Show yourself, let’s chat up a bit while the film dries up 🙂
Cheers!
Hi Riccis, I shoot only film currently — largely BW — and develop it and print it myself on my focomat 1c with a focotar-2 enlarging lens. I scan rarely, as I find it rather boring. I have a strong preference for the look of film when wet printed. I have owned various MPs, but my preference is for the classic M3, M2-r and M4s. I shoot mainly Tri-X, but I do use Adox CMS 20 as well as some left over Neopan 1600 at times. Best regards Thomas
Just found out about this forum. Currently shooting M3 and ZI.:)
Hello everyone. I am a film guy with a M7 and hassey.
I recently started my film journey with a Leica M4 and Summicron 50 DR about 6 months ago. Since then I’ve added a Minolta CLE and a few additional lenses to the mix.
I’m also strongly thinking about purchasing an M7 Ã la carte.
Still shooting lots of film here (I do run a photo lab though). I just recently put up some film shots from a trip out East — they are either Hasselblad or a Plaubel Makina…you can tell by the format…
http://www.stuartrichardson.com/lightroom/east-trip-film-shots-2011/I shoot two or three rolls through an M and an XPan every few months to keep the cameras in good working order.
I don’t shoot as much film as I’d like to – several rolls a month maybe – but when I do it’s through a IIIf or a BP MP. And a Hexar RF if I’m feeling a bit lazy.:rolleyes:
Pete.
I just found this forum too after following a link to it from the L-Camera form. I shoot B&W through an M6 and an Mamiya C330F. I shoot maybe 10 to 20 rolls per year and do my own developing.
Wayne
Hello to all the other film shooters.
Yes, I do shoot a bit of digital, but only with a point and shoot for quick shots of renovations etc.
I shoot everything else in film using both Leica M4-P and my Mamiya 6 systems. I simply like the look I get from film. Well, OK there are other reasons as well. I find that archiving digital, maintaining multiple copies of my files and all the computer time required for digital is a giant pain. That comes from an IT person, who spends way too much time in front of a computer as is.
Also, I find that when I am back woods camping, or hiking etc., that it is easier for me to take one camera, one lens and some film. No batteries to worry about. I have yet to have a mechanical camera body fail in such a way that it was unusable. I have had a few digital systems fail etc when I was far afield, and that ruined the trip.
Long live film.
akitadog
I just started shooting with a M3, M4P and Zeiss Ikon. I’ve been educating myself about classic Leica lenses and trying to acquire them slowly. I’m broke.
Hello, all –
First post here. I photograph with film cameras 100% – I don’t own even one digital camera.
For B&W, Tri-X is my film of choice although I’m thinking of giving Fuji Acros a try. I develop my own film at home and am working on getting a darkroom up and running (I already have most of the components needed).
My Leica gear is an M4-P with a 28/2 Summicron and a 50/1.4 (last pre-ASPH version).
first post here, be easy on me!
I am looking to pick up an M6 in great condition but am completely new to the Leica / rangefinder world. Looking to get some longevity out of this investment, basically I want to be able to pick a camera up in 40 years and still have it work just as the day I got it (with proper care and maintenance of course). Just wanted to poke in and say hello.
Any suggestions, dealers?
dodphotography;1639 wrote: first post here, be easy on me!
I am looking to pick up an M6 in great condition but am completely new to the Leica / rangefinder world. Looking to get some longevity out of this investment, basically I want to be able to pick a camera up in 40 years and still have it work just as the day I got it (with proper care and maintenance of course). Just wanted to poke in and say hello.
Any suggestions, dealers?
You could certainly drop us (Dale Photo & Digital) a line. We have a black M6 available which hasn’t been posted on the used section of our website yet.
David Farkas
Red Dot Forum
Leica Store MiamiHey one and all. I’m new to the forum but have been a leica for the past year and a lover of film photography for over a decade now, though I’ve had a beginning love affair with digital in between.
My one and only Leica is a black M6 🙂 with a Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8. I love shooting in color and black and white but am planning on getting into self development soon, which means it’ll be a b&w life for me. Right now my film of choice is ilford’s HP5+ 400.
I’ve been a film shooter all my life 🙂 and I don’t see any reason why I should move over to digital. In fact I love film and will continue to shoot with it for as long as I can get rolls of the stuff and process them.
Currently shooting with the following:
Leica m2
Yashica Electro GT
Olympus XA
Chinon CE4c.poulton;2054 wrote: I’ve been a film shooter all my life 🙂 and I don’t see any reason why I should move over to digital. In fact I love film and will continue to shoot with it for as long as I can get rolls of the stuff and process them.
Same here.
Currently shooting with the following:
2 Leicaflex SL2 bodies, 8 lenses, 21mm-560mm
dodphotography;1639 wrote: first post here, be easy on me!
