Why YOU should shoot film in 2024 

Thank you so much to each and every one of you watching, commenting and even sharing your own experiences! It is so nice to read all your stories. I do want to clarify that I don't mean that you have to throw out all your digital equipment and shoot exclusively film. I know the perks of digital photography and I do still use digital myself. As mentioned, I was not interested in film photography to begin with. But when I tried it, there was something about it that kept me coming back to it. And if I would have to choose between film and digital, I personally would choose film. I think everyone should try to shoot analog at some point in their lives, even if it's just once, to find out yourself how it feels and how it differs from digital. There is still something about film that is difficult to describe, it's something one has to experience. :)

I could not agree more! Shooting analog with different type of cameras is so addictive. Great video!

I'm about your age and when digital became common i was just as impressed as everyone else. But soon found the joy of shooting completely dissappeared and my harddrive filled with thousands of bad photos. So i abandoned digital and committed myself to learning every analog technique, shooting everything from 8mm to 24x30cm wooden cameras. These days i teach analog and offer free darkroom use for young students.

I started into photography when I was fourteen in 1961. I started at a studio when I was sixteen. I am 79 now and still have a darkroom. My main cameras are medium format TLRs. A Rolleicord, Ricoflex and a Mamiya C330f . I would recommend using a camera like a Nikon D40 with a kit lens on the manual setting to get used to aperture and shutter differences. A D40 can be bought for £70. Then move on to something like a Nikon FG 20 film camera .

Old! Not hardly. I started shooting film in 1973? OK, not doing darkroom work till 78, where I worked in high school. I was looking through my slides yesterday. Page after page of Kodachrome. Sigh.

Love the Mamiya C330 & C220. I had the C220. Those 21/4 square negatives made great prints. One point about developing- from experience I can tell you there’s no great art in developing negatives and developing color film is really tricky so honestly I would skip that. . The real art is printing. That’s what you should focus on. And here’s where film can surpass digital- printing black and white on silver gelatin fiber based paper. You just can’t match The depth of the blacks from the silver and the gradation of greys with digital inkjet prints

I have been using film cameras since the 1940’s. My family had a Kodak folding camera that used 116 roll film. In high school, I used a 4x5 graflex sheet film camera and leaned how to process it. I created my own dark room in my home and started using a Mamiya c2 camera to take photos for my home town newspaper. I hope to start shooting and processing film again. Working with negatives is a much more rewarding process than digital.

I started shooting film over fifty years ago, and using a manual camera is as natural as breathing (though I also am completely comfortable using digital.) I enjoy these videos of people who have come to film as a new experience. Leica has been successful in recreating the enjoyment of shooting a 35mm rangefinder with their digital cameras. though at a hellishly expensive price tag. It would be interesting to see if other companies could do an effective job of making a digital equivalent of a classic SLR or twins lens reflex.

I have been shooting film since I was young in the 60’s. In college, the darkroom in the science building was my favorite place to hang out. I would develop and print my own film. Never really liked digital much, i own some digital cameras but my love is film. Now if I could just stop buying cameras!😅 i do have a passion for vintage lenses. There is nothing like film and wonderful vintage lenses.

The difference between ftlm photography and digital is the difference between reading a book, and watching a film of the book. Or, if you get a ready meal out of the freezer and put it in the oven for twenty minutes, are you a chef?

Very Expensive and slow process. X pro1 x ever.

I first began as a photographer in 1971 when I was given a Canon FTB on my birthday as a High School graduation present. It was love at first sight. I shoot both film (black and white) and digital (color). I love taking walks and photographing anything that catches my eye. Peace. Quiet. Contentment.🌿📷👍

Started shooting film in January after Grandfather passed away. He was a photographer throughout his life and left behind his film cameras. I shot with 35mm for about three months but then purchased a Mamiya RZ67 Pro II on B&h. I love 120 film so much that after about 4 or 5 rolls and being tired of paying the $10 to develop a roll, I got all the chemicals to develop the film myself. I developed my first roll of 120 just a few days ago and it definitely adds to the experience of shooting film. Definitely try shooting film its an awesome experience!

