FujiSigmaNolta
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I'm going film for a while as I have become a bit lazy with with digital. I always go through a period where if I don't pick up a film camera and develop some film, I go photographically dumb and ultimately crazy. It kind of refreshes my photography memory and acquired knowledge and skills.
The other day I was very very frustrated and disappointed with myself that I couldn't just simply trust my instincts with my DSLR and got a lot of exposures wrong. As such, back to some good old film discipline for me, to keep me focused and re-learn not to waste away frames.
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stephentaylor
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Me too. I started out with a fully manual camera a couple of years ago and based all of my exposures on the sunny f16 rule. So in an instant I knew what shutter speed I needed with any combination of film speed or aperture; or what aperture I needed with shutter speed etc.
Apart from really low light, even with film's latitude, I did ok. Then I got an auto slr and relied too much on the camera. Now I have a DSLR and although I shoot manual, I have lost all confidence in my own ability to gauge exposure and to learn the cameras (K10D) foibles.
Rather than take a series of shots and look at them later, I keep checking the exposure with every shot.
Yes, for me too, I will use my old manual camera as much as possible. It worked before!
Steve
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beejaybee
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I'm going film for a while as I have become a bit lazy with with digital. I always go through a period where if I don't pick up a film camera and develop some film, I go photographically dumb and ultimately crazy. It kind of refreshes my photography memory and acquired knowledge and skills.
I think I know what you mean ... I tend to find myself fighting the automation. My recipe for sanity is, once in a while (about once a week actually), leave the electronic stuff at home & wander about with a basic manual film compact (usually a Rollei B35).
If film ever disappears completely, I will go mad - assuming I'm not safely boxed by then.
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El Sid
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If film ever disappears completely, I will go mad...
Will?........... 
I'm currently awaiting the return of 6 sets of slides from Fuji - results of a week in Devon - and I have at least another 6 rolls of assorted slide films in the fridge awaiting development.
I felt I wasn't using enough film............. and I have way too many digital pix that I haven't even made a start on! That's certainly an advantage with film - you can always get some other twit to do the hard graft with the developer......... 
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FujiSigmaNolta
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If film ever disappears completely, I will go mad - assuming I'm not safely boxed by then.
.Me too. I think there should be more initiatives like the Choose-film.com one that keep film alive and a thriving community. And yes there are things that film offers that digital doesn't that would very much miss apart from keeping you photographically "fit".
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PeteE
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Reged: 23/08/2005
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Why not send you exposed slide film to Dlab7.com in Guernsey? No VAT, cheap and good processing - I sent 35mm off on a Monday and got it back on the Saturday morning, £3-95 for 35mm mounting included and £2-80 for 120.
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Got COMPUTERISED at last and now Digitised but FILM still RULES!
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