perhaps for 35mm, yes.... but for 120 & large F, nah... we dumped a bunch of P91s and P95s at work and reverted back to chrome for most of our archival work.
Going Back to Film
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perhaps for 35mm, yes.... but for 120 & large F, nah... we dumped a bunch of P91s and P95s at work and reverted back to chrome for most of our archival work.
perhaps for 35mm, yes.... but for 120 & large F, nah... we dumped a bunch of P91s and P95s at work and reverted back to chrome for most of our archival work.
Yeah.. 120 digital backs costs enough to kill!
hence, as mentioned, we dumped our P95 and P91 backs and reverted to 9$-a-box chromes. (ektachrome/RAP) Drum one of those guys and you'll see detail and color that'll knock your socks off. (try a Fortia 4x5)
oh well, to each his own.
In Australia, some collectors will still pay thousands of $$ for those MF/LF silver prints. Over here, almost everything is digital now due to market requirements.:what:
What I meant is exposed film that got back from lab...
Oh okie.. my bad.. ;p That's another good reason to go digital. I think I'll have trouble looking for the images I shoot 10 years ago. ;p
hence, as mentioned, we dumped our P95 and P91 backs and reverted to 9$-a-box chromes. (ektachrome/RAP) Drum one of those guys and you'll see detail and color that'll knock your socks off. (try a Fortia 4x5)
oh well, to each his own.
Darn.. You make me want to dig out my dad's Hass to play... Really a joy to shoot 6x6. I sometimes do square crops on my DSLR images also..
Recently, I too have been toying with playing with film. But this is more for the fun factor of developing my own BW negatives than anything else. I think that quality wise, there is little to separate film from digital for 35mm. Also, there is so much more risk involved with film that the convenience of digital avoids, so in my view, film (35mm at least) is going to go into the domain of the hobbyist, ie film and development prices will go up, and it will only be found at specialist hobby shops eventually. Which is very sad in my view, because shooting with film can be pretty fun in it's own way.
i shot film. then got DSLR. now gone back to shooting film as well. use a RF for B&W photography. i also like the look of slide film so i have a EOS SLR body for that.
next step for me will probably be a MF camera for portraiture and landscape.
i prbably shoot as much film now, as i do digital. they all have their own special niche to fill.
next step for me will probably be a MF camera for portraiture and landscape.
i prbably shoot as much film now, as i do digital. they all have their own special niche to fill.
Verticoastro
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same here, I started with Digital... tried film then got hook... downgrade to a cheaper DSLR and use film mostly on my own collections... digital for event shoot only...
Definitely film. Digital unfortunately doesn't give the tonal quality nor the moodiness of film. Digital is great for antiseptic clinical stuff though.
If you've tried the S5 Pro (by Fujifilm), the color it produced somehow emulate Velvia film. Especially, there is good lighting around.
Very nice color rendition. Heard from pro(s) who own this DSLR.
Verticoastro
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Fully agree... I'm a digital shooter before and have to deal with hundred of digital images... almost every images have to PS .. as for film... it seem to balance the color and constrast quite perfectly... I only have to deal with a little bit of leveling in PS...
You're just not using the right settings in your digital camera. ;p My digital images are straight out of the cam. I just treat it like shooting slides.
CasualSnaper
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i am still using SLR. For those people going back to non-digital, Slide + processing is cheaper than negative + processing. I just dropped 3 rows of slide with ruby. Each row of slide processing only $4+. A cheap row of slide cost $7+. plus processing is only $12+. However, developing a row of negative will cost $17!. that row of 800 maybe cost me $6. still not process yet, 
benny
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Hmm... I would like pictures in my hands. I've always enjoyed the feeling of anticipation when I'm going to pick up the roll that I just dropped. Slide are fun too, but to have them mounted and projected is a bit too much hassle for me at this point in time. Negative for me for the time being.
Cheers,
Cheers,
alternatve
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i am still using SLR. For those people going back to non-digital, Slide + processing is cheaper than negative + processing. I just dropped 3 rows of slide with ruby. Each row of slide processing only $4+. A cheap row of slide cost $7+. plus processing is only $12+. However, developing a row of negative will cost $17!. that row of 800 maybe cost me $6. still not process yet,
I think you got it mixed up. C-41 is indeed cheaper then E-6 processing.
For example
Fuji Superia 200 neg = $4.00
D/o = $4.00
Total = $8.00 max
Fuji Sensia 200 slide film = $7.00
E-6 processing = $5.70
Total = $13.70
Either way, slide film is more expensive as you pay for the preminium of slide film. $17 is overboard, did you get the uncle wrongly, or was it a few rolls together? It would be more expensive if you pushed or pulled it for sent it for x-pro.
Samuel
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does D/o $4.00 include 36 4R prints or just developing the negative? ruby suggest to develop small index print for extra $6 on top of developing negative. but i pass. I had tried those 0.15 per 4R print once. really sucks. $17 is for 1 row. I dug out my only iso 800 to ask for the cost. now it is still in my bag.
how do see the negative without print ?
how do see the negative without print ?
CasualSnaper
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i always feel that i need to have a light box, sun lit roads, monitor screen or flourscent light to view slides. if exposure is "right", i can view the slides with a white wall with help from a magnifying glass. if it cannot be seen this way, it is most likely underexposed. i always develop my slide unmount. i think it is easy to scan slide unmount if i need to.
talking about anticipation, photohub (bugis) can develop slide in 3 hours for $6+ unmount. photohub has slide + develop package. ruby need 3 days for $4+ unmount. I just sent 3 rows to ruby on monday. i just finish my slide + develop package 1 week ago. i never have any problems with slide development.
talking about anticipation, photohub (bugis) can develop slide in 3 hours for $6+ unmount. photohub has slide + develop package. ruby need 3 days for $4+ unmount. I just sent 3 rows to ruby on monday. i just finish my slide + develop package 1 week ago. i never have any problems with slide development.
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