Right on. Perfectly expressed.❤️👍

Very inspiring, I still shoot 35mm film and have a growing collection of old film cameras 📷 My latest is an Olympus Trip 35 which I found locally after a lengthy quest to find a good working one for a reasonable price I've added your channel, it's always good to connect with other retro film photographers.

Els Vanopstal : Yes film is addictive. I have digital cameras , and they do not go out with me that much now , carry the M3 and MA a lot , the Rollei Wide , nd my trusty old MX-EVS Tessar Rollei. I am hooked on the craft and feel of these cameras and then some times , you get that magic shot that is haunting and beautiful. Medium Format is indeed a step up in resolution and the " feel " of the image. My Rollei's " slay " the Leica for feel and detail , and yet the Rollei has a certain character.

For novelty, maybe, by those who have not used film in photography. But going through the rigors and difficulties using film for almost 40 years, there’s no going back for me.

I like the Praktica 35mm

I've been shooting film for over 67 years, still have 4 (formats) enlargers in my darkroom and still have lots of film stashed away in my freezer.

I completely agree! I returned to shooting film after an excursion into digital photography. Fortunately, I did not sell my 35mm film cameras. I have since been able to add medium format models that I could not afford back in the 70s. I mainly use B+W film which I develop myself. This saves money and adds to the overall experience. BTW, I still have my Fuji digicams. These days I use them less often.

I love shooting film ! $2 dollars a frame is worth it for my Mamiya. Thanks for sharing your passion for photography.

It's always interesting to see what people think of film who grew up in the digital age. I still have my Mamiya C33 I bought in 1966. I also have a C330 and have four lenses for them. I often read people talk about the process of shooting film, that it makes you think and slow down. I think you are artificially putting constraints on the way you approach photography. I have no problem thinking through taking a photo digitally as I did when I was shooting film. Because of this, I take very few exposures. Part of the experience was printing in a wet lab. It was slow and laborious. I can do far more to realize my goal with an image by using good post processing software. I hope you continue to have fun!

For years i refused to try digital; however, once i did i have never shot a roll since. But i enjoyed photography much more pre-digitally.

I'm 57. I've started back when I was very young and my dad gave me a kodak instamatic. Growing up, we were never well off enough to buy anything serious. I did get into digital. I found a Can9n AE-1 Program for a song. I now have about 250 film cameras. Have shot a roll or more though most of them. So in love with film. Great video. Thanks.

It's great to see someone with such a strong passion for film photography. However, I wanted to share some environmental concerns related to traditional film photography that you might not be aware of. Noticing your love for animals and plants, I assume you care about the environment as well. The chemicals used in developing film can be quite harmful, often ending up in our waterways despite best efforts to dispose of them properly. The production of these chemicals in factories also has environmental consequences. Additionally, film production involves materials like gelatin, which is derived from animal bones, and the disposable nature of film rolls also contributes to waste. While film photography has a nostalgic and artistic appeal, it's important to consider these environmental impacts. I used to shoot film but have since transitioned to digital. The argument that digital photography is soulless and sterile doesn't hold much weight when considering the environmental costs of film.

