Any film photographers here?
Just checking the site out and wondered if there were any B&W 35mm film photographers here.
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MoveAlong · 70-79, M
I was an avid photographer in the 80s and 90s. I shot mostly Fujichrome. I loved shooting fall and spring scenes in the Smokey Mountains. I got more color saturation with Fugi than I got with Kodachrome. I considered Kodachrome more of a tool for news photographers and Fugichrome more for artists.
Photography back then was a much greater challenge than it is today. You actually had to control exposure and depth of field with the camera settings. You could make some adjustments in the dark room but it was extremely limited compared to what you can do with digital today.
Plus today you get instant feedback. If you don't like the shot just delete it and shoot again. Back then you had to wait until the film was developed and you were never sure what you were going to get.
Photography back then was a much greater challenge than it is today. You actually had to control exposure and depth of field with the camera settings. You could make some adjustments in the dark room but it was extremely limited compared to what you can do with digital today.
Plus today you get instant feedback. If you don't like the shot just delete it and shoot again. Back then you had to wait until the film was developed and you were never sure what you were going to get.
nzjim · 56-60, MNew
@MoveAlong back in the '70s and '80s it was either Kodachrome 64 or Ilford FP4. I can recall in the late '70s shooting Kodachrome and not seeing the results for 12 months! I'd send film back to the uk for processing and it was then sent to my parents' I also recall in a magazine (SLR Photographer if memory serves me) seeing examples of digital photography and thinking it would never catch on!!
