Picspam - Going Old-School
Jun. 3rd, 2023 10:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ffuturesI have an old Russian Kiev rangefinder camera from 1978, a Contax clone which I basically own for testing lenses if they ever come my way, and because it's a real blast from the past in design etc. and looks nice hanging up in my room.
I felt nostalgic a couple of weeks ago and had a roll of not incredibly old black and white film handy, so went out and shot some pictures to see if I thought it was worth the trouble (and expense) of working with film. Got 21 pictures back from a roll of 24 - one was useless so I've deleted it, and three or four have white lines or corners where there were shutter leaks, which is annoying because I thought it was OK. But some of them aren't too bad.
Full album here
Kiev 4M and Jupiter 8 50/2 | Flickr
Conclusions? Sorry, film REALLY isn't worth the hassle and expense, at least for me! I hate to say it, but I really prefer the instant gratification of digital, and the ability to take a ton of shots without breaking the bank. If I want to go for the monochrome look there's always Photoshop...
I felt nostalgic a couple of weeks ago and had a roll of not incredibly old black and white film handy, so went out and shot some pictures to see if I thought it was worth the trouble (and expense) of working with film. Got 21 pictures back from a roll of 24 - one was useless so I've deleted it, and three or four have white lines or corners where there were shutter leaks, which is annoying because I thought it was OK. But some of them aren't too bad.
Full album here
Kiev 4M and Jupiter 8 50/2 | Flickr
Conclusions? Sorry, film REALLY isn't worth the hassle and expense, at least for me! I hate to say it, but I really prefer the instant gratification of digital, and the ability to take a ton of shots without breaking the bank. If I want to go for the monochrome look there's always Photoshop...