Over 40 years ago I purchased my first Canon SLR 35mm. I shot Kodachrome 64 slides. I eventually upgraded in 2002 to a Nikon FM3a. I started shooting with Fuji Provia and Velvia as well as Kodachrome. Nothing comes close to the joy of using a projector to show your photos. Slide film has a look like you have travelled back in time. The images are so organic. I always stayed with 35mm because the gear was so lightweight and I could hike into the wilderness and really chill out waiting for the light to be just right. I have a 4X5 but it is too cumbersome to travel deep into the wilderness. Slowly film died and I stopped taking photographs. At the time I hated digital with a passion. Eventually I decided to get back into photography so I purchased a Sony A7RV 61 megapixel digital camera and a host of lenses. Being the highest resolution full frame camera the image resolution probably exceeds medium format film. Also lenses are far sharper than they were 40 years ago. I have enlargements up to A1 and they are flawless. The Sony produces stunning razor sharp images but I didn’t feel like it was a real camera. It felt like a computer with a lens attached. In fact no matter how challenging the lighting, computer software could pretty much fix any exposure shortfall. With slides you have to nail the exposure in camera. There is no room for error. I realised there was no joy in digital and my loathing for the medium was reignited so the Nikon FM3a came out of storage and I purchased a Leica MP 35mm Rangefinder and some lenses. Now a Rangefinder is even slower than a film SLR. My Leica is fully mechanical and I have to set everything including the film ISO. There are no automatic exposure settings. What is amazing is that I purchased new lenses for the Leica. Put a modern lens on even a small format like 35mm and your images are better than they were using older lenses. Modern lenses resolve much more detail so film photography is now better than ever. The first time I loaded the film in the Leica the joy returned. I went for a relaxing walk through my suburb slowly lining up an image in the frame lines. I took my time setting the exposure and manually focusing. The sound of the shutter and film advance lever was like music. This tiny little rangefinder with its small lenses is a joy to use. Every shot is a promise of something wonderful as I cannot immediately see my results. The joy of getting my images back and scrutinising every one of them for exposure and composition errors adds to the experience. My understanding of light is returning. No more machine gunning and hoping there is good one in the mix of mostly sterile images. With film every shot counts. Film is coming back. Young people don’t want digital cameras. Why would they? An iPhone 15 takes 48 megapixel images. Just press a button and an iPhone will do the rest and create more digital dust. Nothing comes close to holding tangible film in your hand and marvelling that the light of your subject passed through the film base creating an image of a moment in time. I have come to the realisation that digital photography is like instant coffee. It is quick an easy but it is not the real thing. In fact I don’t consider it photography at all. Film forever.

Glad I shot film for years before digital photography came out. I still shoot film and always will.

Here's a reason to use film never mentioned: Film leaves evidence of it's technology. Grain structure is the brush stroke of photographic art, it's an artifact of texture that gives depth to an image. By design, digital photography strives to remove all artifacts from an image and creates a blandness in so doing.

As a film shooter I question film users scanning negatives using digital cameras, manipulating the image in Lightroom and having an obsession with sharpness as the perceived goal for excellence. A digital camera will do these things so much better so why bother turning film into a poor version of digital?. I scan using an Epson V800 scanner at the lowest sharpness setting using Silverfast to adjust for contrast and exposure. As I develop my own photos I use Photoshop Elements to remove dust spots . Nothing else. .I choose B+W only for a number of reasons : Home or Lab developing of colour film is just that- there is no process to vary the outcome. With B+W the choice of developer, type of agitation and temperature give much more creative input as to the final result. B+W also can be more artistic as use of light, shadow and grain can give the image a moody timeless feel. Film use is expensive. My advice to new users would be to not shoot photos the same as your phone. Film is all about light and mood and not about sharpness as the goal. Embrace grain. Study classic B+W photographers. Film photos can be timeless. Enjoy the whole process. Regards.

Hello there, I have been shooting film since 1974 or so. Got my K1000 for Christmas in 1979. Have been shooting film ever since but I also have digital. I do find film more fun and interesting as it is a challenge that I enjoy. Love the video too!

I have (almost) never not shot on film. Thanks for the reassurance--!

Negative last for 100 years. Digital about 40 years. Pentax LX + Hasselblad 503CX.

Reasons to shoot film: 1) not wasting countless hours inside PS/LR 2) the emotional background 2) the haptics, the ergonomics - slick design 3) i've grown up into the 80's with film - since 84. 4) I shoot (almost) exclusive film since 2019 again - and never had given up film ever since 1984 as kid) 5) you care about your composition, about the quality of light way more than anything else 6) that feeling, when you hit the shutter - into anticipation of a good shot 7) all that digital pictures - don't have soul, most of the time, and if so, it does come from 30-50+ year old vintage lenses 8) the look & feel of old 35mm rangefinders & SLRs 9) it's about the whole picture taking experience, the process - not just to hit the shutter 10) with digital - it doesn't cost you anything, you can always think "il'll fix that in post..." or "nah, i delete that frame later..." 11) every frame does count - when you have 36 exposures, be sure that at least some 20-25 are good, and/or some 10-15 keepers 12) the satisfaction, when you hit the shutter, and hear the mirror return 13) in a world of digital A.I. algorithms, digital fakery of all kinds (current smartphones), it's such refreshing, just to load a roll of TX400/Tri-X 400 for instance - and try to capture your mind's eye into real photographs... 14) especially the film grain, the specific "look" of each film - you can use 404585 tools to fake the film look, but only film is real. 15) photons to photos - not pixels to RAW files, for real ! 16) i've grown up with a 35mm SLR and 50/1.7 prime lens 17) simplicity - you only need to set your ASA/ISO, and work with your aperture & shutter speed 18) i simply can't stand current DSLMs with 254 menues, with each level does have 39 submenues 19) there's no chimping, no LCD to watch what you've just shot (it does look most of the time ugly anyway via DSLR/DSLMs) Just to name a few reason(s) whileas i do love to shoot film....

