Originally posted by gofour3 People who shoot film tend to be collectors.
Yes, I do collect cameras, and I am lucky enough to have an LX, MX, Super A and Z1P (and others) amongst my horde. Of course, I used to shoot film (since the 1960s), and had my own darkroom, where I processed and printed my monochrome (sorry, monochrome - no pun intended
). That was a lot of fun, but I since having gone digital, I don't miss it at all. I find that, with results obtained immediately, I am a lot more adventurous in my photography, and have recently tried my hand at macro work (well, close-up, anyway) and birds in flight with results that I found pleasing. I really feel my photography has improved a lot since my film days. This could, of course, be partly down to accumulated experience, but much of it is down to the fact that I am more confident to experiment, both with the camera and with post-processing.
Incidentally, I have a freezer drawer full of 35mm and 120 film. It's ancient stock of course, but since it's been kept in the fridge/freezer since it was bought, it should be ok. I have plans to bring those film cameras out of retirement in the Spring/summer, just for nostalgia's sake.
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