order and pay for a brick of film. Likewise they can order from whatever source, on line or retail. Just keep buying film folks.
All well and good..."not liking the article"...
These people are not a "spit in the bucket" number to be ignored. There may come time, very soon, when we will be counting on the "kinky" side of photography for the numbers we need to preserve the availability of film.
Any "photographer" serious or otherwise by whatever standards are welcome to walk up beside me at any photo counter to order and pay for a brick of film. Likewise they can order from whatever source, on line or retail. Just keep buying film folks.
Pastor Chris
Well-known
+1. The article provides the impression that only these sorts of clown cameras, Polaroid excluded, are arrtractive or useful any more. I think that I get far more comments on my film shots than I do on digital, especially when showing prints. Perhaps because I have put more though, effort, or relationship into the subjects and how they were shot.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
A lot of fluff and very little fact in this article and I'm sure any committed film user will sn!gger when they read that Lomography and co are saving the medium ... as we all know the hipsters by their nature will move on to the next trend when it suits them! They also fail to mention that of the world's two largest film manufacturers ... one is in the throws of bankruptcy and the other has cut back on numerous emulsions and is busy selling digicams as fast as it can make them.
I did find one sentence I liked though and it's definitely one of the major attractions of film for me!
I did find one sentence I liked though and it's definitely one of the major attractions of film for me!
redisburning
Well-known
have you seen most people's photographs?
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Totally off topic here ... but a friend of mine really likes your user name Sarcophilus Harrisii and informed me what it actually is.
She's a biologist of course!
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Totally off topic here ... but a friend of mine really likes your user name Sarcophilus Harrisii and informed me what it actually is.
She's a biologist of course!
Whaha, googled it.
'carnivorous marsupial' would have been a nice handle too, though
Back on topic!
mathomas
Well-known
I didn't care for the article. I posted a link to my Facebook page with the following comment:
"Well, I guess film photography needs all the help it can get, but what a back-handed, limited-in-scope, article about it.
For example: "the pictures are rarely perfect"
Really?? Well, that might be true if you shoot with the hipster garbage mentioned in the article. On the other hand, my pictures are almost always "perfect" (whatever that might mean) using even modest good-quality equipment (and even high-end film equipment isn't expensive any more).
Apparently the only resurgence for film is in the hipster-driven low-fi world of light-leaking plastic fantastic cameras and half-baked polaroid-esque products (I actually respect The Impossible Project's mission, but the film is hardly the way to get so-called "perfect" results)."
I know I'm a (not that) old codger, but it really got to me.
"Well, I guess film photography needs all the help it can get, but what a back-handed, limited-in-scope, article about it.
For example: "the pictures are rarely perfect"
Really?? Well, that might be true if you shoot with the hipster garbage mentioned in the article. On the other hand, my pictures are almost always "perfect" (whatever that might mean) using even modest good-quality equipment (and even high-end film equipment isn't expensive any more).
Apparently the only resurgence for film is in the hipster-driven low-fi world of light-leaking plastic fantastic cameras and half-baked polaroid-esque products (I actually respect The Impossible Project's mission, but the film is hardly the way to get so-called "perfect" results)."
I know I'm a (not that) old codger, but it really got to me.
folville
Member
A lot of us here are making the mistake of reading an article about a particular photographic trend in a newspaper (i.e. a general interest publication) and are inferring from it far too grand pronouncements.
This story would have been infinitely better if it had a graf or even a single sentence referencing the continued use of film by serious amateurs, professionals and enthusiasts of all stripes. But the mere fact that it doesn't reference film use as most of us know it, does not mean that it's meant to imply film is dead.
This story is about the specific use of film for low-fi photography, and that's readily apparent from the attached images, the list at the bottom and the tenor of the top few grafs. It's a photography story for people who don't care all that much about photography.
This story would have been infinitely better if it had a graf or even a single sentence referencing the continued use of film by serious amateurs, professionals and enthusiasts of all stripes. But the mere fact that it doesn't reference film use as most of us know it, does not mean that it's meant to imply film is dead.
This story is about the specific use of film for low-fi photography, and that's readily apparent from the attached images, the list at the bottom and the tenor of the top few grafs. It's a photography story for people who don't care all that much about photography.
Sylvester
Well-known
This article is meant for those who use Instagram so they start using Dianas and Impossible film. I started film photography because of Lomography. I simply couldn't afford a quality digital camera, so I fell in love with crappy plastic film cameras. Now I shoot rangefinders and slrs, I built myself a dedicated darkroom so I can develop and enlarge my images and I decided photography would be my career.
Lomography and all of this saves film.
Lomography and all of this saves film.
driver
Well-known
I'm also in love with crappy plastic film cameras. It's completely normal. It's so refreshing to hear this
BobYIL
Well-known
J. Borger
Well-known
Love polaroids... and can still shoot my sx-70 thanks to the Impossible Project!
Those who think it's not serious Photography should make a visit to the Polaroid Exhibit in NRW-Forum Dusseldorf Germany.
Looking at what the Impossible Project achieved with Instant Film and plans for the future i have realy no fear for the future of film. No matter what Kodak or Fuji does.
Those who think it's not serious Photography should make a visit to the Polaroid Exhibit in NRW-Forum Dusseldorf Germany.
Looking at what the Impossible Project achieved with Instant Film and plans for the future i have realy no fear for the future of film. No matter what Kodak or Fuji does.
Keith, I chose that name years ago because we have a lot of fauna on our property and my wife and I are rescue volunteers for injured or orphaned wildlife. Plus in years gone by, I have been a bit of a devil myself, so it seemed apt... Your friend must be a little concerned though, the poor old Tassie Devil is not travelling too well at the moment because of the Devil Facial Tumour Disease.Totally off topic here ... but a friend of mine really likes your user name Sarcophilus Harrisii and informed me what it actually is.
She's a biologist of course!
I'm hoping they don't go the same way as the thylacine, because this is a very real and concerning possibility.
Best Regards,
Brett
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Her specialty is green sea turtles ... a fair way removed from the tassie devil! I have noticed that biologists generally have a head full of information about numerous species though!
Bobfrance
Over Exposed
I just took it to be a bit of planted editorial fluff sent in by Lomo.
I wouldn't be surprised to find that Lomo have spent advertising $$$$ in the paper of one of its sister publications recently. That's generally how the publishing industry works.
I wouldn't be surprised to find that Lomo have spent advertising $$$$ in the paper of one of its sister publications recently. That's generally how the publishing industry works.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Olivier, you give me hope! We need more young people like you coming into traditional photography.
MikeAUS
Well-known
A refreshing viewpoint ... Not everything about film has to be so SERIOUS! No such thing as bad publicity for film. A lot of people on RFF are over to digital anyway aren't they - they seem to swap digital cameras to the latest and greatest every other month
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
You need to speak up more and spread the word.
Your generation would be the rescuer of film photography.
From Lomo to Leica, film is still there for everyone to enjoy.
We just have to nudge people to make them realize this.