Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I love using film, but the problem is that scanning is extremely difficult and expensive. Proper colour balance from a scanned negative seems to be extremely rare. 35mm can't get close to even my phone camera's resolution once it's been through my V500, and the only solution would be to spend thousands on a better scanner. I can't afford that kind of money for digital photography and I can't afford it for film either.
Having said all that, I will keep using film because I enjoy it, but I can't forsee myself convincing anyone else to use it.
Resolution isn't everything. If you want more get a MF camera and you will get more resolution out of your scanner. I found my v700 to be pretty good with colours, requiring only minimal corrections.
I shoot 35mm for the gritty look, MF if I want it sharp. I got 1 of my coworkers who is avid digital shooter to buy a hasselblad 500cm with 80mm lens. Now he wants additional back and 50mm lens for it. And he only had it for 3 weeks.
I didn't force him, I made him want it. How? By taking better photos and improving. In the last 6 months I stopped reading all the technicalities of photography and focus on the art side. I realised the technical side wasn't doing me any any favours and helping me make any better photos.
It is a very underhanded tactic, since it's camera neutral, but film does have a quality which lands itself to it.
Now I'm working on another coworker. Well, in really it is just showing him my photos. He's big on panoramas and HDR. Things that I think don't lend itself to better photos. So I think he will be tough nut to crack. First I need to show him that primes and all mighty standard focal length is the best