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Wile E. coyote
24-02-2008, 20:06
Just bought this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220203044761&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=012) F60 from ebay, can wait to give it a go having never shot film before.
Anybody else shot digital first then got a film camera?
Not yet, but there certainly seems to be a trend on here atm to dabble with film again.
Yes..
Its not a trend, its a natural progression....
faff with the plastic stuff then move on to the real mccoy..:)
Maybe its me then i started with film, darkroom processing, IR film, chemicals, darkness and swishing liquids over paper and then moved onto digital although i did look at some nice medium formats the other day until someone here looked over my shoulder and frowned!
darkroom processing, IR film, chemicals, darkness and swishing liquids over paper
but its so much more fun.....isn't it...:lol:
whos looking over your shoulder and frowning, I'll send the FILM wreckin crew round..
well i still have all the stuff in the loft and a cibrachrone rotary tank in warm bath!.....checks both ways and looks on web for mamiya and there is one for sale on fleabay.
Wile E. coyote
24-02-2008, 20:41
Sounds like I have a lot of fun to look forward to :D.
Well, its not for everybody, but you don't really know till you try it.
Are you going to develope your own or send it out ?
steveinspain
24-02-2008, 20:50
Maybe its me then i started with film, darkroom processing, IR film, chemicals, darkness and swishing liquids over paper and then moved onto digital although i did look at some nice medium formats the other day until someone here looked over my shoulder and frowned!
This is one of the reasons I married Kate - at 5ft 1" she can't even reach my shoulders, let alone look over them...
nutter426
24-02-2008, 20:56
i've been thinking about getting a film body.
dunno if i'd really use it much atm, when i'm taking for fun, i'm not convinced enough in my own ability, it doesn't cost me anything to take a digital picture.
for stuff i'm doing for other people, they want digital, and i've not been that impressed with film scans, i'd rather just shoot digital
Wile E. coyote
24-02-2008, 20:59
Well, its not for everybody, but you don't really know till you try it.
Are you going to develope your own or send it out ?
Probs just send it out at the start, but may start developing my own after a while.
Well if anyone wants my EOS 10s they are welcome. I can't see any point at all using film when there are so many advantages to digital. Sure film has it's own character - but is that a good thing necessarily? For fun and art I guess film is ok - but how many professionals use it in preference now?
The Kodak survey of more than 9,000 professional photographers in the U.S. found that 75 per cent still use film. While digital imaging is now an integral part of modern photography, there are some applications where professionals prefer film.
* film’s superiority in capturing more information on medium and large format films (48 percent);
* creating a traditional photographic look (48 percent);
* capturing shadow and highlighting details (45 percent);
* the wide exposure latitude of film (42 percent); and
* archival storage (38 percent).
johnphilip
25-02-2008, 10:36
i started with an old zenith , you had to work it all out your self no fancy meter but a great way to learn and they were like a brick
diamonddog
25-02-2008, 11:14
my first camera was a zenith way back when i was 12 or so.still got an f60 and f80 film to play with.problem is now that i can't get into the bathroom/darkroom for long enough to process my own.to many people in the house lol..
nutter426
25-02-2008, 13:27
I might be doing my final year project on exposure latitude.
minimeeze
25-02-2008, 20:48
You'll love the F60. I went from a point n shoot to DSLR (D70). Last year I did an A Level photography course so had to buy a film camera as it was a film based course. I got the F60 too - it's just the same as the D70 (well, except for the fact that it's film!). Great fun awaits you!
Wile E. coyote
25-02-2008, 21:50
You'll love the F60. I went from a point n shoot to DSLR (D70). Last year I did an A Level photography course so had to buy a film camera as it was a film based course. I got the F60 too - it's just the same as the D70 (well, except for the fact that it's film!). Great fun awaits you!
Thats good to know, never really looked at the specs that much, was also looking at the F80 but didn't want to spend too much. I only bought it as an occasional mess around thing and also just for the experience of shooting film.
minimeeze
25-02-2008, 21:55
Ooops - I told a porky. Just looked and it's actually the F80 I have :$
Info on the F60 as follows: http://www.nikonimaging.com/global/products/filmcamera/slr/1995-1999/f60/index.htm
Wile E. coyote
25-02-2008, 22:37
Ooops - I told a porky. Just looked and it's actually the F80 I have :$
Info on the F60 as follows: http://www.nikonimaging.com/global/products/filmcamera/slr/1995-1999/f60/index.htm
Eee you little lier, fancy telling a fib like that :shake: :nono: :p
Cheers for the link, had a quick look the other day but didn't spot much :thumbs:
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