Film Camera
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i replaced my 7 year old EOS 3000 with an EOS 40D a few months ago, although i got a powershot A620 a couple of years ago which had effectively killed it off- the convenience of a high spec compact and no film was hard to beat, even by an SLR.
DSLRs are definitely the way forward, once you get used to all the functions.
DSLRs are definitely the way forward, once you get used to all the functions.
I held out as long as I could.
I was using medium and large format cameras so I had a lot to lose but going digital was the best thing I ever did for my photography.
I shoot my landscapes almost exclusively with a Canon 5d now and I love it. It's a darn sight lighter for a start.
I was using medium and large format cameras so I had a lot to lose but going digital was the best thing I ever did for my photography.
I shoot my landscapes almost exclusively with a Canon 5d now and I love it. It's a darn sight lighter for a start.
I can't justify a DSLR at the moment but have a decent Canon G3 which is old but has lots of auto/manual options
One thing about a DSLR is that your sensitive surface is fixed so dust on it, unlike film, will not be wound off with that frame.
Some of the newer (or more expensive) models have vibrating surfaces to reduce this risk.
Cheers,
Steve
One thing about a DSLR is that your sensitive surface is fixed so dust on it, unlike film, will not be wound off with that frame.
Some of the newer (or more expensive) models have vibrating surfaces to reduce this risk.
Cheers,
Steve
looking to move up to a DSLR from compact digital
currnet fave when it gets released here this month his the Nikon D90 which looks expensive but peanuts compared to the Underwater housing we need for it to take diving
ATB
Duncan
currnet fave when it gets released here this month his the Nikon D90 which looks expensive but peanuts compared to the Underwater housing we need for it to take diving
ATB
Duncan
robin wood
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I got a canon 300d when they first came out several years ago. It has been superseded 5 or 6 times now but still gives great results and 6mp is enough for all my needs. 300ds and 350ds can be had for little more than £100 on ebay now so may be a good way to play for cheap if you fancy, never hurts to have a back up body anyway. The quality of your pictures will be affected far more by the lenses you buy. £200 extra on the DSLR gets you more widgets that you probably won't use, £200 on a better quality lens will improve your pictures far more.
I still use film also an eos 3 and a med format pentax 67.
There is just something special about the slide process and having your work in physically in your hand.A similar spec camera to the 3 will cost me £1500 for a body so thats good enough reason to still use it.
Soloman.
There is just something special about the slide process and having your work in physically in your hand.A similar spec camera to the 3 will cost me £1500 for a body so thats good enough reason to still use it.
Soloman.
I still have a Nikon F70 body I'm trying to get rid of - I replaced it with a D50 about 2 years ago so I could still use my Tamron lenses.
I've nothing against film but the convenience of digital is great. Also, one of the main drivers for me was the cost of getting my Ilford B&W films processed. It was difficult to find anywhere that would do a 36 exp roll for less than £12.
I've nothing against film but the convenience of digital is great. Also, one of the main drivers for me was the cost of getting my Ilford B&W films processed. It was difficult to find anywhere that would do a 36 exp roll for less than £12.
Mikey Did you ever see one of those Olympus Mju 1030SW? A mate of mine is a Kean diver and uses one.
Although I think its only water proof to 10m.
Just thought Id mention anyways
Although I think its only water proof to 10m.
Just thought Id mention anyways
Well I used to shoot exclusively B&W 35mm SLR then I had a long lay off from photography and at the beginning of last year I decided to get back into it - went through a Pentax K100D to a K10D and now ive just sold them. I found that I thought a lot less when shooting using my dSLR and then felt very disinclined (is that even a word) to do anything with the images sitting on my mac.
Despite being a complete computer geek (i have the debian t-shirt to prove it) I just hate the digital process - miss film and miss the magic of the darkroom. So I am planning on going back to film, probs a Pentax 645 system or a - Nikon F4 / F3 based system if i go 35mm. (its amazing how cheap this awesome pieces of kit can be picked up for now).
