Thank you so much to each and every one of you watching, commenting and even sharing your own experiences! It is so nice to read all your stories. I do want to clarify that I don't mean that you have to throw out all your digital equipment and shoot exclusively film. I know the perks of digital photography and I do still use digital myself. As mentioned, I was not interested in film photography to begin with. But when I tried it, there was something about it that kept me coming back to it. And if I would have to choose between film and digital, I personally would choose film. I think everyone should try to shoot analog at some point in their lives, even if it's just once, to find out yourself how it feels and how it differs from digital. There is still something about film that is difficult to describe, it's something one has to experience. :)

I could not agree more! Shooting analog with different type of cameras is so addictive. Great video!

I have been using film cameras since the 1940’s. My family had a Kodak folding camera that used 116 roll film. In high school, I used a 4x5 graflex sheet film camera and leaned how to process it. I created my own dark room in my home and started using a Mamiya c2 camera to take photos for my home town newspaper. I hope to start shooting and processing film again. Working with negatives is a much more rewarding process than digital.

I'm about your age and when digital became common i was just as impressed as everyone else. But soon found the joy of shooting completely dissappeared and my harddrive filled with thousands of bad photos. So i abandoned digital and committed myself to learning every analog technique, shooting everything from 8mm to 24x30cm wooden cameras. These days i teach analog and offer free darkroom use for young students.

I have been shooting film since I was young in the 60’s. In college, the darkroom in the science building was my favorite place to hang out. I would develop and print my own film. Never really liked digital much, i own some digital cameras but my love is film. Now if I could just stop buying cameras!😅 i do have a passion for vintage lenses. There is nothing like film and wonderful vintage lenses.

I first began as a photographer in 1971 when I was given a Canon FTB on my birthday as a High School graduation present. It was love at first sight. I shoot both film (black and white) and digital (color). I love taking walks and photographing anything that catches my eye. Peace. Quiet. Contentment.🌿📷👍

Started shooting film in January after Grandfather passed away. He was a photographer throughout his life and left behind his film cameras. I shot with 35mm for about three months but then purchased a Mamiya RZ67 Pro II on B&h. I love 120 film so much that after about 4 or 5 rolls and being tired of paying the $10 to develop a roll, I got all the chemicals to develop the film myself. I developed my first roll of 120 just a few days ago and it definitely adds to the experience of shooting film. Definitely try shooting film its an awesome experience!

Over 40 years ago I purchased my first Canon SLR 35mm. I shot Kodachrome 64 slides. I eventually upgraded in 2002 to a Nikon FM3a. I started shooting with Fuji Provia and Velvia as well as Kodachrome. Nothing comes close to the joy of using a projector to show your photos. Slide film has a look like you have travelled back in time. The images are so organic. I always stayed with 35mm because the gear was so lightweight and I could hike into the wilderness and really chill out waiting for the light to be just right. I have a 4X5 but it is too cumbersome to travel deep into the wilderness. Slowly film died and I stopped taking photographs. At the time I hated digital with a passion. Eventually I decided to get back into photography so I purchased a Sony A7RV 61 megapixel digital camera and a host of lenses. Being the highest resolution full frame camera the image resolution probably exceeds medium format film. Also lenses are far sharper than they were 40 years ago. I have enlargements up to A1 and they are flawless. The Sony produces stunning razor sharp images but I didn’t feel like it was a real camera. It felt like a computer with a lens attached. In fact no matter how challenging the lighting, computer software could pretty much fix any exposure shortfall. With slides you have to nail the exposure in camera. There is no room for error. I realised there was no joy in digital and my loathing for the medium was reignited so the Nikon FM3a came out of storage and I purchased a Leica MP 35mm Rangefinder and some lenses. Now a Rangefinder is even slower than a film SLR. My Leica is fully mechanical and I have to set everything including the film ISO. There are no automatic exposure settings. What is amazing is that I purchased new lenses for the Leica. Put a modern lens on even a small format like 35mm and your images are better than they were using older lenses. Modern lenses resolve much more detail so film photography is now better than ever. The first time I loaded the film in the Leica the joy returned. I went for a relaxing walk through my suburb slowly lining up an image in the frame lines. I took my time setting the exposure and manually focusing. The sound of the shutter and film advance lever was like music. This tiny little rangefinder with its small lenses is a joy to use. Every shot is a promise of something wonderful as I cannot immediately see my results. The joy of getting my images back and scrutinising every one of them for exposure and composition errors adds to the experience. My understanding of light is returning. No more machine gunning and hoping there is good one in the mix of mostly sterile images. With film every shot counts. Film is coming back. Young people don’t want digital cameras. Why would they? An iPhone 15 takes 48 megapixel images. Just press a button and an iPhone will do the rest and create more digital dust. Nothing comes close to holding tangible film in your hand and marvelling that the light of your subject passed through the film base creating an image of a moment in time. I have come to the realisation that digital photography is like instant coffee. It is quick an easy but it is not the real thing. In fact I don’t consider it photography at all. Film forever.

