Anyone into film photography?

Hi, i use a praktica ee2 with both a fixed 50mm lens and a 28-70mm,
does anyone else use film?

 

Hi jared. Welcome to the forum.
The answer to your question is, not since digital was invented.
Why do you prefer film?

 

I love the grainy effect that my camera achieves, also it is more rewarding getting a perfect shot knowing that you did the shot, not the camera for you. (it's cheaper too)

 

But all those things you can get with a digital. The grainy effect, manual control and I can't see how film is cheaper. The opposite I would have thought. Film is expensive, as is developing. Even if you do the developing yourself.
If you don't do the developing yourself, then you also have less control of the finished image then you would using post processing on a digital image.
The only cheaper thing I can see would be the camera itself.

 

I have both , A film camera and a digital camera, and i think that it all depends on what you are tryign to get out of your photos.
I mean, when i want a bold photo, or moving photos, i do not pause to pick up my Nikon D3100, wheras when i am looking for a more vintage look, or just a 'older', softer look i pick up my film camera.
Have you ever used out of date films Jared? These are cheaper than regular film and give an even grainier look to the photo.

 

I'm in the process of attempting to get cash from my film camera equipment Asahi Pentax Electrospotmatic to subsidize me buying some sort of digital video camera. No luck as yet. I enjoyed snapping and developing, one workmate had his wedding in the station church at Kai Tak, Hong Kong. I took B&W snaps and had them back in his hand within the hour!

Cheers, Tony.

 

Can you post one of your "older, softer" looking photos to illustrate what you mean. At the moment I can't see why you could not achieve that look with your Nikon digital and some PP.

 

I dont think you can achieve a true film effect on a dslr, i have friends that try to mimic this, but it never works as well. i have used dslr cameras in the past and still use them, but i prefer to use film.

 

This is the photo which i took with a old film in a film camera.
Naylors ark , some people dont like to edit photos, i myself like raw photos.

 

Are you developing yourself or getting a lab to do it?
If the lab is doing it, then they are doing the "post processing" for you!
All post processing done on computers with digital images is also done in the lab with film. They are making all the same choices for you.
It's like me taking a digital photo then handing it to someone else to finish.
I'd rather do my own.

 

I did this in the college dark room /:

 

In that case you did do post processing, no different to doing it via computer. Just more messy with film.

 

yeah, this is my first proper slr film camera, although i have had a canon 50d before, i also have an old kodak junior which uses 620 film, but i cant find it anywhere, i know you can do a conversion of 120 onto a 620 spool though

 

My first camera was a Kodak Brownie 127 and Boots or the local chemist had to do developing and printing I later moved onto SLRS and like Woo also had a TLR Mamiya and I started doing all my own D&P. I enjoyed the control that DIY D&P afforded but it wasn't cheap, it was also messy, smelly and time-consuming. I used to buy my film in bulk rolls of ex-movie film stock and load my own cassettes.
Now I've moved to digital I can do my 'D&P' without having to spend hours in the darkroom in the garden shed or having to shell out on film and chemicals. I can also experiment with my cameras knowing that any mistakes are not going to cost me anything.

My last 'film' camera was a late 19th century Kodak Bullet - it was Kodak's first camera to use roll film as well as plates. I regret that I never used it before selling it.