Ottawa lab sees rersurgence in film photography -- Spotmatic featured

**c.a.m** · 06-09-2018, 04:31 PM - **1 Like**

Here's a local Ottawa story from CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). The CBC host used a Spotmatic on the streets of Ottawa during the development (ha ha) of the story.

I don't have any affiliation with GPC Labworks, but I hear they have a good reputation.

Ottawa seeing resurgence in film photography, lab owner says | CBC News

- Craig

MrMojo · 06-09-2018, 05:33 PM - **3 Likes**

I took some pictures at my nephew's wedding a couple of weeks ago using a Z50P, Pentax-F 1.7 50mm, an AF330FTZ flashgun and Ilford HP5. It's been a while but I managed!

While I'm not going to open the "which is better?" or "real photographers shoot film" cans of worms, the whole experience was great fun, I enjoyed it tremendously. I wasn't "the" photographer so could just snipe from the sidelines and capture something a bit different for them - Canikon DSLRs and smartphones being present in numbers. The bride loves the retro B&W pictures I've scanned from the negs.

I can understand why people who've never done it enjoy film, the experience is different, from shooting, to the time delay for developed images, to the tactile pleasure of a glossy print straight from the lab.

And a big thumbs up for AG Photolab here in the UK for providing an excellent,quick and reasonably priced service.

reh321 · 06-09-2018, 07:06 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MrMojo

I took some pictures at my nephew's wedding a couple of weeks ago using a Z50P, Pentax-F 1.7 50mm, an AF330FTZ flashgun and Ilford HP5. It's been a while but I managed!

While I'm not going to open the "which is better?" or "real photographers shoot film" cans of worms, the whole experience was great fun, I enjoyed it tremendously. I wasn't "the" photographer so could just snipe from the sidelines and capture something a bit different for them - Canikon DSLRs and smartphones being present in numbers. The bride loves the retro B&W pictures I've scanned from the negs.

I can understand why people who've never done it enjoy film, the experience is different, from shooting, to the time delay for developed images, to the tactile pleasure of a glossy print straight from the lab.

And a big thumbs up for AG Photolab here in the UK for providing an excellent,quick and reasonably priced service.

Using B&W film to photograph someone "taking a selfie" is certainly 'different'. Thanks!

**gofour3** · 06-12-2018, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by c.a.m

Here's a local Ottawa story from CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). The CBC host used a Spotmatic on the streets of Ottawa during the development (ha ha) of the story.

I don't have any affiliation with GPC Labworks, but I hear they have a good reputation.

Ottawa seeing resurgence in film photography, lab owner says | CBC News

- Craig

Good news and good to see younger folks getting into analog!

Phil.

ChristianRock · 06-14-2018, 01:17 PM

I keep telling myself to get a Canon scanner which isn't all that expensive, and start shooting film again. I miss the film mood but development with scans has gotten just way too expensive.

06-09-2018, 04:31 PM - 1 Like	#1
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,783	Ottawa lab sees rersurgence in film photography -- Spotmatic featured Here's a local Ottawa story from CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). The CBC host used a Spotmatic on the streets of Ottawa during the development (ha ha) of the story. I don't have any affiliation with GPC Labworks, but I hear they have a good reputation. Ottawa seeing resurgence in film photography, lab owner says \| CBC News - Craig

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MrMojo Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2018 Photos: Albums Posts: 96	I took some pictures at my nephew's wedding a couple of weeks ago using a Z50P, Pentax-F 1.7 50mm, an AF330FTZ flashgun and Ilford HP5. It's been a while but I managed! While I'm not going to open the "which is better?" or "real photographers shoot film" cans of worms, the whole experience was great fun, I enjoyed it tremendously. I wasn't "the" photographer so could just snipe from the sidelines and capture something a bit different for them - Canikon DSLRs and smartphones being present in numbers. The bride loves the retro B&W pictures I've scanned from the negs. I can understand why people who've never done it enjoy film, the experience is different, from shooting, to the time delay for developed images, to the tactile pleasure of a glossy print straight from the lab. And a big thumbs up for AG Photolab here in the UK for providing an excellent,quick and reasonably priced service. Attached Images

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 22,130	Originally posted by MrMojo I took some pictures at my nephew's wedding a couple of weeks ago using a Z50P, Pentax-F 1.7 50mm, an AF330FTZ flashgun and Ilford HP5. It's been a while but I managed! While I'm not going to open the "which is better?" or "real photographers shoot film" cans of worms, the whole experience was great fun, I enjoyed it tremendously. I wasn't "the" photographer so could just snipe from the sidelines and capture something a bit different for them - Canikon DSLRs and smartphones being present in numbers. The bride loves the retro B&W pictures I've scanned from the negs. I can understand why people who've never done it enjoy film, the experience is different, from shooting, to the time delay for developed images, to the tactile pleasure of a glossy print straight from the lab. And a big thumbs up for AG Photolab here in the UK for providing an excellent,quick and reasonably priced service. Using B&W film to photograph someone "taking a selfie" is certainly 'different'. Thanks!

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gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 7,760	Originally posted by c.a.m Here's a local Ottawa story from CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). The CBC host used a Spotmatic on the streets of Ottawa during the development (ha ha) of the story. I don't have any affiliation with GPC Labworks, but I hear they have a good reputation. Ottawa seeing resurgence in film photography, lab owner says \| CBC News - Craig Good news and good to see younger folks getting into analog! Phil.

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ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,351	I keep telling myself to get a Canon scanner which isn't all that expensive, and start shooting film again. I miss the film mood but development with scans has gotten just way too expensive.

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