I am glad that there are still people shooting film. It makes me happy. And your work is beautiful. It makes me sad seeing all my nice film cameras and dark room gear collecting dust. I started shooting film in the 1970s. I have been completely digital for about 20 years now. Multiple times over those last 20 years I have grown nostalgic for shooting film. I get new slide and black and white film. I get new processing chemicals. I get the film cameras off the shelf. Every time I run smack up against all the limitations of film and give it up again rather quickly for all the reasons you cite in this video. Too slow. Too expensive. Too high of fail vs success. And the image quality simply isn't there. So I often reply to these 'why you should shoot film videos' with a different take. I'm not saying film is a bad thing. I'm just saying that most of the reasons people give to justify shooting film are simply not logical. If it is what you like to do and you enjoy it, there does not need to be any logical reason. But saying that it forces you to slow down never resonates with me. I don't want my gear to 'force' me to do anything. If I need to slow down I can slow down with digital just as well. I also don't agree that shooting film and slowing down improves the learning process. I think repetition and quick feedback are what improves learning. My photography improved by leaps and bounds when I went digital. Also, as far as the appearance of prints: you can duplicate virtually any film via post processing. I do get the post processing is not for everyone. As far as physical and tactile aspects: you can make prints and very very nice ones with digital. I will admit, the one thing that digital cannot replicate is color slides. There is nothing like them. I hope you continue to shoot film and I hope others will too. But do it because you enjoy it and like your results. I don't think film shooters need to try to give practical reasons for shooting film because there just aren't many.

Have a Canon F1 paired with a 50 mm 1.2.....So lve just rebooted my interest over the past few months , use Ektar 100...and will use the four Fujichrome Velvia 50 iso..languising inthe fridge ..hope those no coulour shift..

For me, shooting film is like putting paint to canvas. There's a craft involved, as well as an art. I still shoot digital sometimes, but film is my true love.

Great video! I definitely suffer from GAS. Analog cameras are often marvels of engineering and beautifully designed. I love all my cameras, but my favorites are probably the Bronica S2 and the Graflex RB Series D. I came back to film in the mid 2010s, and am now shooting 120, 4x5 and wet plate 5x7.

Nice work, my RB67 is better than my digital Fuji

If you really want to experience all those psychological benefits of slowing down, you need to buy my 4x5 Graphic Graflex metal view camera. There are about three times as many things to think about when making an exposure, and nothing to prevent you from unknowingly ruining a piece of film. When I bought my first DSLR in 2003 I never looked back. The only thing I miss is making archival black and white prints with my dear Super Chromega D5 enlarger. Have fun.

Pulled out my two vintage film based Nikons, F2 and FE2. Bought two rolls of film, getting the film processed and am stopping using film. Why? The cost. Way too much. Better off buying a couple of SD memory cards. The days of Kodak and Mom & Pop shops are over. It's just not worth it. Digital is so much nicer. No film, no processing, no chemicals to develop film, no waiting 2 weeks for film to be processed. I can see unique situations where film is desirable, but that will be about 5% of the time. I did my time shooting film. Now I moved on.

