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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-03-2010, 06:26 AM
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Heh heh heh, yes, that's one of the big benefits of shooting with old film cameras... :)
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
05-01-2010, 04:32 AM
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I enjoyed reading the different view points, and very good ones, above...
For me taking a film camera instead of a digital boils down to a few practical issues:
- a film SLR is still smaller than a digital one, I rather carry a quality lens or two
- when I'm out in the freezing cold, a fully mechanical camera still works
- but for certain stuff, like macro shooting, digital beats film in ease of use
But, having grown up in the heyday of film (and of the break-down of commercial quality), I also see the drawbacks of film - less reliability in the image capture process, sometimes schlocky looking results, technical limitations... and after some decades, boxes and boxes of developed film and prints!
As I'm into vintage cameras, there really isn't a digital alternative. I enjoy using obsolete equipment, learning to use it well.... I see less of a need for a modern auto focus film SLR, though these too are lighter than the equivalent digital.
And so well put above: when everything works out with film you can get a look that digital just doesn't duplicate.
ps. putting on my Takumar club hat for a minute: another compelling reason for using film equipment is cost and peace of mind: you're not constantly tempted by marketing and peer pressure to buy the latest and greatest upgrade. You can get a nice very-high quality kit and stick with it, knowing that nothing modern is really better, and work on other things instead.
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