What happens when I get angry.

[Stephanie Brim]

http://mentalexperimental.org/?p=26

Big thanks to ampguy who actually sparked off the whole tangent. No hard feelings to the digital folks, but I've been told too many times that I should switch. Writing down why I don't want to switch has been kind of a liberating experience.

Also, remember that these are my opinions. I don't expect everyone to agree with them. 🙂

Edit: I also want to add something else. Some people seem to think that I'm somehow mad at ampguy, but I'm not. I know HE meant well. He just got me thinking about how many people have told me the same thing over the years and it gets tiring after a while. So, no hard feelings toward him at all.

 

[Finder]

The only reason you give that makes sense to me is that you don't want to.

BTW, a digital camera can be used at the ISOs you state. The fact digital photographers don't know how to do it is not a reason to say it cannot be done. Just so you know.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

As I said, these are my opinions. The final one, that I want to, is the only one that should matter. 😉 That's the point, really.

 

[pedro.m.reis]

An howto for the Canon 350D will be much appreciated 🙂 🙂

BTW, a digital camera can be used at the ISOs you state. The fact digital photographers don't know how to do it is not a reason to say it cannot be done.

 

[pedro.m.reis]

You last reason sums it all. You use film because you want. That is enough reason IMHO.

 

[Nachkebia]

Yeaaaaah God Damn!!! Yeaaah!!!!!

 

[Silva Lining]

Agree with you Stephanie - its up to you. I get silly remarks when I'm using my rangefinders such as "You should get a digital camera mate" Sometimes from complete strangers.

I find the response "Why?" usually stumps them. You get a response like "err. because its better innit!"

Then I say..

"Well, I do have digital and I like using them too, It's just that when I take pictures of morons is comes out better on film" **CLICK**

Run like HEEEEEEELLLL!

 

[Adam Muir]

my digitals ( which are great ) do not stop me wanting to shoot film, in fact they make me want to shoot film???
weird but true.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Let me clarify, though, that these are my opinions.

Everything that I posted before the "because I bleeping want to" part were reasons people had given me for switching to digital over the 2+ years I've been back shooting film. I suppose having that background information makes the first one make sense more...and possibly the second as well.

But yeah, remember, opinion only. My word is not the word of Diety. Use what you want to use and be happy using it.

 

[pstevenin]

my digitals ( which are great ) do not stop me wanting to shoot film, in fact they make me want to shoot film???
weird but true.

So do I, does not sounds that weird to me.

 

[Nachkebia]

So do I, does not sounds that weird to me.

Me either! In fact I know exactly what to use when 😀

 

[Finder]

An howto for the Canon 350D will be much appreciated 🙂 🙂

Set your handheld meter to the ISO you want to use, and then use manual exposure on your camera and use the meter readings. Take the underexposed images and process them in photoshop. How you want to set the camera ISO is up to you, but I would recommend it as high as possible.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Finder: BTW, I have a few friends who use digital who should have that information. I'll pass it on. 🙂

 

[Adam Muir]

Mmmm, I think that if people do not like to shoot film, they should find another forum.

 

[pedro.m.reis]

Well, i think is not the same thing post process in photoshop and have high sensitivity sensors. But i', not an expert so i'm taking your word on it 🙂

Set your handheld meter to the ISO you want to use, and then use manual exposure on your camera and use the meter readings. Take the underexposed images and process them in photoshop. How you want to set the camera ISO is up to you, but I would recommend it as high as possible.

 

[Nachkebia]

Adam Muir : If you look at the activity around it, you will notice that most stuff happening around M8 🙂 so devil is very close 🙂

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I think that there is room for both at this forum, which makes it good. At least as long as people stop trying to convert me. 😉

The place is open to both and that's how it should stay. I have no interest in digital anything and, for the time being, that's how I will stay. That's the point I tried to make. I think I made it. 🙂

 

[pvdhaar]

Finder hit the nail on the head with the following:

Set your handheld meter to the ISO you want to use, and then use manual exposure on your camera and use the meter readings. Take the underexposed images and process them in photoshop. How you want to set the camera ISO is up to you, but I would recommend it as high as possible.

As an extra, you should capture the images as RAW. This means that the colour depth, and hence the dynamic range is maintained as much as possible.

The post processing referred to is the equivalent of cranking up the amplification on the captured image, albeit with the introduction of quantization. Still, you'd be amazed at the amount of detail that you can squeeze out of a RAW image..

 

[jaapv]

Mmmm, I think that if people do not like to shoot film, they should find another forum.

It seems you are mistakenly under the impression that this is APUG😉 The common denominator here is the rangefinder, not the capturing medium. It is a bit difficult to shoot film with a RD1 for example....🙄

 

[Nachkebia]

jaapv : Did`nt I tell you to keep the distance? 😀