I loved lugging my Horseman 4x5 around and taking way too long to get the shot. Viewing those negatives, the images almost felt immortal. I also enjoyed shooting a bit faster with my Nikon D800e. But my absolute fondest memories are from flying my Phantom 3!! The sheer dopamine I got before, during, and after shooting--wow! But funny how things change. These days I prefer brush and canvas! Hopefully whatever you shoot or paint, you are enjoying it to the fullest!

I started with film (35mm, 6x6, 5x4 and 10x8) in the lste 70s, and although I still own several analogue cameras I don have the desire to spend crazy money on every shot ... Film is no longer viable.

Very nicely done! So well done, I subscribed and am looking forward to working thru your catalog of past videos. 😊 I started photography over 50 years ago (old), when there was only film. Switched to digital in 2005, and now am leaning back towards film, for many of the reasons you talk about here. Keep up the great work. 👍🏼

I enjoyed your comments regarding film photography. In the early 70's I purchased the least expensive 35mm SLR that I felt would provide decent pictures. I bought a Minolta SRT-100. It was in my price range and even though it lacked many common features offered at the time it gave me what I wanted. I never regretted the purchase. I had to sell it a few years later to finance my honeymoon and that was my exit from photography for many years. I dabbled in digital with early DSLRs in the early 2000's but it never felt as satisfying. The person I had sold the Minolta to one day asked me if I wanted it back, and I jumped on the opportunity. Once again I never regretted the decision. I now enjoy taking my time using it, and since the light meter no longer functions, I rely on the Sunny 16 methodology. This slows me down even more, but I wouldn't part with camera again ever! I also would never part with my wife as we recently celebrated our 48th anniversary.

Love shooting film. I quit working as a pro when digital killed it. Took no photos for years. Started again a few years ago. Just bought my 15th 'new' camera , a Canon 7 rangefinder. Processing film again too. Shoot analog and live in the moment. Wait to view your results ...enjoy vacations again. 😎

My first SLR was a Praktica L, and my last a Minolta which I still have. I still have a Zenith enlarger I paid twenty quid for new. I did my own developing and printing using Tri X or HP5. I enjoyed it at the time but it's digital for me now; film is too much like hard work.

Film is for people who hate money UNLESS you have a conventional darkroom and are truly practicing the traditional CRAFT of photography from beginning to end. Then- and only then- does it make sense.

To me, film looks better than digital. However, my wallet thinks otherwise..

I have shot film for over 50 years, although I have had digital since the late 90s. I stuck by film even when everyone was declaring film was dead and you could pick up a Leica M6 for about 1/3 of its asking price now. Sadly, I have come to a stage where I feel shooting film is not economically viable for me. Every time I go to order my usual films from Ilford and Kodak I notice a price increase. The more affordable ones like Foma are no longer so affordable. The price of chemicals to process film with, have gone through the roof, and since there are not so many photographic shops as once used to be, the films and chemicals have to be ordered on line, assuming that they are in stock or have not been discountinued, where postage and packing adds another chunck of expense to the bill. Then there are the ancillaries. Seriously, it is not digital that is killing film photography, but film and chemical manufacturers.

Film is Interpretation (starting with your film stock choice). Digital is "Recording". We can live with both. After shooting film as a working pro I still marvel when a black and white print appears in the developer tray. Great little video by the way.

I still have and use my Cosina 35mm, a birthday present from my parents when I became 21, over 35 years ago.

I also use a Rollei Prego 145 ..pretty much automatic ..but was the last l bought till digital came along Takes excellent pics...

I restartet wirh Film perhaps 15 or so years ago. My photographic shop was shaking his Head because of this. But what you tell at 2:40 is absolutely true: it is so fantastic to have this 6x6 slides in the own hand! And some 10 years ago, I got a Mamiya c33. What a fascinating camera! I love it

Still shooting film from time to time , although its a bit pricey nowadays, great video, thanks.

You are very late to the party - I have been shooting film since 1958. 😂

I just finished developing two rolls of Tri-x 400 that my son and I shot last weekend. We were trying out a new (to me) Zeiss Ikon Contessa that I recently purchased. The negatives came out great, meaning that the camera is in as good mechanically as is is aesthetically. I'll be in the darkroom next weekend. The Contessa was the first camera I ever owned, given to me by my father in the late 70's. It got lost in the shuffle of life years ago, and I've been searching for one to replace it for several years, and I'm so glad to finally have one again. Shooting film is photography on a whole other level, and I'm glad that so many young people are discovering it for the first time. Thank you for the very enjoyable video.

