When I stopped to add it up, I was actually surprised at the volume - I thought I'd done SFA film stuff since I got my first DSLR 18 months ago, but in just 2008 my usage surprised me. All 35mm, 36 exposure: B&W films (HP5, FP4, TMZ): 5 rolls C41 films (Mostly Reala): 6 rolls E6 films (Velvia / Sensia): 4 rolls (still not processed). Plus 1 roll of HP5 and 1 roll of Sensia still in cameras. This is a fraction of what I'd shoot before I got my DSLR though - previously I'd shoot 1-2 rolls/week, so in a year it would be somewhere around 70-80 films, not 15.
Michael Benveniste 8 November 2008 03:45:54 [ permanent link ]
So far:
35mm: 8 rolls of Fuji 160S 2 rolls of Agfa Vista 200 2 rolls of Delta 100 2 rolls (60 shots) of Fuji Eterna 500 1 roll of Kodak Supra 400 1 roll of TX400 1/3rd of a roll of Ektar 100 (new)
120 (6x4.5): 4 rolls of Velvia 100 2 rolls of Delta 100
70mm (6x4.5): 11' of Agfa Aviphot Pan 400
The 1/3rd of a roll of Ektar 100 was last Sunday. I was trying out the film when a rollerblader brushed me and I bounced my F100 and 70-300mm ED off of a concrete sidewalk from a height of 5 feet or so.
The F100 is off for repair, but chances are at least even it'll become a parts camera. The lens is a write-off. Given that I was also packing a 17-35mm f/2.8 and a 105mm f/2.8 VR that day, it could have been a lot worse.
-- Mike Benveniste -- mhb@murkyether.com (Clarification Required) Cogito error zoom -- I think I dropped my lens.
Well, that one caught my eye... I'd never heard of it, but a quick search indicates it's a tungsten-balanced film..? May I ask what you think of it? Any samples available?
Michael Benveniste 8 November 2008 05:20:39 [ permanent link ]
On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:05:56 +1000, Mark Thomas <markt@_don't_spam_marktphoto.com> wrote:
Well, that one caught my eye... I'd never heard of it, but a quick
search indicates it's a tungsten-balanced film..?
Yes, it's tungsten balanced. It's also a movie film, which means it requires ECN II processing. I only know of a couple of labs which still offer that to still photographers.
May I ask what you think of it? Any samples available?
Here's a writeup I did on it a while back. Did you want sample shots or samples of the film itself?
It's an interesting film, but in the situations I used it for a modern dSLR is usually a better choice. But I like playing with retrotech now and then. A few of those shots were lit with M2 flashbulbs.
-- Mike Benveniste -- mhb@murkyether.com (Clarification Required) Cogito error zoom -- I think I dropped my lens.
On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:19:39 -0500, Alan Browne wrote:
Picking up where Ric Trexell started ...
I've shot:
135 [35mm]: 4 rolls
120 [6x6]: 20 rolls
All E6 (Velvia 100, 100F, Kodak E100G, GX).
Quite a few, but, wish it were more. I don't keep tally.... I have just taken delivery of thirty rolls of assorted films from Adorama to add to the collection in the downstairs freezer.
Working on what's left of the fifty rolls of Agfa Optima (about ten). Always have Ilford XP2 and Fuji Press on hand, Kodak Ultra and Portra plus ten rolls of Ektar I'm itching to give a go. *Still* disappointed Supra 100 and Konica Impressa were discontinued as those were my films of choice for many years. Hoping the Ektar will help me forget.
Alan Browne wrote,on my timestamp of 8/11/2008 9:19 AM:
Picking up where Ric Trexell started ...
I've shot:
135 [35mm]: 4 rolls
120 [6x6]: 20 rolls
Crap, that's what I shoot in a third of that time...
let's see, so far:
120: 26 (mostly Astia, trix, Efke 25 and Acros. I think I'm gonna add D3200 to these)
135: 32 (b&w various, Astia, Superia, Reala. Astia is the main, superia 400 and reala have replaced pro160s and I'm still evaluating which are gonna be main b&w films. So far, xp2, trix, Acros and Efke or Panf are prime candidates. Rodinal and DDX are the main developers, gonna try xtol next with pushed trix)
And still got about 20 more rolls to go through between now and Xmas. Just got a 100' bulk roll of trix for a pittance: gonnabe used for xtol trials.
