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Why bother with film when digital is so much better? I mean, once you have the kit its basically a 'free' hobby.
- No expensive film to buy or process.
- With Digital I can have the camera tell me its metered ok and can take a test shot to instantly see and adjust.
- It will AF for me
- I can take hundreds of pics today and see them straight away, if I think one will look better in B&W I can change it. I dont have to wait a week or 2 to get the film back.
- I can adjust ISO to take pics in poor light one minute and good light the next.
So whats the point of using this outdated method when digital is easier, has no running costs and is better? Interested to hear your thoughts and reasons.
I write this as I am about to post 2 films to AG to be processed! Although I use my D700 all the time (and think its brilliant) I still enjoy using my 2 film cameras and spent part of my holiday last week with a D700, Rolleicord Va and a Leica M2 round my neck. Although the MF aspect is a pain with the kids, I like the mechanical way of taking the pics, and know I only have a frame or 2 to get the shot I want, so cant take 10 knowing 1 will be fine. I think more about composition and how I want the image to look. I get excited when I get home and the cd has arrived, and see which ones were good and which were not. The fact that both of my cameras are 50 years old has a charm too.
- No expensive film to buy or process.
- With Digital I can have the camera tell me its metered ok and can take a test shot to instantly see and adjust.
- It will AF for me
- I can take hundreds of pics today and see them straight away, if I think one will look better in B&W I can change it. I dont have to wait a week or 2 to get the film back.
- I can adjust ISO to take pics in poor light one minute and good light the next.
So whats the point of using this outdated method when digital is easier, has no running costs and is better? Interested to hear your thoughts and reasons.
I write this as I am about to post 2 films to AG to be processed! Although I use my D700 all the time (and think its brilliant) I still enjoy using my 2 film cameras and spent part of my holiday last week with a D700, Rolleicord Va and a Leica M2 round my neck. Although the MF aspect is a pain with the kids, I like the mechanical way of taking the pics, and know I only have a frame or 2 to get the shot I want, so cant take 10 knowing 1 will be fine. I think more about composition and how I want the image to look. I get excited when I get home and the cd has arrived, and see which ones were good and which were not. The fact that both of my cameras are 50 years old has a charm too.