I started shooting film around 2010 thanks to a friend that worked for a cool film supply store that was also importing Holga cameras. So first film experience was Holga! To this day I always bring a film camera on my shoots. I think for me film has kept my digital approach less about megapixel this or other chatter about the latest editing trick and more about retaining a "filmic" quality. I also enjoy how it not only slows my shooting down, it affects the models. They become more pronounced in their connection to the camera. Yeah, it's exciting though expensive to shoot film but for me, it's worth it. Now if we can just get people to start printing their images more instead of only looking at pics on their phones, that'll be really cool!

Another reason is the prints you get that will last for decades. I have a photo of my father (born 1904) as a 4 year old with his family. That image is close to 120 years old. People don't print all their digital images, maybe a few here and there. They are all left as digital files to be viewed on a computer. Where will those digital files be in 120 years? Not accessible I'm sure, even if your hard drive still works. They're GONE. All those "Kodak Moments" gone. Printing photos is the only way to preserve those memories. I know, printer ink is expensive. That is the cost of preserving memories. You can either pay for film and processing or pay for printer ink to print your digital images. I'm not sure which is cheaper. Anyway, PRINT, PRINT, PRINT or they will be gone.

Everything you say is so true. Thanks, it's good to know I'm amongst like minded people. I went back to film a few months ago. Initially I thought I might develop my own film, scan, and photoshop the results. Then I took a weekend course in developing and printing using traditional darkroom and chemicals. I was hooked immediately, and it was the printing side that caught my imagination. Now I'm in the process of building a small home darkroom. The creative possibilities when combining traditional chemical processes with digital technologies are absolutely amazing. I have even printed digital pictures on a canon printer, photographed them on film, then printed those "inter-negs" using traditional chemical, and finally finished the prints with hand tinting.

You didn’t mention large format which is what I have started to learn along with using my old Canon AE1 35mm

One thing shooting and printing film does is prove you Took a Photo vs just Creating an Image. Modern software and digital cameras is not taking photos, but it is creating images. AI wont be shooting developing and printing film, but it sure will be creating images.

I started with a box camera in the late 1970’s that my Uncle gave to me, then I bought a Pentax K1000 slr and I loved it! I do have a dslr but you are right, there is something special about a film camera that I love, so I agree with you about the quality and difference between the two types!!

For me film is more realistic & appealing than digital because film has essentially infinite “picture elements” compared to digital, no matter the megapixel count of the camera. I used to shoot tiny cameras like the Minolta P-series 50mm. Now I have the last of the Minolta Mini zooms from the late 90s.

Also since 1987 in the game. I can be creative with digital as well and I can manipulate a picture in more aspects than ever before. For the process I decided for Xpro 2 its slow as back in the days…. no need to go backwards in time….

A lot of impractibilty, expense and lower quality. You then have to digitise it before you can use it.What's the point.

I shoot both film and digital. I love them both, unfortunately film is so expensive that I don’t shoot as much as I’d like.

Love my film cameras. I started shooting when I was 18 in 1970 and while there have been some slow periods I have never really stopped shooting. I have all sorts of film and digital cameras and shoot them both. I have everything from a Calumet 4x5 to Hasselblad, Yashica TLR's, Canon rangefinders, RB67, Fujica GW690 and a GX680, Canon and Nikon digital cameras and last but not least a Pen FT half frame. I like the process of film photography from the slowing down to just the absolutely heavenly sound of that Hasselblad when fired. It is my hobby anymore and as such while I am careful in my film use I don't really count the cost.

Mooie speech Els! For me, it's 4x5 Provia 100F 😋

It's a bit nostalgic to use film. I am on digital for many years now. One of the greatest disturbances in my film days was getting your negatives or positives back with scratches on them. Even when i let them develop by professional labs.

Instead of saying there is a resurgence you probably should say there was a resurgence. Because of the high cost of film and developing the cost has gotten totally out of control and many people are giving it up now. Shooting film is awesome quit paying a dollar or two per shot just ruins the whole experience.