Still have a wee sony digicam for click and shoot and its great for abusing (it did three weeks in Vietnam last year including wading bellybutton deep through he typhoon flood waters).
Digital is great and its opened up the area for a lot of people but its still no substitute for the old stalwart of a SLR with with a bargain prime on the front loaded with your favourite spool. (shoot a roll of velvia and HP5 then compare to what you come up with from a DSLR and lightroom and you will see what I mean).
Anyway rant over - horse for courses but this ones sticking old skool. (now where did i put my Zenith 12xp).
Despite being a complete computer geek (i have the debian t-shirt to prove it) I just hate the digital process - miss film and miss the magic of the darkroom. So I am planning on going back to film, probs a Pentax 645 system or a - Nikon F4 / F3 based system if i go 35mm. (its amazing how cheap this awesome pieces of kit can be picked up for now).
Still have a wee sony digicam for click and shoot and its great for abusing (it did three weeks in Vietnam last year including wading bellybutton deep through he typhoon flood waters).
Digital is great and its opened up the area for a lot of people but its still no substitute for the old stalwart of a SLR with with a bargain prime on the front loaded with your favourite spool. (shoot a roll of velvia and HP5 then compare to what you come up with from a DSLR and lightroom and you will see what I mean).
Anyway rant over - horse for courses but this ones sticking old skool. (now where did i put my Zenith 12xp).
I'm in the same boat I would love to upgrade to digital to replace my old Canon EOS 1000 but can't justify the expense right now but I would want to replace it with a Canon DSLR
to make sure my existing lenses fit.
One thing dawned on me recently when looking through my photo collection. I have about 200 pictures of my too children growing up which were taken using film camera's and about the same taken with a digital cam when I picked one up about 8 years ago.
My grandson is now seven months old and we have about 500 pictures of him
They are not all works of art, but digital format is just so cheap, and when you do get that 'great shot' its easy to print at home. I'm using an Epsom 220, it prints borderless, clone cartridges are dirt cheap and the quality if fantastic
I love high quality film shots, but as a family man I could not go back to film
Hats off to you lot who still use film, it would be sad to see it all go
My grandson is now seven months old and we have about 500 pictures of him
They are not all works of art, but digital format is just so cheap, and when you do get that 'great shot' its easy to print at home. I'm using an Epsom 220, it prints borderless, clone cartridges are dirt cheap and the quality if fantasticI love high quality film shots, but as a family man I could not go back to film
Hats off to you lot who still use film, it would be sad to see it all go
I have two old Nikon's both f3's gathering dust bit of a waste,good cameras but digital is too easy and cheap.
I started with a 120 Brownie (I am not that old but it was an old camera suitable for a small boy). It took lovely photos on the larger format.
Then I bought an old Zenith for £10. What a camera! Dirt cheap second hand M42 lenses up to 400mm and even bellows were good value. It had a manual meter built into the top-plate so you really had to learn the relationship between the speed of the film, aperture, and shutter speed.
Now I use my digital camera I still find myself switching to 'Manual' from time to time and opening up the lens to cut depth of field and vice versa.
Cheers,
Steve
Ah Zenith!
Then I bought an old Zenith for £10. What a camera! Dirt cheap second hand M42 lenses up to 400mm and even bellows were good value. It had a manual meter built into the top-plate so you really had to learn the relationship between the speed of the film, aperture, and shutter speed.
Now I use my digital camera I still find myself switching to 'Manual' from time to time and opening up the lens to cut depth of field and vice versa.
Cheers,
Steve
Got a Practica MTL3, but am really looking hard at a Canon Digital SLR.
Find my little pocket digital camera, gets much more use, than anything else.
Want to replace them both.
There is a photographer who has down some amazing shots with a 5mb mobile camera, so I would go digital.
Find my little pocket digital camera, gets much more use, than anything else.
Want to replace them both.
There is a photographer who has down some amazing shots with a 5mb mobile camera, so I would go digital.
A lot of my early digital stuff was done with a 5mp digital compact.
I was blown away by the quality from what I had thought of as a back up camera.
I was blown away by the quality from what I had thought of as a back up camera.
