William Monfredo
EF4
"Storm Graveyard"
I took this photo with a vintage camera & XP-2 Super film.
It shows a surname on tombstones seen more commonly a century ago.
As promised, my thoughts...
Thank social for a resurgence in the world of film photography over the last dozen years...
a renaissance that grew into a movement that chases an aesthetic & experience that digital has a difficult time replicating.
More recently, Pentax and Mint released new film cameras in 2024, the Pentax 17 and the Rollei 35 AF, the first two in about twenty years!
Photo labs develop, scan, and send negatives and digital positives to post offices and digital "mailboxes" for download, respectively
(if you don’t live in a location with film services.) In an ironic twist, people can then tweak their digital files of film photos on their computer.
Some have also chosen to do all or some of the developing, scanning, & printing at home, too.
Many prefer film’s possibility of pastel or muted colors, although intense colors remain possible depending on the emulsion.
People also often enjoy gritty & grainy black & whites, though some films stocks have little grain and look closer to digital.
Film fans may prefer faded, nostalgic-looking photos, instead of the clinical reality so common to modern cameras & phones.
Some also want physical involvement with objects, like loading & winding film, or owning or handling a hard-copy.
Newer generations also appreciate Fuji instant photos for spreading around fun memories and collecting.
Some long for a simpler time that they never experienced, where a single object had a specific job.
And then there’s the challenge of it as well as the surprises when one sees the results.
Neophytes embrace new & experimental films, lucky accidents, imperfections, and the inherent “messiness” endemic to outcomes with film.
I like my digital cameras and lenses, don’t get me wrong. I also realize old cameras, film, and processing have jumped up in price over the years.
But one thing’s certain, a film camera won’t interrupt you with a text message while you’re taking pictures!
I took this photo with a vintage camera & XP-2 Super film.
It shows a surname on tombstones seen more commonly a century ago.
As promised, my thoughts...
Thank social for a resurgence in the world of film photography over the last dozen years...
a renaissance that grew into a movement that chases an aesthetic & experience that digital has a difficult time replicating.
More recently, Pentax and Mint released new film cameras in 2024, the Pentax 17 and the Rollei 35 AF, the first two in about twenty years!
Photo labs develop, scan, and send negatives and digital positives to post offices and digital "mailboxes" for download, respectively
(if you don’t live in a location with film services.) In an ironic twist, people can then tweak their digital files of film photos on their computer.
Some have also chosen to do all or some of the developing, scanning, & printing at home, too.
Many prefer film’s possibility of pastel or muted colors, although intense colors remain possible depending on the emulsion.
People also often enjoy gritty & grainy black & whites, though some films stocks have little grain and look closer to digital.
Film fans may prefer faded, nostalgic-looking photos, instead of the clinical reality so common to modern cameras & phones.
Some also want physical involvement with objects, like loading & winding film, or owning or handling a hard-copy.
Newer generations also appreciate Fuji instant photos for spreading around fun memories and collecting.
Some long for a simpler time that they never experienced, where a single object had a specific job.
And then there’s the challenge of it as well as the surprises when one sees the results.
Neophytes embrace new & experimental films, lucky accidents, imperfections, and the inherent “messiness” endemic to outcomes with film.
I like my digital cameras and lenses, don’t get me wrong. I also realize old cameras, film, and processing have jumped up in price over the years.
But one thing’s certain, a film camera won’t interrupt you with a text message while you’re taking pictures!
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