Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film?
Absolutely! I really like how a medium format slide looks at light table. And I still enjoy the magic of blackwhite home-processing. For everyday shooting digital is quicker and has good enough quality. BRM JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'm going on a 5 day camping trip in a couple of days. I plan to take the 6x7 D700 kits. Cheers, Dave 2008/12/29 Margus Männik mar...@eol.ee: Absolutely! I really like how a medium format slide looks at light table. And I still enjoy the magic of blackwhite home-processing. For everyday shooting digital is quicker and has good enough quality. BRM JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Dec 22, 2008, at 9:14 PM, Adam Maas wrote: I compared them when I was shooting with Canon gear. The EF 28/1.8USM was one of my favorite lenses. At least on the 10D, it produced very sharp, contrasty photos and had nice imaging qualities. I paid $390 for it, new, in 2003. Like most Canon lenses, it was somewhat lacking in character, but I wouldn't call it a dog. The Sigma I tried was dung. I've never tried it on a crop, but did on film during my fling with the EOS 3. Soft wide open, not a lot of contrast, gets better when stopped down but never gets great, and that's the general consensus on the lens from everyone I know who has used it other than you. The Sigma is variable but a good copy is a lot better performer than the Canon. It's myths like this that I heard over and over again when I was looking for a lens around this focal length for the 10D in 2003. So I went to my dealer friend and borrowed the highly lauded EF 35/2, the EF 28/1.8 and the Sigma 28mm. I set up a standard contrast/resolution target and tested them all at all apertures, then shot several dozen triplets of different subject with them to evaluate imaging characteristics. My results showed that the 35/2 was indeed the sharpest of the bunch but had horrible out of focus imaging. The Sigma's out of focus imaging was similarly awful and it had very poor sharpness until f/ 5.6. The Canon 28/1.8 wasn't quite as sharp as the 35mm f/2 wide open, but had good imaging and excellent sharpness even at f/2-2.8. Since by that point I already didn't care a wit about 35mm format, I bought the Canon 28mm lens and made many many very satisfying photos with it. It became my most-used, standard lens on the 10D. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Adam Maas escribió: I've never tried it on a crop, but did on film during my fling with the EOS 3. Soft wide open, not a lot of contrast, gets better when stopped down but never gets great, and that's the general consensus on the lens from everyone I know who has used it other than you. The Sigma is variable but a good copy is a lot better performer than the Canon. I don't know about the Canon, but I bought a Sigma EX DG 28 mm. 1.8 about two weeks ago. My copy is a very good performer, it focuses fast and accurately, and from f/2.8 is slightly sharper than the FA 28 mm. 2.8 I also have (and the FA is a very good lens). At 1.8 (my cameras and EXIF info say 1.7) and 2.0 is somewhat soft, but perfectly usable, and it is already very good at 2.5 It has excellent bokeh, and it's a sturdy lens, although somewhat bulky and heavy. It balances very well on the K10D though. Carlos -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I have 4 rolls of 120 BW sitting in a box that needs to be developed. I still have some chemicals, unopened, so maybe i;'ll do that over my Xmas break. I shot film after i bought my D1, as i was afraid of damaging the camera, and it was the equine show camera, that was to make money with. That make any sense.?? Any way, once i picked up the second Nikon camera and the istD, i had back ups for the horse shows, so i pretty much stopped film in 2005, with just the odd 6x7 shoot. Can't say i miss it at all. Dave Dave On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:56 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Wooops... I also just heard that Qualex (Kodak's version of a Crown Corporation) will cease to be early next year. I think it was four years ago that film had about five years to go. Once you can't get it processed, you won't be shooting it at all. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 11:56 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Wooops... I also just heard that Qualex (Kodak's version of a Crown Corporation) will cease to be early next year. I think it was four years ago that film had about five years to go. Once you can't get it processed, you won't be shooting it at all. William Robb As long as I can get Coffee and Tylenol, my film can be processed. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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It seems that Qualix is shutting down it's consumer processing, but is keeping open it's event processing. It's local mini-labs that are killing it. Though the digital revolution hasn't helped. http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2094923/ -Original Message- From: William Robb war...@gmail.com Sent: Dec 21, 2008 11:56 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? - Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Wooops... I also just heard that Qualex (Kodak's version of a Crown Corporation) will cease to be early next year. I think it was four years ago that film had about five years to go. Once you can't get it processed, you won't be shooting it at all. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 12/20/08, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have a couple hundred rolls of slide film yet to be exposed. Going it through it when time allows. Shooting more 120 than anything else. I won't buy any more color film if I can help it. My interest is primarily in black white lots of sloshy chemicals. My 35mm cameras all seem to be on their last legs. The MX (out on permanent loan) has a bad meter and needs a cla. The K1000 needs a cla. The SP500 is just worn out. Shutter release don't work on the *ist. PZ-1 film advance is getting very noisy. Sometimes I wonder why I do it. Then I fire up Photoshop and remember. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 12/20/08, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: While that is true for Pentax kit, it's not in some other systems. How much film could you shoot for the $4500 price difference between a F5 and a D3? High-end 35mm film SLR's are, with very few exceptions, cheaper than even a cheap DSLR. $350 easily gets me into an F5. If you shop around a bit you can get yourself a used EOS 1 or 1n, a 28/1.8 and an 85/1.8 (both lenses new) for about the same price as a 77LTD. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 12/22/08, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: As long as I can get Coffee and Tylenol, my film can be processed. I doubt you'll have to resort to that. BW isn't going anywhere any time soon. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? As long as I can get Coffee and Tylenol, my film can be processed. I doubt you'll have to resort to that. BW isn't going anywhere any time soon. I very much suspect that by early next decade, BW will be about all that's left. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 12/22/08, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Scott Loveless Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? As long as I can get Coffee and Tylenol, my film can be processed. I doubt you'll have to resort to that. BW isn't going anywhere any time soon. I very much suspect that by early next decade, BW will be about all that's left. That wouldn't surprise me at all. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: William Robb Wooops... I also just heard that Qualex (Kodak's version of a Crown Corporation) will cease to be early next year. I think it was four years ago that film had about five years to go. Once you can't get it processed, you won't be shooting it at all. William Robb I can still get 35mm C-41 processed by someone I trust, and it looks like it will continue to be available for the foreseeable future. There is still a pro lab here in town that I can use for E-6 35mm, MF LF. I have access to a darkroom, so if I have to, I can process traditional BW by hand. Think I'll look around for a DIY E-6 kit just in case. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film?
That takes some shopping, the 28/1.8 retails for almost as much as a 77LTD up here, and it's a dog (If you're talking the Canon rather than the much better and cheaper Sigma). -Adam On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/20/08, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: While that is true for Pentax kit, it's not in some other systems. How much film could you shoot for the $4500 price difference between a F5 and a D3? High-end 35mm film SLR's are, with very few exceptions, cheaper than even a cheap DSLR. $350 easily gets me into an F5. If you shop around a bit you can get yourself a used EOS 1 or 1n, a 28/1.8 and an 85/1.8 (both lenses new) for about the same price as a 77LTD. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 12/22/08, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: That takes some shopping, the 28/1.8 retails for almost as much as a 77LTD up here, and it's a dog (If you're talking the Canon rather than the much better and cheaper Sigma). I meant to say 31LTD, not 77. Sorry about that. Carrying on though, a bargain condition EOS 1N, new 28/1.8 and new 85/1.8, all from KEH, works out to $908. The 31LTD from BH is about $800. So a little more, but not too much. -- Scott Loveless New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/22/08, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: That takes some shopping, the 28/1.8 retails for almost as much as a 77LTD up here, and it's a dog (If you're talking the Canon rather than the much better and cheaper Sigma). I meant to say 31LTD, not 77. Sorry about that. Carrying on though, a bargain condition EOS 1N, new 28/1.8 and new 85/1.8, all from KEH, works out to $908. The 31LTD from BH is about $800. So a little more, but not too much. -- Scott Loveless Sadly, here in Canada, the 28/1.8 USM is $689, the 85/1.8 USM is $549 and the Pentax 31mm Limited is $949. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film?
On Dec 22, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: On 12/22/08, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: That takes some shopping, the 28/1.8 retails for almost as much as a 77LTD up here, and it's a dog (If you're talking the Canon rather than the much better and cheaper Sigma). I meant to say 31LTD, not 77. Sorry about that. Carrying on though, a bargain condition EOS 1N, new 28/1.8 and new 85/1.8, all from KEH, works out to $908. The 31LTD from BH is about $800. So a little more, but not too much. I compared them when I was shooting with Canon gear. The EF 28/1.8USM was one of my favorite lenses. At least on the 10D, it produced very sharp, contrasty photos and had nice imaging qualities. I paid $390 for it, new, in 2003. Like most Canon lenses, it was somewhat lacking in character, but I wouldn't call it a dog. The Sigma I tried was dung. G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:07 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com wrote: On Dec 22, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: On 12/22/08, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: That takes some shopping, the 28/1.8 retails for almost as much as a 77LTD up here, and it's a dog (If you're talking the Canon rather than the much better and cheaper Sigma). I meant to say 31LTD, not 77. Sorry about that. Carrying on though, a bargain condition EOS 1N, new 28/1.8 and new 85/1.8, all from KEH, works out to $908. The 31LTD from BH is about $800. So a little more, but not too much. I compared them when I was shooting with Canon gear. The EF 28/1.8USM was one of my favorite lenses. At least on the 10D, it produced very sharp, contrasty photos and had nice imaging qualities. I paid $390 for it, new, in 2003. Like most Canon lenses, it was somewhat lacking in character, but I wouldn't call it a dog. The Sigma I tried was dung. G I've never tried it on a crop, but did on film during my fling with the EOS 3. Soft wide open, not a lot of contrast, gets better when stopped down but never gets great, and that's the general consensus on the lens from everyone I know who has used it other than you. The Sigma is variable but a good copy is a lot better performer than the Canon. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Film Isn't that the kind of sticy stuff that forms when you spill oil on water? Who in a legal state of mind would put that into their precious Pentax cameras? g No, seriously. 35mm film is a complete waste of time these days. Never looked back after buying the *istD in 2003. 645 is a different matter, though. Jostein 2008/12/20 JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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No exposures yet on the roll of Velvia in my stolen 67. But I still have two exposed rolls in the fridge. One LX has film in it, as do the PZ-1p and the 90-WR. In the freezer are about 80 rolls of 135-35, 30 rolls of 120, 9 cartridges of 110, 20 sheets of 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, 60 sheets of 4x5, and 75 sheets of 8x10. Guess I'd better get out there. But can I afford to have them processed when I do shoot them? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com gallery.me.com/jomac web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Not so much a question of can you afford it but will you find a lab that will do a good job processing it, (and by a good job I mean simply returning negatives that aren't smegged up due to contaminated chemicals). One of the main reasons I picked up a *ist D three years ago was that all the professional photo labs within easy walk or short drive were going out of business. -Original Message- From: Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com Sent: Dec 21, 2008 1:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? No exposures yet on the roll of Velvia in my stolen 67. But I still have two exposed rolls in the fridge. One LX has film in it, as do the PZ-1p and the 90-WR. In the freezer are about 80 rolls of 135-35, 30 rolls of 120, 9 cartridges of 110, 20 sheets of 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, 60 sheets of 4x5, and 75 sheets of 8x10. Guess I'd better get out there. But can I afford to have them processed when I do shoot them? