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I wonder if any photographer are still using any film camera for their work. One of my dream is to shoot and work with the medium format film camera at the studio or work place... Well just curious.... Nov 26 14 10:39 pm Link sure Nov 26 14 10:49 pm Link I use film not for work, but for fun (very rarely). It is like a car and a horse. If you need to go from point A to point B fast and safe take the car. However, if you'd like to enjoy yourself on a Sunday morning ride your horse in the wind across the green fields... take your time and enjoy... ..., unless you are after some creative and experimental stuff—like shooting with expired film and then tweak it during the development or printing process for artistic contingencies and surprising results. Keep in mind: it's not done when you get a camera and a roll of film. For professional work you need a fully equipped lab (which also means extra space), different developers for different film types and different photo papers etc. etc. There is still some labs around, however, either not that good or the good ones are too expensive. Besides, if you don't develop and print your own work where is the fun part of it? It becomes a deferred digital. Film is expensive and time consuming. I plan shooting film as a romantic retirement hobby : ) Nov 26 14 11:16 pm Link I haven't shot film for a client for years, but I do still enjoy shooting MF film for personal work and to produce images that I can sell as fine art. On the rare occasion that something sells, I guess you could call it "film shot for work." I enjoy it it as a diversion from the relative sterility of digital and as a link back to my photography beginnings. It's an expensive indulgence, but much cheaper than most of my middle-age alternatives. Nov 26 14 11:38 pm Link Sourcelight Photography wrote: Cheaper than getting a mistress anyway Nov 27 14 12:06 am Link skim165 wrote: Very many people do. Nov 27 14 05:04 am Link GX680, RZ67 and GW690 primarily. Nov 27 14 06:31 am Link analog light wrote: I wanna be like you when I grow up..... Nov 27 14 07:19 am Link PhillipM wrote: There are some nice MF rangefinders out there. For your style the Mamiya 6 or 7 or Plaubel Makina 67 would work nicely, all very sharp. Nov 27 14 08:09 am Link From what I hear, digital can't come close to what you can get with an 8x10 negative. Nov 27 14 08:19 am Link A lot are. I know of one portrait photographer who still uses her Mamiya RZ's and commands a rate about 4 to 5 times that of the average portrait photographer. And she continues to stay booked. One thing is obvious. Digital did not change the amount of money a photographer makes. If anything, THAT went down. All it did was change the speed of delivery. Ironically, people are actually willing to pay a lot MORE money for something that takes longer to produce. It doesn't matter if it's film or digital. It's your ability to sell it. Professionally speaking, of course. Nov 27 14 09:00 am Link Pentax ME Super, Mamiya MSX 1000. Soon to buy another Yashica Mat 124. Nov 27 14 05:49 pm Link skim165 wrote: 99% of my work, when I am working, is with film camera. But I don't work often, so I am not a professional. Nov 27 14 06:02 pm Link I have grown increasingly bored with digital photography over the last ten years. Five years ago I returned to film. Today I own 27 film cameras, two of which are medium format. The Canon 7D used to live in my camera bag but it was replaced by the Pentax K1000 with a few Pentax primes. Sure, I still have the Canon 7D because I still make a good chunk of change shooting events and local sports but the 7D lives in my closet now next to the crock pot. Nov 27 14 07:23 pm Link skim165 wrote: Yes! Nov 27 14 07:43 pm Link 90% of what I shoot is with an 8 x 10 Deardorf and 10% is with a 4 x 5 Linhoff Technikardan. Nov 27 14 10:21 pm Link skim165 wrote: I use a few. Nov 28 14 02:54 am Link At present, no. Digital is limited to 35mm, and unless I absolutely need to shoot with film, for some reason, I am not currently doing so. Nor do I maintain a darkroom anymore. While I see people who are doing that, most are learning photography, I think. I haven't disposed of my medium / large format film cameras, but that's mostly because the market for them now, is pretty bad, anyway. skim165 wrote: Nov 28 14 06:13 am Link Lallure Photographic wrote: Your view seems to be limited to commercial work. The art photography world is quite different. Even commercially, I still sometimes have clients request film for the shear snob appeal. But that's an upscale market, certainly not volume. Nov 28 14 10:05 am Link Yes, I still shoot film.....(several formats) along with digital. Nov 28 14 10:12 am Link Raoul Isidro Images wrote: I remember this. Very cool. Nov 28 14 11:00 am Link I wish I could, but my eyes are just no longer good enough for fine focusing & darkroom work. Plus, I'm afraid that digital has taught me some I love my Bronica GS1 6x7 camera. Great glass! Nov 28 14 11:10 am Link Raoul Isidro Images wrote: Nov 28 14 11:12 am Link I am still using film cameras. I love film. It is all I like using. Nov 28 14 12:38 pm Link Not for work, as I used large format transparency film for all my work and medium format for weddings. Now, the film labs are gone and set up for digital printing, at least here. Film is still fun to shoot, but too much of a pain, even for fun, and it's way too expensive now. Nov 28 14 01:08 pm Link Dec 04 14 10:17 pm Link |