It's always interesting to see what people think of film who grew up in the digital age. I still have my Mamiya C33 I bought in 1966. I also have a C330 and have four lenses for them. I often read people talk about the process of shooting film, that it makes you think and slow down. I think you are artificially putting constraints on the way you approach photography. I have no problem thinking through taking a photo digitally as I did when I was shooting film. Because of this, I take very few exposures. Part of the experience was printing in a wet lab. It was slow and laborious. I can do far more to realize my goal with an image by using good post processing software. I hope you continue to have fun!

I've been shooting film for over 67 years, still have 4 (formats) enlargers in my darkroom and still have lots of film stashed away in my freezer.

Delighted to have discovered your channel - providentially perhaps, this particular topic. Your presentation combines warmth, intelligence, and thoughtful expression of your reasons for embracing those unique attributes of shooting film. I think my favorite part - assuming I was "forced" to choose one - was the anticipation in waiting for your film to be processed and the attendant element of surprise/delight in seeing those organic looking images, whether through a loupe or the tactile pleasure of actually holding the prints. While I do lots of digital photography, mainly with DSLR equipment, I began in my teens with 35mm and - never - stopped shooting film. It is my "comfort food" including the tactile pleasures to which you referred between cameras of different types/manaufacturers, and I never leave on a shoot without at least one film camera. Thanks again, from a new subscriber. I'll look forward (at the risk of worsening "GAS") to future videos.

Very nicely done! So well done, I subscribed and am looking forward to working thru your catalog of past videos. 😊 I started photography over 50 years ago (old), when there was only film. Switched to digital in 2005, and now am leaning back towards film, for many of the reasons you talk about here. Keep up the great work. 👍🏼

Leuk en leerzaam video kanaal Els. En hele mooie foto's maak je. Waiting for the next video. 👍🏼

I really enjoyed your video presentation. You took the time to talk about each little important step that one must pay attention to when using film. I cannot wait to see more content more from you. Thank you so much.😊

Thank you. Relearning photography because I started in digital. I like what you said, slow down and think. I love the fruit of your labor when you pick up your prints!

Very inspiring, I still shoot 35mm film and have a growing collection of old film cameras 📷 My latest is an Olympus Trip 35 which I found locally after a lengthy quest to find a good working one for a reasonable price I've added your channel, it's always good to connect with other retro film photographers.

I love shooting film ! $2 dollars a frame is worth it for my Mamiya. Thanks for sharing your passion for photography.

For years i refused to try digital; however, once i did i have never shot a roll since. But i enjoyed photography much more pre-digitally.

Yup! Nailed it. My C3 speaks to me.

For me, shooting film is like putting paint to canvas. There's a craft involved, as well as an art. I still shoot digital sometimes, but film is my true love.

I like the Praktica 35mm

Hi Els - über dieses Thema war bereits alles gesagt. Doch wie Du es strukturiert, freundlich und informativ vermittelst, ist noch einmal wert es sich anzusehen...

I completely agree! I returned to shooting film after an excursion into digital photography. Fortunately, I did not sell my 35mm film cameras. I have since been able to add medium format models that I could not afford back in the 70s. I mainly use B+W film which I develop myself. This saves money and adds to the overall experience. BTW, I still have my Fuji digicams. These days I use them less often.

