I read an article recently on some photo website that sums this all up simply. We should all drop the modifier "digital" since that is now the default case. If you need to make the distinction, add the modifier "film". Film is still used and enjoyed by many, but it's now a small part (and respected) of photography in general.
I have mostly film cameras, my Canon DSLR and my Canon G12 now. Still itching for the Ricoh back. Resssisstttinnggg.. but we are talking like 45 film cameras so as you can see my GAS knows no boundaries other than the film cameras were a lot cheaper.
On an inflation-adjusted basis, were film cameras truly cheaper? Not so sure about that... And then there's the cost of film and processing...
I used to carry one of these two with me on motorcycle and bicycle trips, or anywhere a full sized camera wasn't convenient.I have been dropping a compact RF in the bag with the Digitals starting this past Summer.
Shot with a Pentax ME a few years ago.Crsnydertx said:....but it will be fun to watch the images from film appear here!
I've been collecting old film cameras for roughly a year. Yes they are undeniably cheaper, at least the ones I have. I can't afford Leica. As for during the time they were made? No. I had wanted a Canon AE-1 for years and could not afford it. In fact my Nikon One Touch died and after that it was disposables for birthdays, for several years. I just had all that film developed about six months or so ago. Quite wonderfully I discovered photos of my mother's last xmas in that lot, 2006. Anyway.. now I can collect and tinker and I do because film may not be around much longer so all of the ones I buy work. I shoot digital though primarily because of, yes, price.
I'm mildly insulted by this thread...
I have five film cameras that I feed and use regularly. I have just picked up two rolls of film from developing this very afternoon. My briefcase usually contains at least one film camera, most often either my M2 or my II; the first is 50 next year (like me) and the second is 82...
Perhaps a little more to the point, film is enjoying a resurgence; Holga and Diana cameras were being sold in trendy clothes shops this Christmas as a "lifestyle accessory". My 18 year old son, studying graphic design at Uni is being taught to develop and print, and many of his friends use film on a regular basis "because it's real". They also play some form of "photo golf" - this involves taking 18 photos around a "course". If you have chosen the wrong lens it may take you more than 18 to "cover the ground" - I don't fully understand it but I have been invited to participate next year so I will report back more fully.
Film is very much alive and kicking. y'know... :tongue:
and sometimes you luck out and pick up a pair of Leica's for $15 each, with lenses.
Well, You know you shouldn't be. Take a close look at the image of the camera's in the first post. YUP, Every one of them is a film camera.I'm mildly insulted by this thread...