I am looking to pick up an M6 in great condition but am completely new to the Leica / rangefinder world. Looking to get some longevity out of this investment, basically I want to be able to pick a camera up in 40 years and still have it work just as the day I got it (with proper care and maintenance of course). Just wanted to poke in and say hello.
Any suggestions, dealers?
My suggestion is this: Take a hard look at the M4-P and the M6 classic. You should be able to find a good user version (rated at around 8+) of either for around $1000 American.
Ken Hansen in New York City would be a good place to start your search. You can contacthim by email at [email]kphny19@aol.com[/email]
Messsucherkamera;2105 wrote: My suggestion is this: Take a hard look at the M4-P and the M6 classic. You should be able to find a good user version (rated at around 8+) of either for around $1000 American.
Ken Hansen in New York City would be a good place to start your search. You can contacthim by email at [email]kphny19@aol.com[/email]
Tamarkin is another source, as is KEH.
I’ve been shooting film since 1955. I only shoot B&W and develop my own film. I switched from wet printing to scanning and inkjet printing when I found I preferred the results. My main outfit is an M6 with a 35/2 Biogon. I also have a Nikon F6, a Hasselblad and an X-100 but they don’t see a lot of use.
–Doug
Doug A;2119 wrote: I’ve been shooting film since 1955. I only shoot B&W and develop my own film. I switched from wet printing to scanning and inkjet printing when I found I preferred the results. My main outfit is an M6 with a 35/2 Biogon. I also have a Nikon F6, a Hasselblad and an X-100 but they don’t see a lot of use.
–Doug
Which films and scanning equipment do you use?
Ornello;2138 wrote: Which films and scanning equipment do you use?
Most of the time I use HP5+. I occasionally use Tri-X, FP4+ or Delta 3200. Most of the time I develop with Ilfotec DD-X. I occasionally use HC-110 or Rodinal.
My scanner is an Epson V700. I do low resolution batch scans with the standard Epson negative holders. I then do high resolution scans of the “keepers” with Better Scanning anti-newton ring glass inserts to hold the negatives really flat. This helps with all of the films but it is essential with 35mm Tri-X which curls badly in the standard holder.
Doug A;2143 wrote: Most of the time I use HP5+. I occasionally use Tri-X, FP4+ or Delta 3200. Most of the time I develop with Ilfotec DD-X. I occasionally use HC-110 or Rodinal.
My scanner is an Epson V700. I do low resolution batch scans with the standard Epson negative holders. I then do high resolution scans of the “keepers” with Better Scanning anti-newton ring glass inserts to hold the negatives really flat. This helps with all of the films but it is essential with 35mm Tri-X which curls badly in the standard holder.
I would never scan conventional B&W film. Too grainy.
I am a film shooter. Used to be a digital shooter for awhile but it isn’t photography for me it was more computer manipulation than photographing the truth. Shooting film is much more rewarding for me.
Happy New Year everyone! I’m also new to this forum, my first post here. I shoot a fair amount of film, and it’s about 90% of all I do (my wife is the true digital SLR shooter, I just follow in her steps a little). I have a lot of gear, being Leica, Pentax and Yashica. I also have a small darkroom!
My small Leica collection consists of a “user” titanium M6, previously owned by a Contact press Images photojournalist and an M4-2; my lenses are a 50/2.8 Elmar-M (new version) and a 50/2 LTM Summitar. I also frequently use a 15/4.5 Cosina-Voigtlander Super-Wide Heliar.
To top it off, my mom has a IIIg with the collapsible 50/2 Summicron that I “borrow” when I come to visit!
Another film shooter here. I shoot film about 99% of the time. I only shoot digital when a client requests it or when I need instant turnaround, as is the case for the product photography I do for my wine & spirits shop for example.
I use B&W in my M3 exclusively and I rotate C41/B&W/E6 in my M6 but mainly it’s Fuji Pro 400H, Superia or Ektar. For B&W I use a lot of Tri-X of course, all the Ilford films, some of the slow Rollei super-high-res stuff and lately, Arista Premium because I got it so dang cheap from Freestyle Photo. Devs I use are D-76, Ilford stuff again and with the Rollei stock, the SPUR Acurol-N developer per Mr. Puts’ recommendation. I’d already used some of the other SPUR devs but Acurol-N is a noticeable improvement over their other offerings. I used to roll my own but once I found that bunch of Arista Premium for about $2/roll, it’s no longer the cheaper option.
I’ve always had a film camera of some kind. I learned properly on the F2 and later, the F4. I continue to shoot film for many reasons but mainly because of the results and the pleasure I have in shooting it. The challenges are part of that pleasure. I suppose since I grew up with film cameras I have no anxiety over having instant feedback. Sure, I still bracket and take safety shots but I enjoy a certain confidence in pre-visualizing, executing and moving on without any coulda, woulda, shoulda. I certainly recognize the convenience and place for digital but I prefer taking the more “difficult” path, content in knowing how much work goes into making my images and cherishing all its unspoken rewards.
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