I'm 57. I've started back when I was very young and my dad gave me a kodak instamatic. Growing up, we were never well off enough to buy anything serious. I did get into digital. I found a Can9n AE-1 Program for a song. I now have about 250 film cameras. Have shot a roll or more though most of them. So in love with film. Great video. Thanks.

Rightly said mam. The feel of slr and the wait. Is amazing

Glad I shot film for years before digital photography came out. I still shoot film and always will.

Right on. Perfectly expressed.❤️👍

I enjoyed your comments regarding film photography. In the early 70's I purchased the least expensive 35mm SLR that I felt would provide decent pictures. I bought a Minolta SRT-100. It was in my price range and even though it lacked many common features offered at the time it gave me what I wanted. I never regretted the purchase. I had to sell it a few years later to finance my honeymoon and that was my exit from photography for many years. I dabbled in digital with early DSLRs in the early 2000's but it never felt as satisfying. The person I had sold the Minolta to one day asked me if I wanted it back, and I jumped on the opportunity. Once again I never regretted the decision. I now enjoy taking my time using it, and since the light meter no longer functions, I rely on the Sunny 16 methodology. This slows me down even more, but I wouldn't part with camera again ever! I also would never part with my wife as we recently celebrated our 48th anniversary.

Well said! I fell away from film but now I am back and completely happy about it!

You speak my heart. Dank u wel!

Everything you say is so true. Thanks, it's good to know I'm amongst like minded people. I went back to film a few months ago. Initially I thought I might develop my own film, scan, and photoshop the results. Then I took a weekend course in developing and printing using traditional darkroom and chemicals. I was hooked immediately, and it was the printing side that caught my imagination. Now I'm in the process of building a small home darkroom. The creative possibilities when combining traditional chemical processes with digital technologies are absolutely amazing. I have even printed digital pictures on a canon printer, photographed them on film, then printed those "inter-negs" using traditional chemical, and finally finished the prints with hand tinting.

I have (almost) never not shot on film. Thanks for the reassurance--!

Great video ...very inspiring

I just finished developing two rolls of Tri-x 400 that my son and I shot last weekend. We were trying out a new (to me) Zeiss Ikon Contessa that I recently purchased. The negatives came out great, meaning that the camera is in as good mechanically as is is aesthetically. I'll be in the darkroom next weekend. The Contessa was the first camera I ever owned, given to me by my father in the late 70's. It got lost in the shuffle of life years ago, and I've been searching for one to replace it for several years, and I'm so glad to finally have one again. Shooting film is photography on a whole other level, and I'm glad that so many young people are discovering it for the first time. Thank you for the very enjoyable video.

I started shooting film over fifty years ago, and using a manual camera is as natural as breathing (though I also am completely comfortable using digital.) I enjoy these videos of people who have come to film as a new experience. Leica has been successful in recreating the enjoyment of shooting a 35mm rangefinder with their digital cameras. though at a hellishly expensive price tag. It would be interesting to see if other companies could do an effective job of making a digital equivalent of a classic SLR or twins lens reflex.

Goh, Foto Guy! 😊 Fijne video!

I started with a box camera in the late 1970’s that my Uncle gave to me, then I bought a Pentax K1000 slr and I loved it! I do have a dslr but you are right, there is something special about a film camera that I love, so I agree with you about the quality and difference between the two types!!

Well done, great presentation! Working with a Rollei 35.

Very, very good video. Thank you. RS. Canada

So true what you presented! When going Digital with more Resolution I stepped back and do 50% analogue these days… Minolta 9, Leica MP, Zeiss Super Ikonta, Hasselblad 501, Fuji690 and now a DaYi617 - the fun in slowing down is amazing Saw your channel the first time - nicely and authentic!

Thanks for taking me down memory lane. If it wasn’t for the cost I would gladly try film again.

I loved lugging my Horseman 4x5 around and taking way too long to get the shot. Viewing those negatives, the images almost felt immortal. I also enjoyed shooting a bit faster with my Nikon D800e. But my absolute fondest memories are from flying my Phantom 3!! The sheer dopamine I got before, during, and after shooting--wow! But funny how things change. These days I prefer brush and canvas! Hopefully whatever you shoot or paint, you are enjoying it to the fullest!

