Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-13 Thread David J Brooks
I have a roll of Tmax in my F90X at this very moment. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-13 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: I have a roll of Tmax in my F90X at this very moment. How long has that roll of film been in the that camera? (To the nearest 10 years) -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-13 Thread David Savage
I haven't shot 35mm film in many years . Frankly 35mm film in the digital age isn't worth the effort. I do put a few rolls through the 6x7 every year though. DS On 10 March 2012 23:44, JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-13 Thread Christine Nielsen
I'm teaching a photography class to middle schoolers this month. Last week, we were talking about the anatomy of a camera... I pulled out a K-1000 to demonstrate a few things, and asked: has anyone ever used a film camera? I got lots of blank looks, but then a hand went up, My Grandma has one!!

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-13 Thread Bong Manayon
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:44 PM, JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? I regularly shoot a random (black white/color) roll of film once every

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: I have a roll of Tmax in my F90X at this very moment. How long has that roll of film been in the that camera? (To the nearest 10 years) Since last Saturday, that's as close as i can get to

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-13 Thread DagT
Den 12. mars 2012 kl. 22:44 skrev Derby Chang: On 11/03/2012 7:08 AM, DagT wrote: No, just medium format. But on the other hand I´m building a darkroom for that use these days. 35mm is too small, digital is better. I just made a small museum for the film stuff.

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread Cotty
On 11/3/12, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I hate to be a Linguistics Nazi, but Semantics is a part of Grammar, not separate from it. I hate to be a Nazi Nazi but you will be killed until you are dead dead dead. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Just LF. Only the occasional 35, and only rarely. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread Gasha
Agree. My last 35mm roll was shot back in 2006. Right before digitak K100d. But i shoot medium format 6x4.5 and 6x7 often. Mostly BW, but sometimes also color negs and slides. Gasha On 03/10/2012 10:08 PM, DagT wrote: No, just medium format. But on the other hand I´m building a darkroom for

RE: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Cotty I hate to be a Linguistics Nazi, but Semantics is a part of Grammar, not separate from it. I hate to be a Nazi Nazi No you don't, you love it. You're Adolf Clarkson's far-right twin. B but you will be killed

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread Derby Chang
On 11/03/2012 7:08 AM, DagT wrote: No, just medium format. But on the other hand I´m building a darkroom for that use these days. 35mm is too small, digital is better. I just made a small museum for the film stuff. http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m265/dagthrane/_DT20614-gammalt-utstyr.jpg

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread Darren Addy
All of you Grammar Nazis, Semantic Nazis, and Linguistic Nazis are going to give Nazis a bad name. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: BTW, I hate to play the Grammar Nazi, but slide films and reversal films aren't opposites, they

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread David Savage
MAARR! On 13/03/2012, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: All of you Grammar Nazis, Semantic Nazis, and Linguistic Nazis are going to give Nazis a bad name. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Bob W

RE: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-12 Thread John Coyle
Yep, I've basically gone back to film for family stuff, as my wife complains that she never gets to see any prints from digital - mainly because my work involves being on the computer all day, and so I seldom feel like spending time on it again processing images. In addition, I have a small

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 11 March 2012 15:30, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: I hate to be a Semantic Nazi, but you were being a Semantic Nazi, not a Grammar Nazi. I knew that, but as Semantic Nazi was unknown to me, and Grammar Nazi was a cliche known to everyone, I decided to go with the popular term at the

RE: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Bob W
BTW, I hate to play the Grammar Nazi, but slide films and reversal films aren't opposites, they are one and the same. I hate to be a Semantic Nazi, but you were being a Semantic Nazi, not a Grammar Nazi. I hate to be a Linguistics Nazi, but Semantics is a part of Grammar, not separate

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 11 March 2012 20:09, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: BTW, I hate to play the Grammar Nazi, but slide films and reversal films aren't opposites, they are one and the same. I hate to be a Semantic Nazi, but you were being a Semantic Nazi, not a Grammar Nazi. I hate to be a

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 11, 2012, at 1:38 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: Thanks, Bob, although I wish I'd seen your message a little earlier than I did. Two feet in one mouth isn't a good look. I think that would depend on the feet, and possibly what shoes she was wearing. It's not *my* kink, but I try not to let

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread P. J. Alling
There should have been the word not before reversal, (bad editor, oh wait a minute...). On 3/10/2012 11:24 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 11 March 2012 07:28, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry, by their ages past naming convention, Ektar should by rights be a slide film.

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/11/2012 4:53 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 11, 2012, at 1:38 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: Thanks, Bob, although I wish I'd seen your message a little earlier than I did. Two feet in one mouth isn't a good look. I think that would depend on the feet, and possibly what shoes she was wearing.

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Anthony Farr
On 11 March 2012 23:10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: bleach I need more bleach... Wishing to supply a link to a picture that would flesh out Larry's proposition, I did a Google image search for feet in mouth. Hey, it's a big world, there must be a picture to illustrate

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 5:09 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: BTW, I hate to play the Grammar Nazi, but slide films and reversal films aren't opposites, they are one and the same. I hate to be a Semantic Nazi, but you were being a Semantic Nazi, not a Grammar Nazi. I hate to be a

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Scott Loveless
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 3:08 PM, DagT li...@thrane.name wrote: No, just medium format. But on the other hand I´m building a darkroom for that use these days. 35mm is too small, digital is better. I just made a small museum for the film stuff.

