What would it take for you to try Film?

[shadowfox]

Time for another fun poll

Who this poll is for:
100% digital photographers who never used film, ever.

The question: What would entice you to give film photography a try?

Film users, feel free to chime in, but this poll is not for you.
Former Film users, same as the above, chime in, but this poll is not for you either.

[Teuthida]

I challange your premise that you can be a "photographer" and NEVER have used film.

[Aristophanes]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

I challange your premise that you can be a "photographer" and NEVER have used film.

Indeed:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerre

[loquax ludens]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

I challange your premise that you can be a "photographer" and NEVER have used film.

Really? So Joseph Nicephore Niépce wasn't a photographer?

How about Frederick Scott Archer, who invented the collodion process and the Ambrotype?

[Teuthida]

Originally Posted by Aristophanes

Indeed:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daguerre

I'd prefer you reply in iambic hexameter.

[richardvanle]

This poll makes me feel old.

[shadowfox]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

I challange your premise that you can be a "photographer" and NEVER have used film.

Interesting.
So what would you call people who took up photography starting with digital?

[shadowfox]

Originally Posted by richardvanle

This poll makes me feel old.

How come?
Some people took up photography when they are no longer young.
I am one of them

[ramosa]

Originally Posted by richardvanle

This poll makes me feel old.

This poll makes me happy that I just got an M6 ...

[Chris101]

Originally Posted by shadowfox

Interesting.
So what would you call people who took up photography starting with digital?

Digitographers?

[kmallick]

Originally Posted by Chris101

Digitographers?

or digi-virgins?

[funkydog]

Originally Posted by shadowfox

What would it take for you to try Film?

Lomo. Not being facetious. If i can live to teenage/adulthood without, ever, once using film or being influenced by a film camera wielding family member; then I might possibly only be attracted to film use through the Lomo/Holga route. Even that is in doubt, as smartphone cameras and instagram/pudding/hipstamatic apps can create the same effects.

[Tom hicks]

I'm so sad I can't play.

[hepcat]

There aren't enough options! How about including... "Did film for years and ain't goin' back?"

[shadowfox]

Originally Posted by hepcat

There aren't enough options! How about including... "Did film for years and ain't goin' back?"

If that's your position, this poll is not for you.

[hepcat]

Originally Posted by shadowfox

If that's your position, this poll is not for you.

Indeed. Actually I vacillate about buying another film body one of these days.

[Nikos72]

I'd just started using again film when somebody had lend me an Oly 35RC. It amazed me so much that I had bought myself two, a mint to keep forever and a cheaper one to use it every day.

[shadowfox]

Originally Posted by hepcat

Indeed. Actually I vacillate about buying another film body one of these days.

Get a big one this time, slow down and do 8x10

[hepcat]

Oh yeah... that's exactly what I'm gonna do. <chuckle> I'm struggling 'cause I don't even want to spool another 35mm roll onto a processing spool. But still... there' something about film.

[polval]

One starts using film when one finds out that film is simply better than digital. What I personally like about film is that it isn't 'instant'. One should put some mind and soul in making a good photograph. Lack of 'delete' and 36 or 24 limit makes it a whole lot of different experience. Not to forget the quality of the older equipment.

[dave lackey]

Originally Posted by shadowfox

Time for another fun poll

Who this poll is for:
100% digital photographers who never used film, ever.

The question: What would entice you to give film photography a try?

Film users, feel free to chime in, but this poll is not for you.
Former Film users, same as the above, chime in, but this poll is not for you either.

Great thread subject!

As I have experienced, life is too short, it is later than you think. For one who would like to try film in all of it's iterations, now is the time to do it.

It is inconceivable to me that anyone would not want to dip their toes in the water. What is the worst that could happen? Skinny-dipping!

[dave lackey]

Now, back to the poll...nowhere for me to vote but I would say that I would shoot entirely film if I had someone locally competent enough to develop and scan all of my film. If I had someone to walk me through a half dozen rolls, I would certainly do the developing at home but I cannot travel outside the home to learn developing without someone staying with my bride and there is no one to fill that role.

Then there is the "no scanner/no funds" issue.

So it is a vicious cycle for now.

Riccis has a good source and I just may try his and put up with the wait. Precision Camera has done a good job for me in the past, too.

[shadowfox]

Dave,
To me taking film photography to its fullest cycle (darkroom printing) is the ultimate way to enjoy it. Fully realizing that not everyone can afford the space/time/resource.

Yes, it's difficult, but so what if I only end up with a couple good prints in a year? the sense of accomplishment that I get out of those is more than anything I've tried using digital. <---- Don't misunderstand me, I am proud of my good photos in digital also, but I don't feel as connected to those as my best darkroom prints.

[shadowfox]

Originally Posted by hepcat

Oh yeah... that's exactly what I'm gonna do. <chuckle> I'm struggling 'cause I don't even want to spool another 35mm roll onto a processing spool. But still... there' something about film.

With large negatives you don't spool any film.

[tempest68]

I shot 110 when I was around 10. Then had Ricoh P&S when I got married. Went digital P&S in 2001 and DSLR in 2006. After several years learning how to effectively use Aperture priority, Shutter priority and eventually learned how to use manual mode, I was finally no longer scared to try a film SLR. I had enough fun with that so I wanted to try a Voigtlander rangefinder to be challenged with nothing done for me except the built-in metering. I'm struggling a little sometimes, but still having fun learning. The only part of digital I miss when I'm shooting one of my film cameras is the ability to change ISO after each shot if the lighting is different. With digital I appreciate I can shoot outdoors during the day at ISO 100 or 200 and then up the ISO if I then shoot inside or outside after sunset.