In a world where even digital photography is considered somewhat old fashioned in the horrible AI era you are truly one of a kind!

Hello there, I have been shooting film since 1974 or so. Got my K1000 for Christmas in 1979. Have been shooting film ever since but I also have digital. I do find film more fun and interesting as it is a challenge that I enjoy. Love the video too!

great video

Still shooting film from time to time , although its a bit pricey nowadays, great video, thanks.

Mooie speech Els! For me, it's 4x5 Provia 100F 😋

Great, informative video. I was recently given a Praktica BMS electronic with a Zeiss 50mm lens. It's unused and in 'as new' condition. Really looking forward to trying it out, especially after watching your video! Thanks

I grew up in the film age and agree it was more of a time to evaluate and thanks to you I will be braking out my old Contax 35mm. and my old Exakta VX IIB that had both a waist level finder and a prisim finder not to mention if you needed to get a few frames of for developing it had an knife which allowed you to cut the film and use the rest of the roll. must admit that I miss my RB67 also. thank you for the wake-up call.

Love my film cameras. I started shooting when I was 18 in 1970 and while there have been some slow periods I have never really stopped shooting. I have all sorts of film and digital cameras and shoot them both. I have everything from a Calumet 4x5 to Hasselblad, Yashica TLR's, Canon rangefinders, RB67, Fujica GW690 and a GX680, Canon and Nikon digital cameras and last but not least a Pen FT half frame. I like the process of film photography from the slowing down to just the absolutely heavenly sound of that Hasselblad when fired. It is my hobby anymore and as such while I am careful in my film use I don't really count the cost.

I just viewed your video and very interesting indeed as I have had film cameras in the past mainly 35mm, I have been thinking of taking some more photos using film instead of digital all the time which I have been for years.

Film is Interpretation (starting with your film stock choice). Digital is "Recording". We can live with both. After shooting film as a working pro I still marvel when a black and white print appears in the developer tray. Great little video by the way.

I am a hybrid photographer who shoots both digital and film. In film, I take the “best of both worlds” and shoot instant film. Being a fine art photographer, I can live with the imperfections and still have a tangible image. Plus I have an old rangefinder I can use. Thank you for sharing such a great video!

I liked, commented and subscribed. Thank you. This video was recommended by KZfaq.

Great video! I definitely suffer from GAS. Analog cameras are often marvels of engineering and beautifully designed. I love all my cameras, but my favorites are probably the Bronica S2 and the Graflex RB Series D. I came back to film in the mid 2010s, and am now shooting 120, 4x5 and wet plate 5x7.

Perfect explanation of the thought process and sources of pleasure. I had to laugh when you described yourself as "old" though. I already had a 35mm camera (an Argus "brick" C-3) when the Nikon F came out. Now that's O L D! Andy

For novelty, maybe, by those who have not used film in photography. But going through the rigors and difficulties using film for almost 40 years, there’s no going back for me.

Love shooting film. I quit working as a pro when digital killed it. Took no photos for years. Started again a few years ago. Just bought my 15th 'new' camera , a Canon 7 rangefinder. Processing film again too. Shoot analog and live in the moment. Wait to view your results ...enjoy vacations again. 😎

Nice and good video. From someone who loves film fotography. From Portugal, congratulations ❤

A very enjoyable and TRUE video about the LUV of shooting film. So much more rewarding than pristine Digital where the camera does it all for you. Processing and scanning is also the final cherry on the cake after creating the images you have worked hard for. Thank you from Las Vegas, NV.

Els Vanopstal : Yes film is addictive. I have digital cameras , and they do not go out with me that much now , carry the M3 and MA a lot , the Rollei Wide , nd my trusty old MX-EVS Tessar Rollei. I am hooked on the craft and feel of these cameras and then some times , you get that magic shot that is haunting and beautiful. Medium Format is indeed a step up in resolution and the " feel " of the image. My Rollei's " slay " the Leica for feel and detail , and yet the Rollei has a certain character.