Just did a CLA of the Arax: was starting to get a bit of banding, a sure sign it needs some oil. Gonna go back to it soon, that Sonnar 180/2.8 and the Flekkie 50/4 are two of the best lenses I've ever used, bar none. Mind you, the F6 is one sweeeeeet camera...
Harold Gough 8 November 2008 13:37:14 [ permanent link ]
Although I keep an exact tally, I only total up once a year but this will be near enough:
Each year, on a trip (usually 10 days, this year 14 days) overseas I typically use 6 x 36 exposure films a day, of which about half are panoramic format, and the total over the rest of the year is of the same order.
All are E6 35mm reversal. For the last three years I have been using a superb film, no longer made: Centuria Chrome, ISO 100. Just a few films (4 or so) were Provia 400X Pro.
Michael Benveniste wrote,on my timestamp of 8/11/2008 11:41 PM:
My shooting tally should also include 2 rolls of Fuji Nexia 100. I
use a Pronea S as a "car camera."
Never tried the APC films. Carrying around a little Oly mju zoom weatherproof camera, off ebay. With superia 400 it's one sweet go everywhere little number. Lens could be sharper on tele but then again, for 10 bucks I can't complain. I love my dig f31fd p&s but this thing is as good as.
The first full year (naught zero) after I quit my day job and switched to slides I took 659 rolls. That was a learning year (lots of travel and workshops). Then 4-500/year for 3 years, then 150/year since. Now if I do get a digital camera soon (prolly will), then there will be another learning year.
I never really thought much about the cost of film & developing, as it was a necessity. But I do think about the time to edit them. So I'm not sure I'll really have a huge increase when they're digital images. Maybe more bracketing, just to be sure.
What have others found? When you switched to digital, did you greatly increase the number of pictures per year?
You are indeed doing your part to keep the economy going.
Sorry, response to Allen's post, not Riches, what do you find is the difference between the various Velvia's and Provia?
I shoot a bare fraction of what you do. However, if I were allowed only one film it would be Provia 100F (for 35mm). If I include any sky with Velvia 50 I get burnt out clouds, even if the subject is too dark. Got on better with one of the Velvia 100's.
Pity I can't project 6x6, as I've gone the other way and ususally settle on Kodak Portra (the natural colour one) for 6x6! Perhaps I ought to try "super slides" (40mm square mounts) if I can get them as a second best.
The first full year (naught zero) after I quit my day job and switched to
slides I took 659 rolls. That was a learning year (lots of travel and
workshops). Then 4-500/year for 3 years, then 150/year since. Now if I do
get a digital camera soon (prolly will), then there will be another learning
year.
I never really thought much about the cost of film & developing, as it was a
necessity. But I do think about the time to edit them. So I'm not sure
I'll really have a huge increase when they're digital images. Maybe more
bracketing, just to be sure.
What have others found? When you switched to digital, did you greatly
increase the number of pictures per year?
A huge increase in number of frames shot, but also a huge DECREASE in "keepers". For the first few months or so I was still coming to grips with the different exposure / settings etc. Plus I find I tend to shoot lazy with digital - something I'm trying to work on. If I leave my digital gear at home and take the film gear only, I'll find I come home with far fewer photos, but probably more keepers, and an overall better batch of photos. Digital is superb for snapshots of places we visit, snapping away at the kids etc - stuff that I probably wouldn't bother taking with the film camera, but that gives a good collection of family memories.
Velvia 50 and Velvia 100 have very similar palettes, which is why I switched to 100. Do they even make the 50 anymore? (I have 1 roll left.) I do not like Velvia 100F because the colors are just too much or unreal. Provia 100F pushes well, so I push 1 stop for the slightly faster shutter speed for moving wildlife. But if I can get away with a slower shutter speed for elk etc., I'll use Velvia 100 because of the color/saturation.
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