lsaavedra Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Hi all. I would like to kown about opinions from people who moved from film to digital. Did you keep your analog bodies? How often do you use them now? and for what? (just B&W stuff or slides too). Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_plambeck Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 yes I still use my film gear but mainly for weddings. Film just seems to have a certain look to it that I love. Besides the fact that I have more leeway with under/over exposing with film and that helps me to relax during the hectic wedding shooting day. But for everything else I shoot digital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Yes. I bought a 10D about 6 months ago and now I have the 24mm and 85mm lenses. All in all I'm very happy with the digital stuff but I still use my contax g2 (especially the 21mm and 28mm). I also use film when I travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizensmith Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I hung onto a film body, but haven't used it at all since I got a digital. I'm really keeping it just in case I'm shooting a wedding or sommat and the digital fails so I'm not expecting to use it too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_hobday Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I bought my D60 in 2002, and kept an EOS 3 film body.<br> <br> I hardly ever used it though, so I sold it along with the D60 and upgraded to a 20D last week.<br> <br> I think it depends more on how <i>you</i> use your cameras than what we have done...<br> <br> Ian<br> --<br> Ian Hobday<br> Osaka, Japan<br> <a href="http://hobday.net/photos" target="_blank">http://hobday.net/photos</a> (Opens in a new window.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WM Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Al dSLR and a film rangefinder camera like the Leica M or Voigtlander is a nice mix. I think there is actually a lot of dSLR plus rangefinder users out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsawa Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I got a very cheap used A2E body after I've got my 300D and I use it just for fun sometimes or when I need the complete wide angle of my 20/2.8 lens. I also like the bright large viewfinder and the speed. But actually the process of scanning the film, cleaning the images from dust and scratches and color correction in Photoshop takes a lot of time. Then there are the costs for film and development (and expensive lithium instead of rechargeable batteries). So I can't see any real advantage if you have the digital stuff already. But from time to time its nice for a change or just out of a nostalgic feeling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 When I moved to dSLR, I sold all my Leica M gear and bought a couple of Rolleiflex TLRs (2.8F and 4.0FW). Seemed to me that if I was going to keep on with film (which I wanted to) I may as well use something that blows the socks off digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwand Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I've started carrying my FD equipment more now that I have a DSLR -- they complement each other. I'd carry my DSLR around with my MF equipment as well, but as they don't fit in the same bag together, the DSLR sits at home when I'm using MF. I couldn't give you proportion figures -- sometimes it's 100% film, 100% digital, 20-80, 80-20, etc., etc. I use both or either according to my wishes and needs. I shoot mostly colour negatives, slides sometimes, but almost never B&W -- I'd prefer to desaturate selectively than to pre-filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 What's film? Okay ... maybe it's too early for anyone to be asking that question, but I can see our grand kids at some point in the future looking rather bewildered when we talk about the good old days of Velvia film, etc. Film is going the way of vinyl records, whether you like it or not. It may not happen for another 10 or 20 years ... but the film industry is most certainly a sunset industry. I've heard that Bronica has already announced their retirement from the medium format cameras. I have sold my film camera that I had adored so much - the Contax RX. It still remains as the best-looking camera I have ever owned, with the silkiest/smoothest and quietest shutter release. I am still very fond of Contax cameras and Zeiss lenses ... but I am through with film and I could never go back to it. I am now a Canon fan ... and loving the 20D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwbowman Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I kept my EOS-1 body, selling an EOS-1N and EOS-3, when I went digital, with EOS 10D and EOS 1D Mark II bodies. I also have Contax G2 and Pentax 67 systems. I haven't used the EOS -1 in a while, but I use the Pentax 67 for landscapes and macro photography, and the Contax G2 for travel. With film, I only shoot transparencies, as I have for many years. I still love film, but I'm kind of long in the tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_eaton Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Medium format only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron c sunshine coast,qld,a Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I'm going to do some slide film again because the local camera club is still pretty keen on them . I'll use the digital to practice the compositions i want with the slides so as to reduce waste/get better shots overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy_peterson Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I moved from Minolta MD equipment to a Canon 300D about a year ago. I have since upgraded to a 10D and recently purchased an old EOS 100qd (Elan) in great shape for using my 17-40 f4L as a 17-40! (And for shooting with B&W when I feel nostalgic.) Since I didn't have any Canon film gear to begin with, I just looked for the camera I felt would give me the most bang for the buck. For my needs and experience, the 100qd was the way to go-- and cheap at $119. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_ito Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 After I bought my 10D I haven't used my A2E at all and I sold an EOS-1. I also wound up selling my Fuji GA645zi and am trying to sell my Hasselblads. The one film camera that I have and use is my Ebony 23S view camera. Also, I've borrowed a Plaubel Makina that is a great compliment to the 10D. If I do anything, I'll probably wind up getting a 4x5 and upgrading the 10D to a 20D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 I bought an EOS 10D 15 months ago and really like the camera. Obviously there are advantages to both film and digital. However, I still shoot film (negs & chromes) about half the time, mainly for the choice and variety. I especially love using older manual cameras for a retro kick and the simplicity. I wouldn't want to give up film or digital. Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonnalos Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Nothing against film, but since I've gotten my 10D 2 months ago, the half exposed roll of Fuji NPS has sat in my Elan 7. I hoping to finish it off before the end of the year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 <IMG SRC=http://www.ezshots.com/members/tripods/images/tripods-496.jpg> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl cherry Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 I love my MkII with all the bells and whistles for color work. But until I can re-create the look in Photoshop, I'll continue to use Tri-X and Rodinal for B&W. Besides, I still enjoy the process. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjoseph Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Have not touched my FM2n in the seven months since I got my 300D, and I could not be happier about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian_tinsley Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 I haven't got the film gear out in months, but will keep the EOS 50E body just in case the 24mm is required once I obtain the coveted 20D at some point - unless a used 1DS appears on the radar for a song! Other than that - even the IXUS 400 is capable of reasonable results once photoshopped to the nines. See attached<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbizarro Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Absolutely, especially since I don't have a digital camera. For me, it is unjustifiable to spend 7000-8000 USD to have a DSLR to do what my fantastic 1V is able to do for much less cash. I shoot mostly slides amd some B&W. I have ordered recently a Powershot Pro 1, to use as an "easy come, easy go" camera, for less serious work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_skeoch2 Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I switched from nikon to canon when the mark II came out. I didn't even buy a film camera. Sold all the nikon stuff. Now the only film camera I have is a 8x10 field camera that I bought this spring to do personel landscapes with. Haven't missed the film camera for 35 or 120 at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitmstr Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I have sold ALL my Canon EOS3/1v and Bronica(s) ETRSi since I got my 10D. Additionally I have sold and/or given away a fridge full of the left over film for both formats. Finally, I have also sold (still more to sell) all my darkroom equipment and accessories. Now, I am spending more time shooting and less time developing, printing, etc...and/or driving to & from the PRO lab. That's THE main issue for me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erol_a. Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Definitely using it, and frequently. When quality is of the utmost importance, out comes the RZ67II. Last week I spent shooting in NYC with my Leica. Personal projects, I'm frequently toting my Rolleiflex F or Zeiss Ikon. Really, I'm only using digital at work and for sports and certain PJ applications. I like film. It looks different, it has texture. Digital is wonderful and I love my mkII and it's served me very well these past months, but there is a quality to film that can't be matched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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