I also use a Rollei Prego 145 ..pretty much automatic ..but was the last l bought till digital came along Takes excellent pics...

I was 16 years old when I started shooting 35mm photography, the year was 1978 and price of a 100 foot bulk roll of B&W Film was about $18.00 USD. It was such an adventure shooting photos, then spending time in the Darkroom and coming out with nothing because of one mistake or another. As time passed my photos got better but always with room for improvement. When I was 21 years old, my Uncle gave me a Yashica Mat-124G, a Pro-pack of Kodak Vericolor III Film was $19.00 USD. The color and detail of the prints were amazing, 35mm is good but medium format is better. I'm 62 years old now and I still have the camera my Uncle gave me. I still use it from time to time, but not like years ago. I enjoyed your video, Thank You for posting.

Film cannot be replaced. Sabtle transition between light and shade and spectrum of colour is one of key elements that digital falls short of.

Love the Mamiya C330 & C220. I had the C220. Those 21/4 square negatives made great prints. One point about developing- from experience I can tell you there’s no great art in developing negatives and developing color film is really tricky so honestly I would skip that. . The real art is printing. That’s what you should focus on. And here’s where film can surpass digital- printing black and white on silver gelatin fiber based paper. You just can’t match The depth of the blacks from the silver and the gradation of greys with digital inkjet prints

I have my digital cameras but I get more satisfaction from film. I've been developing my own film and that adds to the overall sense of achievement. Taking my film to the lab is sacrificing part of the joy. To me it always seems like a small miracle to capture an image with chemistry. Nice job explaining why film is still important.

This made me want to dust off my Mamiyaflex II and see if it's still capable. I might need to get it CLA'd first... Glad to have discovered your channel!

I restartet wirh Film perhaps 15 or so years ago. My photographic shop was shaking his Head because of this. But what you tell at 2:40 is absolutely true: it is so fantastic to have this 6x6 slides in the own hand! And some 10 years ago, I got a Mamiya c33. What a fascinating camera! I love it

I started with film many years ago, then switched to digital. I always hung on to my 35mm and 120 cameras and now and again used them. Coming across your channel last week inspired me to get out at the weekend and shoot two rolls with my Bronica SQB. Just sent them off for processing so now its the wait. GAS love it, I love old film cameras, 35mm, 120, 127. By the way do you have a Lomography account ? x

I've got a Mamiya C330. They are a bit big, but the Sekor lenses are absolute pin sharp. I've owned lots of cameras since the 70s, and I love the C330.

I've bought a DIY TLR model kit, not expecting much out of it. But I bought it after it has been in my shopping cart for over 2 years. It was supposed to be a gag move of pretending to be a character from one of my fav masked rider, Decade. If I'm not wrong, he was portrayed as a 22yrs old guy who loves Magenta and carries a TLR film camera along with his driver. But before i opted to make the purchase, i looked upon the internet for results of that very camera, but none was available. So i decided to gamble and thoroughly enjoyed the assembly process. I will be bringing it for the Dean's List Award dinner event this Thursday. Hoping to try it then.

I've gone back to film after several years with mirrorless. You're absolutely right that film slows down the photographer. I have an OM1 OM2, OM10 and EOS500 with a variety of lenses. I have B&W in one camera and colour in another. I'd like to develop my own films - maybe one day! Thanks for the video. 10:02

'that speak to you the most'. Dutch? ;-) Groet uit Utrecht. 🙂 Ongelooflijk 🙂 Lubbers was er ook altijd erg goed in steenkolen Engels. 🙂

I own a couple of Olympus OM-1 (the first one, since 1976, the second one from the late 1980's), an Adox Golf 64 (120 format and inherited from my father), a point-and-shoot 35 mm film Polaroid and a Polaroid 635 CL. Even I shoot basically digital, I do also shoot some often any of those cameras. And I love doing so. But my most beloved camera between them all is my first OM-1. It's fantastic! 🙂

Unlike you I'm a child of the 60s. Started out in the 50s with a Kodak Brownie. Was then gifted a Nikon S2 in the early 60s. My EDC was a Canon Demi (1/2 frame). Since then have used Spotmatics (still have them), Leica M3, and on to Canons (film and DSLRs). Like you I've grow weary of the "run and gun" shooting of digital. Also often spending too much time programing the cameras. I recently revived my Mamiya 645 and purchased a used Bronica S2. So much more satisfying. Friends don't understand, so thank you for explaining so succinctly your reason it's much the same for me.

