Any Other Photographers?

[MrSmitty]

I'm bringing this thread back from the dead.

Does anyone else work with film nowadays? I just built a darkroom in my basement in January and have been having a ball with film photography.

B&W film? I processed film from the 80's to the late 90's, also printed, and processed B&W film...I miss that job

 

[88E30M50]

My favorite camera for B&W film was a Leica M3. It's one camera that I wish I would have kept.
Photo (below) is my wife and daughter about 35 years ago.

I was just looking at a Leica today. I might pick up a Leica IIIf later this week. Right now, I have a Zorki-1, which is a Leica II copy made in Russia in the 1946 to 1954 time period. It shoots really well.

 

[88E30M50]

The Zorki.

 

[model1994]

i shoot with fujifilm x-series mirrorless and simulate film with custom settings that apply in-camera to each of the jpegs produced when selected. I also use adaptors to attach vintage film lenses and take advantage of focus peaking thru the electronic viewfinder to make shooting fully manual a breeze. And getting even dorkier, i have specific SD cards for specific film recipes i use and sometimes intentionally shoot only 30 pics per card.

i wish i shot film like the cool kids tho

photo is of my former silver x-pro3 (film photogs dream) with a pre-ai nikkor 135 2.8 i snagged that was lnib

 

[MindfulMan]

The Zorki.

Wow .... that does look like a knock-off, and appears to be a very clean sample !

 

[88E30M50]

I picked up the Leica as well as another Zorki. The Zorki looks to have never been used and was sold for $30 as inoperative. I've put two rolls of film through it and it shoots beautifully. It's nice and tight, yet silky smooth in operation. My guess is that it was stiff after sitting unused in a display case for 70 years.

The Leica is a IIIf that's well used but well cared for too. I mated it with a Canon 50mm f1.4 LTM lens. It shoots beautifully as well.

 

[88E30M50]

The collection. The 3 close ups are of the new Zorki that doesn't look to have ever been used in its 70 year history

 

[DragonGunner]

Hobby back in the 80’s-90’s. Still got my old Pentax 35mm. Also 200mm lens. Haven’t shot film in decades now, do they even have film anymore since digital came out? Spent a lot of $$ getting stuff developed, but at least I have hundreds of outdoor pictures I now cherish.

 

[88E30M50]

I stepped away from film for a couple of decades and am really enjoying it now. I keep costs down by developing my own b&w. I also bulk load b&w. It's a lot like reloading to be able to shoot more for the same money.

This summer, I'm planning on getting into color development as well.