I just viewed your video and very interesting indeed as I have had film cameras in the past mainly 35mm, I have been thinking of taking some more photos using film instead of digital all the time which I have been for years.

When i shoot my digital i think about what i`m doing. I do not need and would not need something antique for that. If i want to shoot primitive i can switch all the assistance of. That`s digital and still i have extreme quality, low cost and instant viewing ability. And lets not mention the whole developing nightmare of film.

Well said! I fell away from film but now I am back and completely happy about it!

I have a Leica Q2 and a 1957 Voigtlander Vito B.

I gave this a chance. I watched the entire video, some parts twice, and read every comment. I found nothing in any of it to sway me from the idea that shooting film is utterly illogical nostalgia. Does anyone really get a thrill from looking through a loupe at orange-tinted negatives? It appears they do, so go for it if that pleases you. It's not for me.

I got my start with something similar c330 than went to Hasselblad and Rollei

I'm going to dust off my Mamiya 645 and make some portraits.

Do I look like I'm made of money?

Received a B.S. in Photography in 1989, was proficient in the Ansel Adams Zone System, the science and art of producing a photograph is such a tangible reward. I owned a Nikkormat since the late 1980s and recently upgraded to a Nikon FM3a, I love film. I had a Fujifilm X Pro and I am looking at another digital purchace; but, to me, film is real photography. I can only hope film use becomes popular again and lives on .

If can crop, photo shop and manipulate images you are not recording the ‘decisive’ moment

shooting film , is nice , but if i will start again shooting film , i will shoot only b&w film medium format , ther is really no point of shooting 35mm today ,, and print them traditionally in dark room , since silver print Fibre Base photo look much better than scan or mini lab print , i have a mamiya rb 67 from the 70is , well i also need to get a darkroom elarger for medium format first ,

I am very concerned about the unnecessary use of toxic chemicals.

Ik begon met digitaal forografie op me 18e in 2008. Drie jaar later vond ik een film camera bij me ouders op zolder, een Nikon F3 die mijn moeder vaak gebruikte in de jaren 80/90 om familie tripjes vast te leggen. Ik gebruikt de camera nog steeds. Voorheen liet ik me film rollen ontwikkelen in een lab, maar tijdens de lockdown begon ik zelf te leren met ontwikkelen/scannen. Ik schiet nog steeds digitaal en heb aantal film presets in lightroom gemaakt. Ook heb ik een fujifilm X100V met ingebouwde film recipes/simulation. Maar niets kan tippen aan echte film. Zoals Steven Spielberg ooit een keer zei: " Digital photography is a science. Film photography is a chemical miracle. " 😊 Overigens is het wel een dure hobby geworden😓 dat is het enige nadeel hiervan..

'that speak to you the most'. Dutch? ;-) Groet uit Utrecht. 🙂 Ongelooflijk 🙂 Lubbers was er ook altijd erg goed in steenkolen Engels. 🙂

Fujichrome Velvia slide 50 iso

I started to shoot film back in the 70s. Ahahahahahaha! Good video.

Unlike you I'm a child of the 60s. Started out in the 50s with a Kodak Brownie. Was then gifted a Nikon S2 in the early 60s. My EDC was a Canon Demi (1/2 frame). Since then have used Spotmatics (still have them), Leica M3, and on to Canons (film and DSLRs). Like you I've grow weary of the "run and gun" shooting of digital. Also often spending too much time programing the cameras. I recently revived my Mamiya 645 and purchased a used Bronica S2. So much more satisfying. Friends don't understand, so thank you for explaining so succinctly your reason it's much the same for me.

Rightly said mam. The feel of slr and the wait. Is amazing

if not for anything else, there's at least one feature (among other things) to do with film that digital will probably NEVER be able to beat ... and that is True Sharpness inherent in a film's emulsion, that NO digital sensor of any build or size etc can even mimic, much less to reproduce! when a piece of film is (correctly) exposed and (correctly) developed, take a loop and view the grains true size, structure and their granularity and distribution / definition etc --thus sharpness -- right on / in the film's emulsion material ... try doing that with a digital file on a monitor screen ... the fail is so big and disastrous the real winner is the film emulsion ... but of course, all that said, now scan that film emulsion and work on it using digital technology ... and the results are just amazing! super amazing! that's why digital is also great no matter what ... long story short, use digital cameras for more than 90% of commercial photography ... and then leave film for that extra special 10% of commercial as well as perhaps 100% of artistic and creative types of photography ....

