Something possessed me last year to but an FP4. I can't remember why and I forgot about it, so I've only just finished it now. Nothing unusual in that, looking back, films used to sometimes sit in my camera for over a year. I'd forgotten the anticipation of waiting for it and trying to remember what might be on it.
Having no processing gear any more I sent this away for processing and scanning, which is not a cheap way to do things. Photography has never been a cheap hobby but these days the costs are all up front. Cost of FP4, processing and scanning and return, £24 or 32 of your fine American dollars.
There is something pleasing about it though. No worries about IQ or no real concerns, it's about form and shape and light. I like the grain too. I know you can replicate it all in Photoshop but there's something false about that. Plus there's a different quality to the light and shadows. Well I think.
I wasn't really trying too hard with the camera, just a trip backwards to a different time I guess but a few shots demonstrated to me the virtues of film over digital.
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This was taken with an MZ10 but for authenticity, I'd real like a camera with a manual wind lever. I used the da 35mm for this shot as I'd read it worked full frame in most circumstances.
Last edited by 3by2; 05-01-2019 at 02:26 PM.