Film or Digital

[schmuak]

Hi my version:

- Film makes me plan my shots and the settings forcing me to learn photography from understanding light and stuffs but digital lets me know if I screwed up or not and should I take the picture again.

Digital requires planning and you can learn photography properly using digital. Its a mind set issue. There are many great photos taken using cheap DSLRs with kit lenses. Film is a medium.

- Is film going to be more expensive in long run? Is it more affordable to get a flatbed scanner to convert the pictures to softcopies?

yes. Digital is more affordable. yes get a scanner or join a club.

- Can the m-mount lenses be used on both digital and film? (I'm pretty sure I might get a drf in future )

yes.

- Digital and film RFs. Which one is more problematic?

Both have their set of problems. I am pretty lucky with all my equipment. Why worry about problems before they happen.

- Say if i'm going film and I can't live without a meter, which one should a beginner like me go for? Where can I get one?

For incident metering you can just get a cheap Sekonic. For convenience the VC2 meter.

 

[virtualme78]

Thanks guys,.... i guess i need to do more research and work around what i can afford

Haha. I like leica from MIII f to M7. SL -SL2, R6. Never like the German electronic product. No M8 or M9 for me. Save your money to take photo.

Hi my version:

- Film makes me plan my shots and the settings forcing me to learn photography from understanding light and stuffs but digital lets me know if I screwed up or not and should I take the picture again.

Digital requires planning and you can learn photography properly using digital. Its a mind set issue. There are many great photos taken using cheap DSLRs with kit lenses. Film is a medium.

- Is film going to be more expensive in long run? Is it more affordable to get a flatbed scanner to convert the pictures to softcopies?

yes. Digital is more affordable. yes get a scanner or join a club.

- Can the m-mount lenses be used on both digital and film? (I'm pretty sure I might get a drf in future )

yes.

- Digital and film RFs. Which one is more problematic?

Both have their set of problems. I am pretty lucky with all my equipment. Why worry about problems before they happen.

- Say if i'm going film and I can't live without a meter, which one should a beginner like me go for? Where can I get one?

For incident metering you can just get a cheap Sekonic. For convenience the VC2 meter.

 

[chiif]

You can start your journey by borrowing from your relatives... I am sure someone still have one of those old film point and shoot bodies lying around. Dust it off, load in a battery and it should be operative again.

The point is... you don't need to spend a lot to use film. You can actually get a 2nd hand canoscan 8800F for about $200 and start scanning all the negatives. Processing of film to negatives should not cost you more than $2 from a reputable shop in Peninsular Shopping Centre. Best still, do your own B&W processing. If you know how to cook instant noodles, you should know how to do your B&W developing. The hardest part is not the processing, but it's making the decision to JUST DO IT!

If you do your maths correctly, it should cost less than buying a entry level new N or C system.

Hope that helps.

 

[virtualme78]

I have tried b/w processing 8 yrs ago when i was in school... i dun suppose I can remember any of the steps now

I'm actually looking at buying a m6 or m7 to start my rf journey... and i'm pretty sure none of my relatives have one lying around

You can start your journey by borrowing from your relatives... I am sure someone still have one of those old film point and shoot bodies lying around. Dust it off, load in a battery and it should be operative again.

The point is... you don't need to spend a lot to use film. You can actually get a 2nd hand canoscan 8800F for about $200 and start scanning all the negatives. Processing of film to negatives should not cost you more than $2 from a reputable shop in Peninsular Shopping Centre. Best still, do your own B&W processing. If you know how to cook instant noodles, you should know how to do your B&W developing. The hardest part is not the processing, but it's making the decision to JUST DO IT!

If you do your maths correctly, it should cost less than buying a entry level new N or C system.

Hope that helps.