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com gallery.me.com/jomac web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Dec 21, 2008, at 11:11 , Peter Alling wrote: Not so much a question of can you afford it but will you find a lab that will do a good job processing it, (and by a good job I mean simply returning negatives that aren't smegged up due to contaminated chemicals). One of the main reasons I picked up a *ist D three years ago was that all the professional photo labs within easy walk or short drive were going out of business. We still have two pro labs open here in the Seattle area. At least we did two years ago when I last used one. Like many others they were down to one E-6 run per day, or every other. But they had been gearing up for digital for years, offering custom scanning and printing. Less 'C' type and more inkjet. When I go into town tomorrow I'll have to stop by and see what their price list and setup looks like now. Might get those two rolls of 120 processed too. Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time gallery.me.com/jomac web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Dec 21, 2008, at 11:54 , Joseph McAllister wrote: On Dec 21, 2008, at 11:11 , Peter Alling wrote: Not so much a question of can you afford it but will you find a lab that will do a good job processing it, (and by a good job I mean simply returning negatives that aren't smegged up due to contaminated chemicals). One of the main reasons I picked up a *ist D three years ago was that all the professional photo labs within easy walk or short drive were going out of business. We still have two pro labs open here in the Seattle area. At least we did two years ago when I last used one. Like many others they were down to one E-6 run per day, or every other. But they had been gearing up for digital for years, offering custom scanning and printing. Less 'C' type and more inkjet. Wooops... Ivey Photo Imaging, Seattle, Washington Closed on June 30, 2008 after more than 30 years in business, regarded by many pro photographers as Seattle's sole remaining professional photo lab. Ivey's reputation for meticulous processing and printing E-6 slide film, C-41 color print film, black and white film and large sheet film made the lab unique in the Pacific Northwest. Originally known as Ivey-Seright, the lab was sold to the ill-fated international Photobition chain which went into receivership in 2001. In 2002 the lab was purchased by former general manager Ron Incontro, restoring the Ivey name until closure in 2008. Prolab Visual Imaging Services, Seattle, Washington Prolab closed their doors in 2008 after serving Seattle's photographic community for more than 25 years. Those were the two I was counting on. Also had used... Overlake Photo Lab, Bellevue, Washington Closed for business in 2005, the last remaining pro quality film processor on the eastside of Lake Washington. Done in by digital and the rapid decline in consumer film developing Arscentia, Bellevue, Washington Traditional lab services no longer available. Services include high- resolution scanning, color correction, image manipulation, retail and point-of-purchase display graphics, photomurals for stores, trade show displays, outdoor exhibits and events, mass transit advertising, corporate, museum and art displays, and posters, banners and presentation graphics. Founded in 1971, formerly a film processing lab known as Wy'east Color. 'nuff said. Still seem to have some smaller custom labs around, including my favorite BW. Moonphoto in Ballard. Founded in 1974, a professional custom lab, doing black and white and C-41 color film processing, fiber-based and RC (resin-coated) bw enlargements, scanning, digital prints, retouching, giclee prints, and traditional optical prints up to 4x6 feet. Located on Greenwood Avenue North. BW, C-41 Ballard Camera, Seattle, Washington Camera store and one hour photofinishing. Upload your digital files, order prints and photo gifts online. In store develop and print services, reprints and enlargements up to 24”x50', In house E-6 (slide) processing, prints from slides, slides from prints and prints from prints. Digital printing services, picture frames, photo albums and passport photos while you wait. BW, C-41, E-6 Kenmore Camera, Kenmore, Washington Since 1974, North Seattle's independently-owned camera store. Order digital photo prints online from the convenience of your home. Self- service Noritsu kiosk and in-house C-41 color processing, color prints and enlargements on Kodak Royal paper. CD scans, photo business cards and greeting cards. BW, C-41, E-6 Panda Lab, Seattle, Washington Is the professional custom photo lab an endangered species? Not any moresince 1983. Digital and traditional photo printing. Black and white, C-41,and E-6 film processing. Personal service. Limited information on the web site. Located in the Queen Anne neighborhood. BW, C-41, E-6 Joseph McAllister Pentaxian gallery.me.com/jomac web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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- Original Message - From: Joseph McAllister Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Wooops... I also just heard that Qualex (Kodak's version of a Crown Corporation) will cease to be early next year. I think it was four years ago that film had about five years to go. Once you can't get it processed, you won't be shooting it at all. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Do you do this specifically for projection? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Malcolm Smith Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:12 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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35 and MF here. Shot a half-dozen rolls in the last month, I've been on a film kick of late. Mostly HP5+ and Tri-X in my FM2n, but some 400VC and Superia 800 as well through other bodies (Contax 137MD, FE2 and F2a) -Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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JC OConnell wrote: Do you do this specifically for projection? Yes, old habits die hard. I used to be one of many who did this within the family - now I'm the only one, as everyone has gone 100% digital - not recently either. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I do - matter of fact, just bought myself a working Mx, a second one to restore, and will keep using film as long as I can. Film cameras are rather cheap now, so it's possible to assemble a dirty gear spending less than $150, so there's no worry about damaging or losing $$, and I'm going where I never had the courage to carry my LX - and if my gear gets stolen, I very much doubt the thief is going to develop my films... no pic taken with that gear is going to appear anywhere. There are lots of places to go where 35mm negative film is promptly available and correctly developed. I intendo to go more digital soon, but as long as there's film, I'm using it. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:04 -, Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com escreveu: JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Why? I understand MF and LF ( I still shoot 4x5 and 8x10 once in a while) but why 35mm, what advantage is there to it? The asthetic look of it or for some other reason? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? 35 and MF here. Shot a half-dozen rolls in the last month, I've been on a film kick of late. Mostly HP5+ and Tri-X in my FM2n, but some 400VC and Superia 800 as well through other bodies (Contax 137MD, FE2 and F2a) -Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Film is more expensive to use than a DSLR after a fairly short number of exposures. AND the primary cost of using a SLR/DSLR system is in cost of the multiple lenses, not the single body. I have shot over 4000 frames with my DSLR camera in two years, film and film developing alone, no prints, would have cost much more than the $350 I paid for the DSLR, not to mention the value of all the time saved. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I do - matter of fact, just bought myself a working Mx, a second one to restore, and will keep using film as long as I can. Film cameras are rather cheap now, so it's possible to assemble a dirty gear spending less than $150, so there's no worry about damaging or losing $$, and I'm going where I never had the courage to carry my LX - and if my gear gets stolen, I very much doubt the thief is going to develop my films... no pic taken with that gear is going to appear anywhere. There are lots of places to go where 35mm negative film is promptly available and correctly developed. I intendo to go more digital soon, but as long as there's film, I'm using it. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:04 -, Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com escreveu: JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Not I, said the cat. I haven't used film for many years now. I still have some rolls in the freezer - maybe I should give it to someone who shoots film...oh, I don't know anyone like that. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10:00:10 AM, you wrote: JO Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? JO I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR JO a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this JO list still using 35mm film at all, or still using JO 35mm film full time? JO JC O'Connell JO hifis...@gate.net JO JO -- JO PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JO PDML@pdml.net JO http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JO to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bruce Dayton wrote: Not I, said the cat. I haven't used film for many years now. I still have some rolls in the freezer - maybe I should give it to someone who shoots film...oh, I don't know anyone like that. I've shot two and a half rolls of film this year (still gotta finish one)... all in the 645 and 67. Film may not be dead but *35mm* film certainly is, as far as I'm concerned. I don't ever expect to shoot another roll of 35. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I've been meaning to use my film slitter to put some low-ISO slide film through my Auto110. Well, I've been meaning to do it for two years now. I doubt it will happen in the near future. I have no plans to shoot film otherwise, even though I bought a ZX-5n a few months back (just in case). Film just isn't worth the cost compared to what can be done with my K10D. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Right about all that - in the first world anyway. If I buy a K20d here in BR I'm going to expend something like $1500~1700... just the body with the kit lens. My best Mx was $120 with a very clean 50mm 1.7. There is a lot of film in the difference (negative 35mm by Fuji, $5 apiece, developed and scanned). Yes, I will buy the K20d one of these days. To complement my gear. My $120 loss if I damage the Mx is NOT stopping me to use it. The moment I lose $1700 I'll be very angry indeed. I don't shoot that much, so that difference is not hurting so much. In the future (near, I hope) I'll do a lot of shooting with the digital. But as long as I have the gear and the film so cheap, I'm using it. Actually, I think I'll be using film as long as I can. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:42:47 -0500, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net escreveu: Film is more expensive to use than a DSLR after a fairly short number of exposures. AND the primary cost of using a SLR/DSLR system is in cost of the multiple lenses, not the single body. I have shot over 4000 frames with my DSLR camera in two years, film and film developing alone, no prints, would have cost much more than the $350 I paid for the DSLR, not to mention the value of all the time saved. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I do - matter of fact, just bought myself a working Mx, a second one to restore, and will keep using film as long as I can. Film cameras are rather cheap now, so it's possible to assemble a dirty gear spending less than $150, so there's no worry about damaging or losing $$, and I'm going where I never had the courage to carry my LX - and if my gear gets stolen, I very much doubt the thief is going to develop my films... no pic taken with that gear is going to appear anywhere. There are lots of places to go where 35mm negative film is promptly available and correctly developed. I intendo to go more digital soon, but as long as there's film, I'm using it. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:04 -, Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com escreveu: JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I last shot film in the summer of '07 -- a roll of Portra 160 in my 6x7. I plan on shooting a roll of film in my Leica iiif one of these days. I have a few rolls of 135 in the freezer. Quite a bit of medium format film as well. On Dec 20, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Bruce Dayton wrote: Not I, said the cat. I haven't used film for many years now. I still have some rolls in the freezer - maybe I should give it to someone who shoots film...oh, I don't know anyone like that. I've shot two and a half rolls of film this year (still gotta finish one)... all in the 645 and 67. Film may not be dead but *35mm* film certainly is, as far as I'm concerned. I don't ever expect to shoot another roll of 35. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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hi, you can get 6 MP Pentax DSLRs used but working fine for under $300 now on ebay from sellers that will ship to any place on earth. Even a 6Mp is close to film in quality, actually superior with respect to grain. Not quite as sharp as 35mm film but the zero film and developing costs pays for the camera in no time and there are many shooting advantages to digital also, besides the lower operational costs over film. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Right about all that - in the first world anyway. If I buy a K20d here in BR I'm going to expend something like $1500~1700... just the body with the kit lens. My best Mx was $120 with a very clean 50mm 1.7. There is a lot of film in the difference (negative 35mm by Fuji, $5 apiece, developed and scanned). Yes, I will buy the K20d one of these days. To complement my gear. My $120 loss if I damage the Mx is NOT stopping me to use it. The moment I lose $1700 I'll be very angry indeed. I don't shoot that much, so that difference is not hurting so much. In the future (near, I hope) I'll do a lot of shooting with the digital. But as long as I have the gear and the film so cheap, I'm using it. Actually, I think I'll be using film as long as I can. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:42:47 -0500, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net escreveu: Film is more expensive to use than a DSLR after a fairly short number of exposures. AND the primary cost of using a SLR/DSLR system is in cost of the multiple lenses, not the single body. I have shot over 4000 frames with my DSLR camera in two years, film and film developing alone, no prints, would have cost much more than the $350 I paid for the DSLR, not to mention the value of all the time saved. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I do - matter of fact, just bought myself a working Mx, a second one to restore, and will keep using film as long as I can. Film cameras are rather cheap now, so it's possible to assemble a dirty gear spending less than $150, so there's no worry about damaging or losing $$, and I'm going where I never had the courage to carry my LX - and if my gear gets stolen, I very much doubt the thief is going to develop my films... no pic taken with that gear is going to appear anywhere. There are lots of places to go where 35mm negative film is promptly available and correctly developed. I intendo to go more digital soon, but as long as there's film, I'm using it. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:04 -, Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com escreveu: JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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As have I. Kodak Royal Gold 100. I think the last time I shot film was five years ago. Perhaps we need a NorCal meet specifically to shoot film. Of course that means we need to find somewhere to get it developed; I'm not letting CostCo scratch my negatives. On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 10:44:55AM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Not I, said the cat. I haven't used film for many years now. I still have some rolls in the freezer - maybe I should give it to someone who shoots film...oh, I don't know anyone like that. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10:00:10 AM, you wrote: JO Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? JO I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR JO a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this JO list still using 35mm film at all, or still using JO 35mm film full time? JO JC O'Connell JO hifis...@gate.net JO JO -- JO PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JO PDML@pdml.net JO http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JO to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Two reasons, the first being look (fast BW has a unique look and film produces a colour rendition that can be hard to achieve with digital, particularly in the reds) the second being I simply enjoy working with the simple, well built cameras better. There's little reasonable options in digital that can match the feel of a high-end manual focus 35mm body or the simplicity of a mechanical 35mm SLR. I get both with my F2a and FM2n. -Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 1:37 PM, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Why? I understand MF and LF ( I still shoot 4x5 and 8x10 once in a while) but why 35mm, what advantage is there to it? The asthetic look of it or for some other reason? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? 35 and MF here. Shot a half-dozen rolls in the last month, I've been on a film kick of late. Mostly HP5+ and Tri-X in my FM2n, but some 400VC and Superia 800 as well through other bodies (Contax 137MD, FE2 and F2a) -Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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While that is true for Pentax kit, it's not in some other systems. How much film could you shoot for the $4500 price difference between a F5 and a D3? High-end 35mm film SLR's are, with very few exceptions, cheaper than even a cheap DSLR. $350 easily gets me into an F5. -Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 1:42 PM, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Film is more expensive to use than a DSLR after a fairly short number of exposures. AND the primary cost of using a SLR/DSLR system is in cost of the multiple lenses, not the single body. I have shot over 4000 frames with my DSLR camera in two years, film and film developing alone, no prints, would have cost much more than the $350 I paid for the DSLR, not to mention the value of all the time saved. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I do - matter of fact, just bought myself a working Mx, a second one to restore, and will keep using film as long as I can. Film cameras are rather cheap now, so it's possible to assemble a dirty gear spending less than $150, so there's no worry about damaging or losing $$, and I'm going where I never had the courage to carry my LX - and if my gear gets stolen, I very much doubt the thief is going to develop my films... no pic taken with that gear is going to appear anywhere. There are lots of places to go where 35mm negative film is promptly available and correctly developed. I intendo to go more digital soon, but as long as there's film, I'm using it. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:04 -, Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com escreveu: JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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... 100% right. The Brasilian issue starts with the shipping - let's assume another $100 ($400). Now add Import taxes of 60% over combined price ($640). That's a huge step from the K20d indeed, and the difference to my Mx falls to $500, or just 100 rolls of film. Last year I shot 14 - now I'm using a digital PS to cover my family reunions. I'm going digital asap. But even then I'm willing to risk up to $200 wandering aroung with 35mm films. I just don't want to bother with loss of gear anymore. I'm pretty tired of whacking thieves with my walking stick, and getting older to outrun them either... ;-) Atually buying used gear involves another issue - if I'm lucky enough to buy a damaged camera, I'm paying SH and import taxes over it anyway. I'm trying to get hold of a new K2000, at least. I do think I'm within grasping range in 2009. It will be fundamental to my photography comeback, the same as the oldies. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:18:57 -0500, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net escreveu: hi, you can get 6 MP Pentax DSLRs used but working fine for under $300 now on ebay from sellers that will ship to any place on earth. Even a 6Mp is close to film in quality, actually superior with respect to grain. Not quite as sharp as 35mm film but the zero film and developing costs pays for the camera in no time and there are many shooting advantages to digital also, besides the lower operational costs over film. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Right about all that - in the first world anyway. If I buy a K20d here in BR I'm going to expend something like $1500~1700... just the body with the kit lens. My best Mx was $120 with a very clean 50mm 1.7. There is a lot of film in the difference (negative 35mm by Fuji, $5 apiece, developed and scanned). Yes, I will buy the K20d one of these days. To complement my gear. My $120 loss if I damage the Mx is NOT stopping me to use it. The moment I lose $1700 I'll be very angry indeed. I don't shoot that much, so that difference is not hurting so much. In the future (near, I hope) I'll do a lot of shooting with the digital. But as long as I have the gear and the film so cheap, I'm using it. Actually, I think I'll be using film as long as I can. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:42:47 -0500, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net escreveu: Film is more expensive to use than a DSLR after a fairly short number of exposures. AND the primary cost of using a SLR/DSLR system is in cost of the multiple lenses, not the single body. I have shot over 4000 frames with my DSLR camera in two years, film and film developing alone, no prints, would have cost much more than the $350 I paid for the DSLR, not to mention the value of all the time saved. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Luiz Felipe Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I do - matter of fact, just bought myself a working Mx, a second one to restore, and will keep using film as long as I can. Film cameras are rather cheap now, so it's possible to assemble a dirty gear spending less than $150, so there's no worry about damaging or losing $$, and I'm going where I never had the courage to carry my LX - and if my gear gets stolen, I very much doubt the thief is going to develop my films... no pic taken with that gear is going to appear anywhere. There are lots of places to go where 35mm negative film is promptly available and correctly developed. I intendo to go more digital soon, but as long as there's film, I'm using it. Luiz Felipe luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:04 -, Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com escreveu: JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do until it becomes impossible to buy any. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman
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At 1:00 PM -0500 12/20/08, JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? I shoot film probably 60% - 70% of the time. About 30 rolls of 35mm and 10 - 15 rolls of 120/220 per year. I like the look of Velvia and I figure if I want black and white images then I may as well shoot black and white film. I like the handling of my Pentax film cameras better than my *ist D. Also, I have a better selection of Pentax lenses for 35mm than I do for digital (especially at the wide end), and I am reluctant to spend a lot of money on DA lenses because I'm not sure about the long term viability of the APS size sensor format. Finally, I persist with film because I still have some old Miranda cameras and lots of Miranda lenses from the '60s and '70s. Optically they are gorgeous. Unfortunately the camera bodies are wearing out so I am using them less and less. -- Steve Sharpe d...@ns.sympatico.ca http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well if we had a meet to shoot film, I'd have to borrow my daughter's MX - as I have no film bodies at this point in time. Yes, getting the film developed would cause me to search around, I'm not sure if my local lab does it anymore. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 11:32:03 AM, you wrote: JF As have I. Kodak Royal Gold 100. JF I think the last time I shot film was five years ago. JF Perhaps we need a NorCal meet specifically to shoot film. JF Of course that means we need to find somewhere to get it JF developed; I'm not letting CostCo scratch my negatives. JF On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 10:44:55AM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Not I, said the cat. I haven't used film for many years now. I still have some rolls in the freezer - maybe I should give it to someone who shoots film...oh, I don't know anyone like that. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10:00:10 AM, you wrote: JO Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? JO I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR JO a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this JO list still using 35mm film at all, or still using JO 35mm film full time? JO JC O'Connell JO hifis...@gate.net JO JO -- JO PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JO PDML@pdml.net JO http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JO to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. JF -- JF PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JF PDML@pdml.net JF http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JF to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 12/20/08, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? Hi there, I have shot a few rolls for fun. Or for when a family member wants to use my fancy smancy It must be a pro camera because its black *ist DL. I bought a Pentax-M 1.7 a while back and a Pentax ME came attached to it, so I figured I should use it every once in while. I have a Minolta Dimage Scan Elite that does a pretty good job for scanning slides and negs, so I'm I'm basically digital with 35mm as well. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I do, I guess. At least I shot one this summer with a MX and 17mm fisheye... DagT Den 20. des.. 2008 kl. 19.00 skrev JC OConnell: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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In the last year I've shot about a dozen rolls of BW 620, (assorted types but mostly TMAX 100), well 120 respooled onto old 620 spools really, in an old Kodak Medalist, maybe 96 frames all together. I also picked up a half dozen rolls of TMAX 400, (not my faviorite film but at about a buck a roll too good a deal to pass up), 135-36 to shoot in my MX and LX just for the joy of using such beautifully made equipment, though I haven't used it yet. Hum, yonder blizard seems just made for draging out an LX or MX and shooting some clasic BW snow scenes. -Original Message- From: JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net Sent: Dec 20, 2008 1:00 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Subject: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I shot some Tri-X about 3 weeks ago. It was the first time I'd shot film since I bought my Olympus E-500 about 2.5 years ago. I have a note in my diary to finish the Tri-X I still have; I shall do that in the New Year, although I'm thinking of taking it up north when I head up there for Christmas, and leave the digital cameras down here. Bob Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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After reading this thread, I decided to put a roll of Tri-X in my Canon T90. I just shot a teapot filled with hot tea and some knic-knacks on my kitchen window ledge: I wanted to check the histogram, but it wasn't there; I pressed the shutter halfway the lens didn't focus, but I did get the exposure readings; and I think later tonight I'll take some portraits of my husband. Prior to this, I haven't shot film for a long time. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 12:00 PM Subject: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Pretty much, never. I occasionally put a roll through a new m42 camera I've added to my collection but even that seems to be a chore. I recently fired off a short roll in a Voigtlander VSL1 - took about 3 months to finish the roll I'd like to put some film though my Super A, I really would. But digital is just too seductive. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:00:10 -0500, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net said: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Not me. I haven't shot film since I got the *istD (2003?). Actually, I find myself using the Optio MX more and more. Bill On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: After reading this thread, I decided to put a roll of Tri-X in my Canon T90. I just shot a teapot filled with hot tea and some knic-knacks on my kitchen window ledge: I wanted to check the histogram, but it wasn't there; I pressed the shutter halfway the lens didn't focus, but I did get the exposure readings; and I think later tonight I'll take some portraits of my husband. Prior to this, I haven't shot film for a long time. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 12:00 PM Subject: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Finished off two rolls last week, one colour and one of TX-100. Used the colour in a Russian copy of an early Leica , amazed to find again how good the Industar lens is for the price. Flares like crazy in cross-lighting, but good resolution and colour balance. Shot the TX-100 in a Spotmatic: the battery was playing up however, and I didn't have time to get a new one, so I went back to estimating the exposure from the Sunny 16 rule. It will be interesting to see how close I can still get it! I still have a couple of rolls in the fridge, as well as some VP-120 for my Rolleicord - I'll have to shoot it soon, I really like using those old, often manual cameras. With the Rollei I use a Sekonic light-meter, which is still dead accurate although probably over 30 years old. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of JC OConnell Sent: Sunday, 21 December 2008 4:00 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I've still got a couple of MXs, a PZ-1p and an MZ-S. (And a Super Program, in theory, although I lent it to Shel some time ago). Crazy, really, as I doubt if I'll shoot film except for special occasions where film is required. But I've certainly got enough film bodies to be able to lend them out to people if we really do this. Of course that means I'd have to hook my film scanner up to a current machine, too - I no longer use the machine it was connected to. I think I've got a PCI SCSI card ... P.S., That's Kodak Royal Gold 25 in my freezer, not RG100. really, as I On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:08:42PM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Well if we had a meet to shoot film, I'd have to borrow my daughter's MX - as I have no film bodies at this point in time. Yes, getting the film developed would cause me to search around, I'm not sure if my local lab does it anymore. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 11:32:03 AM, you wrote: JF As have I. Kodak Royal Gold 100. JF I think the last time I shot film was five years ago. JF Perhaps we need a NorCal meet specifically to shoot film. JF Of course that means we need to find somewhere to get it JF developed; I'm not letting CostCo scratch my negatives. JF On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 10:44:55AM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Not I, said the cat. I haven't used film for many years now. I still have some rolls in the freezer - maybe I should give it to someone who shoots film...oh, I don't know anyone like that. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10:00:10 AM, you wrote: JO Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? JO I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR JO a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this JO list still using 35mm film at all, or still using JO 35mm film full time? JO JC O'Connell JO hifis...@gate.net JO JO -- JO PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JO PDML@pdml.net JO http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JO to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. JF -- JF PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JF PDML@pdml.net JF http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JF to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 12/20/08, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? One other reason I still shoot 35mm film is when I'm attempting to capture meteorites. I realize noise reduction has come in a long way, but I still prefer film for that kind of photography. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well, my scanner is still hooked up and working - I still have lots of film left to scan. So that part is covered. Maybe we should do a shoot on film. I still have enough in the freezer of pretty good stuff, too. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 2:30:54 PM, you wrote: JF I've still got a couple of MXs, a PZ-1p and an MZ-S. (And a JF Super Program, in theory, although I lent it to Shel some JF time ago). Crazy, really, as I doubt if I'll shoot film JF except for special occasions where film is required. JF But I've certainly got enough film bodies to be able to JF lend them out to people if we really do this. JF Of course that means I'd have to hook my film scanner up JF to a current machine, too - I no longer use the machine JF it was connected to. I think I've got a PCI SCSI card ... JF P.S., That's Kodak Royal Gold 25 in my freezer, not RG100. JF really, as I JF On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:08:42PM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Well if we had a meet to shoot film, I'd have to borrow my daughter's MX - as I have no film bodies at this point in time. Yes, getting the film developed would cause me to search around, I'm not sure if my local lab does it anymore. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 11:32:03 AM, you wrote: JF As have I. Kodak Royal Gold 100. JF I think the last time I shot film was five years ago. JF Perhaps we need a NorCal meet specifically to shoot film. JF Of course that means we need to find somewhere to get it JF developed; I'm not letting CostCo scratch my negatives. JF On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 10:44:55AM -0800, Bruce Dayton wrote: Not I, said the cat. I haven't used film for many years now. I still have some rolls in the freezer - maybe I should give it to someone who shoots film...oh, I don't know anyone like that. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10:00:10 AM, you wrote: JO Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? JO I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR JO a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this JO list still using 35mm film at all, or still using JO 35mm film full time? JO JC O'Connell JO hifis...@gate.net JO JO -- JO PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JO PDML@pdml.net JO http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JO to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. JF -- JF PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JF PDML@pdml.net JF http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JF to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. JF -- JF PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List JF PDML@pdml.net JF http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net JF to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I am still shooting film for creative, personal and non-commercial projects. I still have a lot of film cameras (manual focus mechanical types like the MX with one odd MZ3) to keep active and keep my imagination and skills tested. I just shot off my last roll of Ilford Delta and processed it (D76) and wondering if I should replenish anything along that line since I can convert to BW anytime from digital shots and even color film photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/3094352907/). I would continue to use slide film for my sunsets as long as someone processes them here in the Philippines (as of now, only one lab handles E-6). I could never *consistently* catch the ball of the setting sun without reducing it to a messy hotspot with a DSLR, so I always have a slide film along (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/bongmanayon/2964383536/). Bong On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 2:00 AM, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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While I do miss the usage and feel of my vintage spotmatics and Pentax KX bodies, I dont miss the hassle and time consumption of developing and scanning negatives, especally the dust touching up, God I love not doing that anymore. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: JC OConnell Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? I still do. At least a couple of rolls a month. Plus large format when I can justify it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I still like and do LF, but for me I am now officially retired from 35mm film photograpy. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:10 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? From: JC OConnell Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? I still do. At least a couple of rolls a month. Plus large format when I can justify it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I processed a roll of 120 Tri-X, and 2 4x5 yesterday. I have 1 more roll of 120 to do today. I'll post some PESO later on. -Pasvorn -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Scanning sucks. So does dust spotting. Frankly I don't much like doing post, digital or film. -Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:59 PM, JC OConnell hifis...@gate.net wrote: While I do miss the usage and feel of my vintage spotmatics and Pentax KX bodies, I dont miss the hassle and time consumption of developing and scanning negatives, especally the dust touching up, God I love not doing that anymore. JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I totally agree with you. The only reason I still do films is because my wife would leave me alone if she knows that I am in the darkroom. -Pasvorn On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Scanning sucks. So does dust spotting. Frankly I don't much like doing post, digital or film. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'm odd, I find developing relaxing. I don't do any other darkroom stuff for the most part (I suck as a wet print, I'm much better with PS so I scan and print digitally). -Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark pasv...@boonmark.net wrote: I totally agree with you. The only reason I still do films is because my wife would leave me alone if she knows that I am in the darkroom. -Pasvorn On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Scanning sucks. So does dust spotting. Frankly I don't much like doing post, digital or film. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film?
I have a roll of film loaded in my ZX-L for more than a year. Also I ahve a roll of film loaded in my Voigtlander Perkeo for more than a year. For all practical purposes I am not shooting film. In fact, I should putting my ZX-L up for sale soon enough. Boris JC OConnell wrote: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hi I still do - mostly bw with some infrared and some slide film. I stopped for a while when I got the *istD but due to working in IT and on PC's all day found the darkroom with bw a refreshing change. As I am normally a lurker to fill in the some of the details - I am based in Johannesburg South Africa and have been lurking since +- 2000. Since on the list the enablement bug bit and have added *istD, K10D, MZS and a number of lenses since I subscribed Patrick Nelson -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]on Behalf Of JC OConnell Sent: 20 December 2008 08:00 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? I have only shot one roll since going with a DSLR a couple years ago. I am wondering, anyone on this list still using 35mm film at all, or still using 35mm film full time? JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I bought a Pentax 645 almost a year and a half ago after enjoying three rolls of film I put through the one that was graciously loaned to me a year before that. I still haven't scanned all the frames I took then. I haven't loaded a roll of film into the one I bought. Anyone want to buy a nice Pentax 645? I have body, two film magazines, 45 and 75 lenses, electrical remote cable, case, and perhaps a couple other little things. I haven't shot 35mm film since 2002. I have a ton of it in the freezer for when hell freezes over and I take out my beloved old Rollei 35S. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