Eigenlijk hoor of zie ik nergens de echte motivatie. 🙂 Mogelijk gewoon leuk? En duur? En 'apart' 'eigenwijs' ? Hier schrijft een echte doka en (kleuren) filmspecialist t/m october 2004 en echt beroeps: je boterham er mee verdienen. Mijn motivatie nu nog is wel heel erg ver te zoeken behalve enkele kunst en conceptuele kunst. Lenzen hebben nog wel hun nut uit die tijd en eerder op het beeld van vandaag de dag. Groet weer uit Utrecht. 🙂 om de hoek?

Very cool :D

Why shoot film in 2024? To waste money

Can't wait for the new rollei 35af to be realeased...

I own a couple of Olympus OM-1 (the first one, since 1976, the second one from the late 1980's), an Adox Golf 64 (120 format and inherited from my father), a point-and-shoot 35 mm film Polaroid and a Polaroid 635 CL. Even I shoot basically digital, I do also shoot some often any of those cameras. And I love doing so. But my most beloved camera between them all is my first OM-1. It's fantastic! 🙂

Interesting. So many older guys here commenting - like me, I'm 66. Quickly browsing one youngster stuck in the eye. What does this mean? So many similar kinds of stories like I have. I think I was ten when I got hands on my fathers's Rolleiflex (not a bad start). Could take my own photos, too, and spend the long night in the bathroon with father learning and printing b&w. Glossy paper, the smell of the drying machine... Then in the mid 70´s my first camera, OM-1, with 50mm and 135mm., later OM4Ti and Mamiya 6 for work...Gone the way from film to digital and every now and then back. Using both now. Digital to earn still some money... film, for... hmmm... because it feels good and right. Most likely because of the old memories and nostalgia... and for the reasons Els so nicely listed in her video. I think what moves us older guys is to see younger generation get enthusiasted in film photography. One more comment. In the urge of getting my own camera and thinking it should be SLR I somehow missed how good the 35mm rangefinders of that time were. I'm now as semi-retired correcting that and already bought Konica C35 and even Pen D3 just for the fun of it (and waiting Konica EE-Matic Deluxe and considering Ricoh 800 EES ... : ) Ok, I go out now with FP4 in my original OM-1, now with 24mm f2.8, and Kodak Gold in the Pen and try estimate how to expose it because the shutter seems to be quite lazy... Happy shooting!

So true what you presented! When going Digital with more Resolution I stepped back and do 50% analogue these days… Minolta 9, Leica MP, Zeiss Super Ikonta, Hasselblad 501, Fuji690 and now a DaYi617 - the fun in slowing down is amazing Saw your channel the first time - nicely and authentic!

Haha what nonsense, might as well insist we go back to horse and cart

Back in the day, your camera was an investment, and changed, but more slowly than the film it shot, which constantly changed to keep performing better.

I've gone back to film after several years with mirrorless. You're absolutely right that film slows down the photographer. I have an OM1 OM2, OM10 and EOS500 with a variety of lenses. I have B&W in one camera and colour in another. I'd like to develop my own films - maybe one day! Thanks for the video. 10:02

Great points! I "discovered" my reasons to love film just as digital was taking over; around 2000. I already had a 35mm film camera, and I was considering getting a digital camera. But I decided to try something new first: slide film. My jaw dropped to the floor when I got my photos back and I looked into my little slide viewer. I sometimes shoot other films, but I never got over my love of slide film. I also like the fact that you can shoot with fully mechanical cameras that function like clockworks and give you that "snappy" shutter that you mentioned. My latest addition is a Nikon F2, which is magnificent, but my all-round best camera is probably my Rolleiflex (which BTW says "pling" when I snap a photo).