I could start by saying that I started with film and for 40 years, that is all I used. Because there wasn't a choice. Then I dabbled in digital with a Canon ELPH and was happy with the almost perfect images I got. Coupled with the convenience and ease of storage, I, like many, knew it was the way of the future. But over time, I found the near perfect images just didn't look like photos. While I could retain the near perfection if I looked at them on computer screens, I began to understand that all print images were still just like film. So, I started using film cameras again. With film, I could choose whether I shot in color or B&W, even altering the image by the film I chose to use that day. Also, the same camera could be used for both, or all, depending on how you look at it. I didn't need to buy a monochrome camera like the Leica or process a B&W image from the digital color file in Lightroom. I just changed film stock. I still shoot a lot of digital images but I have developed a strategy where I decide what process will give me the image I want and then just go out and take what will best represent what I saw in my mind.

Hello. Another film photography addicted person. Again :). Sorry but i'm also one of them. And seeing another film photograher in 2024 is good thing. Film photography could be find as a difficult and borring thing for digital world. But feeling is worthed for doing it. Thank you for your kind video to explain every one of us' feelings as film photography enthusiasts.

I shoot film these days on an Olympus OM1 B&W normally I like Ilford film I have a set of five lenses from 28mm 35mm 50mm x2 and a 135mm all Olympus lenses I also use the lenses on my digital cameras a7r2 and fugi XT1 and XT30 I try to use film as much as I can do so, I used to process my own back in the day but use labs now more because of convenience than anything else. I enjoyed your video and I subbed you Els good luck with your photography adventures I was lucky I got to try so many old film types from 1974 till around 2010 pushing film pulling film tried all sorts of fun things with film happy days happy memories now I use mainly Digital which I also love to use.......Tony

As someone who works in Information Technology, I LOVE the analog soul of film. I love my Praktica LTL3 and Minolta X-570. I can't wait to try medium format film.

I started to shoot film back in the 70s. Ahahahahahaha! Good video.

thank you, I agree 100% my oldest negatives are from 1956 - and still love analog so much, have and use about 20 analog cameras from 24x36, 6x17 to 4x5 I shoot only B&W and can't wait after the shooting to get the film out of the developing tank :) You should try panorama and/or 4x5", it is a different world. I love the Cambo WDS and use it for 4x5" and 6x12 with a Horseman /120 back --- and I love to shoot pinhole 🙂

Also since 1987 in the game. I can be creative with digital as well and I can manipulate a picture in more aspects than ever before. For the process I decided for Xpro 2 its slow as back in the days…. no need to go backwards in time….

I have a Leica Q2 and a 1957 Voigtlander Vito B.

Have a Canon F1 paired with a 50 mm 1.2.....So lve just rebooted my interest over the past few months , use Ektar 100...and will use the four Fujichrome Velvia 50 iso..languising inthe fridge ..hope those no coulour shift..

Hoi Els, leuke film meid. Ik kan nog uit het analoge tijdperk. En heb nog een Nikon F5 en een Fujifilm GX 680. Doe bijna geen analoog meer, waar zou dat zeker weer moeten gaan doen. Wie weet gaat dat weer gebeuren.

i started photographing 1979, of course analog and never stopped.... ;-)

That was a brilliant explanation and your enthusiasm is infectious. However, to be honest my story is the polar opposite -- as much as I love film cameras as objects, the process after taking a shot is by nature slow and expensive as you say, and that in reality made my first genuine attempt at film photography in 1981 with an Olympus OM-10 a disappointing failure. The whole miserable experience put my new hobby on a back burner for 28 years. Without digital cameras, I would probably have stayed convinced that I had no creative ability whatsoever. Or perhaps what I really needed was someone to point me in the right direction, which these days the internet makes far easier. Thank you for the video.

