digital users...what would entice you back to film?

It would probably take me getting a little bit more annoyed at my M9 and at Leica's service.
I think I'll be posting it for sale quite soon as a matter of fact.

Phil Forrest
 
Nikon Bob said:
Sadly, not much would get me back to shooting film again.

Bob
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Yep... Same here. Too many advantages to shooting digital, and I never really enjoyed the darkroom. I find that whenever I do shoot film, I don't really do much of anything with it–scanning is either terrible and time-consuming (home) or expensive.
 
Godfrey said:
What "entices" me to use the film cameras is to work with film's specific image capture and rendering qualities. Same thing that entices me to use the digital cameras ... they are simply two different recording mediums and both produce superb, beautiful results when exploited.

Done well, both mediums are equally expressive and worth using. They are simply different.
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Well said!
 
What did get me back to shooting film was that no matter how much gear I bought for my digital cameras it was never enough or right. Didn't feel right or look right.

With film an old Zenit E gave me results that was just what I wanted.
 
semordnilap said:
Yep... Same here. Too many advantages to shooting digital, and I never really enjoyed the darkroom. I find that whenever I do shoot film, I don't really do much of anything with it–scanning is either terrible and time-consuming (home) or expensive.
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Don't stop at scanning.
Print your favorites big and hang it on your walls.

It makes a difference when you see your work hanging vs on the screen.
 
I recently came back to film around 2 years ago... I mainly use digital for color and film for BW. I really like the tonal quality I can get out of a negative compared to a digital... I develop my own and scan.. I don't do wet darkroom any longer, more to do with health problems then anything else. Mainly using medium format these days.

Gary
 
Cost of film and developing! Buying 20-30 rolls of film for a holiday is expensive and takes up heaps of space in my bag compared to a single SD card (or two?)

I keep dreaming of digital film inserts (http://re35.net/) but sadly I think it'll never happen due to economic reasons
 
I can't really see the point of a product like the fictional re35. The main reason for using film is because it is film, not because you can use it in your "vintage analog" camera. If you want to shoot digital, then use a digital camera.
 
I never left film, but I did a flickr search today that would lure most people back to film. Just search "50mm Tri-X" and click the slideshow button. I was just amazed at the fine work people are doing wth that combo!
 
Vics said:
I never left film, but I did a flickr search today that wqould lurew most people back to film. Just search "50mm Tri-X" and click the slideshow button. I was just amazed at the fine work people are doing wth that combo!
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i've done the same with the rd1...a great slide show as well...
 
I would never choose one over the other. That is limiting, and human nature does not favour limitations.

I shoot film, and have several cameras with film in them quite often.
However, it may take weeks, if not months to finish off those rolls, while I tend to process hundreds of digital images a week.

So, the limiting factor for me to shoot more film is really the time it takes to process it, and the time I would have to commit if I were to process them myself (I still scan them myself, but developing is done at a lab).
Also, the lack of available labs to develop and purchase different materials is really a problem. And when too few places offer a service, the cost goes up. Yes, yes, there are online labs and shops and such, but those only ADD to the time factor I mentioned above.

So, why limit yourselves? Shoot film and digital.

PS: Oh, and just to add a note ... I find people that shoot film PRIMARILY because digital is "too mainstream" very irritating. They are NOT helping with the stereotypical image of film shooters being "Hipsters".
 
if i were to shoot film again, and in a perfect world, i'd stick to the ilford delta family...i loved the 3200, shot at 1000 in medium format.
 
MF. Specifically, a 3.5F. Just waiting until I can afford it.

Another thing would be Polaroid Type 55.
 
shadowfox said:
Don't stop at scanning.
Print your favorites big and hang it on your walls.

It makes a difference when you see your work hanging vs on the screen.
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I have a few big prints from k64 slides hanging in my house, actually... All shot on an m3, most with a 90 t-e. A ciba and some c-prints... And I do love them... but really there's nothing about them that I feel I can't achieve with digital. Being largely a color shooter, there is little allure in film for me, aside from staring at 6x6 transparencies. I shoot my rollei from time to time but, as I said, I don't do much with the negs or slides once they're processed. I do have a few that I'd like to get scanned well, in order to print them, and will need to get that done at some point soon. But I'm talking about slides from 2010 here, so you can see the speed at which I move regarding film!
 
I shoot film when I have time and digital when I don't, but love B&W film.. 35mm and MF. Also, in love with Velvia 50, but like my x100 and NEX-7. 1966-2002 all film, 2002-2009 all digital, 2009-2011 all film, 2011-now..mixed. Why not take advantage of both?
 
loquax ludens said:
I can't really see the point of a product like the fictional re35. The main reason for using film is because it is film, not because you can use it in your "vintage analog" camera. If you want to shoot digital, then use a digital camera.
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Actually, to me the only reason I want to use film is because there are so many cool film cameras that I feel an attachment to from past use. However, I prefer digital these days technically, aesthetically, and conceptually. Not everyone thinks the same as you.
 
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