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Robert and Leigh Woerner Hi PDML Gang, I haven't shot much film since getting a K20D in 2009 and then a K5 in December 2011. The cost of film is horrendous, and, Kodak keeps cutting their own throats. Kodachrome made them unique and bam, they discontinued it. I do like the Ektar and had

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, More than price, Kodachrome's problems at the film scanner caused it's downfall. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 11:01 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Robert and Leigh Woerner Hi PDML Gang, I haven't shot much film since getting a K20D in 2009 and then a K5

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Toralf Lund
On 3/10/12 16:44, JC O'Connell wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? Yes. Although it depends a bit on how you define regularly; I must admit I don't seem shoot much in

RE: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W BTW, I hate to play the Grammar Nazi, but slide films and reversal films aren't opposites, they are one and the same. I hate to be a Semantic Nazi, but you were being a Semantic Nazi, not a Grammar Nazi. I hate to be a Linguistics Nazi, but Semantics is a part of Grammar, not

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob Sullivan wrote: John, More than price, Kodachrome's problems at the film scanner caused it's downfall. I hated Kodachrome. Don't miss it at all. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Anybody still shooting film? Kodachrome

2012-03-11 Thread JC O'Connell
Over 20 years ago, I once bought about 90 rolls of K64 marked down to $0.10/roll. Took me 10 years to shoot it all (freezer stored) . Loved that film and my pro Kodak carousel projector at the time. Wasn't scanning at the time or it may have been much less fun. - J.C.O'Connell

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 11, 2012, at 7:02 AM, Anthony Farr wrote: On 11 March 2012 23:10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: bleach I need more bleach... Wishing to supply a link to a picture that would flesh out Larry's proposition, I did a Google image search for feet in mouth. Hey,

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-11 Thread Jens
Ofcause, I do. But, I would buy a digital, high resolution camera if I could - Perhaps a Pentax 645 or even better - a Phase One (costs about 50.000 USD here) if I could. Untill then I shoot high resolution images with my Pentax 67/67II. It's very good (when ever I can find a decent lab for

RE: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: JC O'Connell I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? Not very often, but I dig a roll out once in a while if I'm feeling particularly adventurous. I've got a refrigerator full

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:17 AM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Not very often, but I dig a roll out once in a while if I'm feeling particularly adventurous. I've got a refrigerator full of it. I hadn't shot any for a long time, sold off most of what I had in 35mm stock. Then I

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM, JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? With a bit of rounding up on the time, my numbers are identical to

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread George Sinos
Last roll of film I shot was October 2003. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM, JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I have

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
George Sinos wrote: Last roll of film I shot was October 2003. gs Mid-2003 here. Dario -- 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: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread JC O'Connell
- J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - FWIW, the one roll I did shoot and scan was TMAX100 and the sharpness was impressive but even this fine grained BW 100 speed film showed grain noisier than iso 200 images from my *istDS. --- jco -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread P. J. Alling
Every couple of months I run some 120 BW, (respooled onto 620 spools) through the Kodak Medalist II. The negatives are gorgeous, the subject matter no so much. A friend gave me a few rolls of expired and soon to be expired 35mm a couple of months ago. I loaded up a MX, a LX and the

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Adam Montoya
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:44 AM, JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? I don't shoot it regularly. Up until last year my ZX-L was a backup to

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Mark Roberts
Dario Bonazza wrote: George Sinos wrote: Last roll of film I shot was October 2003. gs Mid-2003 here. The last 35mm film I shot was 2 rolls in 2005. I still go through a few rolls of medium format slide film every year, though. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/10/2012 2:46 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:44 AM, JC O'Connellhifis...@gate.net wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? I don't shoot it regularly.

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Adam Montoya
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/10/2012 2:46 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:44 AM, JC O'Connellhifis...@gate.net  wrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread DagT
No, just medium format. But on the other hand I´m building a darkroom for that use these days. 35mm is too small, digital is better. I just made a small museum for the film stuff. http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m265/dagthrane/_DT20614-gammalt-utstyr.jpg DagT Den 10. mars 2012 kl. 16:44

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/10/2012 3:02 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/10/2012 2:46 PM, Adam Montoya wrote: On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 8:44 AM, JC O'Connellhifis...@gate.netwrote: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Mark C
Missed the original post... I'm still shooting it from time to time, though I have resolved to stop buying it. This afternoon I finished off a roll of Classic Pan 200 that has been sitting in a holga for several months. These days it is mostly 120 film or the occasional 35mm BW roll. I bought

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting JC O'Connell hifis...@gate.net: I have had my Pentax DSLR for 5 years now and only shot one roll of film since buying it. I am wondering if anyone is still using 35mm film regularly? Not regularly. I have a few rolls of film still in the freezer (nothing special - just basic 35 mm

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Robert and Leigh Woerner
Hi PDML Gang, I haven't shot much film since getting a K20D in 2009 and then a K5 in December 2011. The cost of film is horrendous, and, Kodak keeps cutting their own throats. Kodachrome made them unique and bam, they discontinued it. I do like the Ektar and had quite a fling with it in 2010

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Robert and Leigh Woerner
That is a fantastic image set! I especially like the sepia one. - Original Message From: Adam Montoya amont...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sat, March 10, 2012 3:02:04 PM Subject: Re: Anybody still shooting film? On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM, P. J

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Anthony Farr
On 11 March 2012 07:28, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sorry, by their ages past naming convention, Ektar should by rights be a slide film.  I didn't realize it was a reversal film. Ekta wasn't a naming convention reserved just for transparency film such as

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: BTW, I hate to play the Grammar Nazi, but slide films and reversal films aren't opposites, they are one and the same. I hate to be a Semantic Nazi, but you were being a Semantic Nazi, not a Grammar Nazi. -- PDML

Re: Anybody still shooting film?

2012-03-10 Thread Larry Colen
On 3/10/2012 8:30 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Anthony Farrfarranth...@gmail.com wrote: BTW, I hate to play the Grammar Nazi, but slide films and reversal films aren't opposites, they are one and the same. I hate to be a Semantic Nazi, but you were being a