Love my C220. Something that I like about the C220 is how quiet it is. I have a RB67 and when I shoot there is a loud clunk.

When I am out usung my 4x5 Speed Graphic it is amazing how many people stop me to ask me inteligent questions.and often say they are inspired to get back into photography. At age 68 I am shooting more film than ever.

I got my start with something similar c330 than went to Hasselblad and Rollei

Received a B.S. in Photography in 1989, was proficient in the Ansel Adams Zone System, the science and art of producing a photograph is such a tangible reward. I owned a Nikkormat since the late 1980s and recently upgraded to a Nikon FM3a, I love film. I had a Fujifilm X Pro and I am looking at another digital purchace; but, to me, film is real photography. I can only hope film use becomes popular again and lives on .

I started in late 50s but it’s all nostalgia now ,most people would not bother with it only keen photographers it’s interesting to do wet photography but it’s expensive ! I have used 20 year old stock with interesting results

I started photography last year, primarly film on my Praktica cameras, but also sometimes digital on a Sony. And then I got a Pentacon six to try out medium format and it's so enjoyable and satisfying. And I love black&white on film, it's so much better than digital black&white. But color film doesn't work for me that well, I don't know why. The colors always look weird, no matter which film stock and camera I use.

I am glad that there are still people shooting film. It makes me happy. And your work is beautiful. It makes me sad seeing all my nice film cameras and dark room gear collecting dust. I started shooting film in the 1970s. I have been completely digital for about 20 years now. Multiple times over those last 20 years I have grown nostalgic for shooting film. I get new slide and black and white film. I get new processing chemicals. I get the film cameras off the shelf. Every time I run smack up against all the limitations of film and give it up again rather quickly for all the reasons you cite in this video. Too slow. Too expensive. Too high of fail vs success. And the image quality simply isn't there. So I often reply to these 'why you should shoot film videos' with a different take. I'm not saying film is a bad thing. I'm just saying that most of the reasons people give to justify shooting film are simply not logical. If it is what you like to do and you enjoy it, there does not need to be any logical reason. But saying that it forces you to slow down never resonates with me. I don't want my gear to 'force' me to do anything. If I need to slow down I can slow down with digital just as well. I also don't agree that shooting film and slowing down improves the learning process. I think repetition and quick feedback are what improves learning. My photography improved by leaps and bounds when I went digital. Also, as far as the appearance of prints: you can duplicate virtually any film via post processing. I do get the post processing is not for everyone. As far as physical and tactile aspects: you can make prints and very very nice ones with digital. I will admit, the one thing that digital cannot replicate is color slides. There is nothing like them. I hope you continue to shoot film and I hope others will too. But do it because you enjoy it and like your results. I don't think film shooters need to try to give practical reasons for shooting film because there just aren't many.

1947 - Kodak Folding Brownie - Ilford 620 Selochrome film. Processed at first by the local chemist then by me. Last 45 years - Yashicaflex 120 Ilford HP5+. Unfortunately no darkroom now, I rely on Professional labs.

I started with film and worked as an army photographer. I had unlimited amount of film to shoot. So I learned film photography pretty well. I switched to digital and love my DSLR. But my love is film photography. It just seems real for me. I have several cameras including a Mamiya 645. But the camera I prefer to use is a manual only camera. Like my Nikon FM and FM10. I prefer to use FP4 over HP5. I spent a lot of time in the darkroom, half of photography is done in post development in the darkroom. I still develop my own film. And make prints with an enlarger.

If you really want to experience all those psychological benefits of slowing down, you need to buy my 4x5 Graphic Graflex metal view camera. There are about three times as many things to think about when making an exposure, and nothing to prevent you from unknowingly ruining a piece of film. When I bought my first DSLR in 2003 I never looked back. The only thing I miss is making archival black and white prints with my dear Super Chromega D5 enlarger. Have fun.

Back in the day, your camera was an investment, and changed, but more slowly than the film it shot, which constantly changed to keep performing better.

Can't wait for the new rollei 35af to be realeased...

Mamiya tlrs are ideal for journey. Has a fair price and optics of a carl zeiss level. c3 is my favorite, i`d prefer it to any other tlr, or even hasselblad.