I learned to photograph with film it took me a long time to break the habit of photographing digital like I did with film after with film each picture costs real money.. photography is not a cheap hobby but the satisfaction you get is worth the cost to me.
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
definitely true, when you get it right you know you put the work it to get it right in camera
@CrispyFrenFry
3 ай бұрын
As an archivist I sincerely hope both formats are capable of coexisting because ultimately they offer users unique opportunities to experience image making. That being said, it’s not entirely fair to say that film photography is anymore real than digital photography because digital images pose a complex array of preservation issues just like film does.
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
i do totally understand your perspective, they're both way of capturing and recording reflected photons. For me, my brain can't deal with the intangibility of digital as well and it's usually the file management that i seem to struggle with, whereas having a physical negative in a ring binder on my shelf just makes my brain much calmer😂
@nolannatashaTV
4 күн бұрын
The hard drive space for endless digital snaps ain't free either. I love both. My dad just passed and i'm working through boxes and boxes of his slides and negatives. The experience of looking at these physical artifacts in a dark room is completely different than the hours I spent looking through his digital archives to gather photos for his funeral. I'm glad he had digitized some images so that we had something to share quickly, but I'm also enjoying the physical labour of exploring his slides and negatives. Not to mention, i have a bunch of his digital cameras sitting here, none of them anything special, most of them broken, but beside them I have a Nikon FE, Pentax K1000, 2 Spotmatics, a Minolta x-370 and a minolta xg-1 and a bunch of lenses, all of them work and I'm excited to load them up and give them a new life.
@MaxLamdin
4 күн бұрын
so sorry to hear about your dad, sounds like he's still sharing his memories through his images which is a lovely yet bittersweet experience. I'm sure you'll find some gems. Also sounds like he had excellent taste in cameras which hopefully will serve you well as well. If you have any questions about any of them feel free to reach out☺️
@nolannatashaTV
2 күн бұрын
@@MaxLamdin thanks so much
@Bass-guitarist
3 ай бұрын
Good to see you posting a vid Max! Another benefit I see of film is longevity, I have B&W negatives I exposed and processed 45 years ago and given the correct means I can reproduce any of those images today. I have lost count of the number of corrupted digital images I’ve lost over the years. Also on a tangent, I have negatives and prints handed down over the years in my family going back 100 years! How many ppl will be able to say that about digital taken images even over the last 20 years? Its such a shame that we are struggling to get hold of Fuji Provia 120 over the last year or so… Thanks again for making the vid, look forward so seeing more from you, regards G
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
Very true, provided a negative is stored correctly it'll list pretty much indefinitely as they're a very stable medium. I guess we'll start to see how well digital images hold up as time goes on but I agree with you, it's unlikely they'll be able to last as long as many negatives or prints have done
@michaelrasmussen3347
3 ай бұрын
Often people forget that film has a physical part which digital lacks. this is especially true if you develop and scan and/or print yourself. Not to mention if your have your own darkroom with an enlarger and can do your own paper development 😉
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
that's true the physicality is something that shouldn't be overlooked and darkrooms will always be magical places
@CrispyFrenFry
3 ай бұрын
As an archivist I sincerely hope both formats are capable of coexisting because ultimately they offer users unique opportunities to experience image making. That being said, it’s not entirely fair to say that film photography is anymore real or tangible than digital photography because digital images do in fact have physical and ephemeral presence through its storage medium and data. Storage devices such as flash drives, hard drives, and solid state drives are effectively the same thing as film negatives. These storage mediums had additional benefits and drawbacks that pose a complex array of preservation issues just like film does. My point it that both are great formats, both are real and tangible, and both are imperfect.
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
I do think both formats are more than capable of coexisting as they do have their own pros and cons for image making, i think in the long run (decades if not centuries) film will outlast digital images mainly due to improper storage however i think 99% of film shot today will most likely be lost too. Do you find there to be a benefit of one over the other as an archivist?
@CrispyFrenFry
3 ай бұрын
@@MaxLamdin well, from a preservation standpoint, both have very real merits and shortcomings. For example, Kodak’s KodaChrome color slides were widely considered to be the most stable film format because it was produced and developed to such a high degree that as long as the film is stored properly. Film generally benefits from a cold storage environment with consistent temp below 70 degrees is okay and below freezing is ideal with relative humidity staying within 30-40%. Kodak states that most modern film negatives can endure for 70 years under ideal conditions; however, films negatives produced before the 1950s are often risky to handle, access, and store because most consumer grade film negatives were produced with nitrate bases. This made them highly unstable so they deteriorate even under ideal conditions and occasionally combust. Generally speaking historic film negatives like these are kept in cold storage and frames that have been deemed historically significant are often digitized into high fidelity digital image files. I can go into digital as well, if you’d like.
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
the issue really will come down to how well people store them which is true for both film and digital. Whereas digital is more easily copied and duplicated but there may be some degradation with every copy, but i guess film has fragility in its unique nature? That being said Estar bases being developed was never considered when nitrate bases were being made, maybe there will be something more reliable that will improve longevity again for both film and digital?
@Magnetron692
3 ай бұрын
Hi Max, recently I developed black and white slide film myself (Fomapan 100) and it was feasable, the results were amazing! I'll take more pictures with analoge film and I intend to develop the negatives and slides (black and white or color) myself. I purchased the chemicals and I'm looking forward to it! Best wishes, Ralf
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
it's a big first step to being fully film sufficient, always does feel magical pulling a perfectly developed roll out the tank👌🏼 keep it up
@Samuel-1140
3 ай бұрын
I see your point and agree with you, although I easily shoot 30 rolls of film in a week. But I only use bulk rolls of fomapan and develop in adox d-76. That still works out cheaper than if I were to buy a leica m11 monochrome and I still like the look of film better.
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
that is a much most cost effective way to shoot film, i do wish manufacturers made bulk rolls of their colour negative film available rather than just ECN2 options! 30 rolls of film a week is impressive! what sort of thing are you shooting??
@jekabsd
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, sometimes I doubt about my decision on going fully analog, but for how frequent I photograph, analog is much more reasonable price wise. I shoot no more than 10 rolls a year.
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
it's a strange way of thinking about film photography but somehow it just makes sense that way in my brain? glad you found the video useful☺️
@CalumetVideo
3 ай бұрын
There is an advantage for film, you get a tangible negative of the image and can scan to get a digital file. Film cameras will last longer than a digital camera.
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
physical tangible things do make a whole lot of difference, feeling like you actually have something to show for your efforts
@atl6s
3 ай бұрын
> Film cameras will last longer than a digital camera this sentence means nothing. you're equally as dependent on film rolls as a digital camera is dependent on battery and storage. neither last forever. you forget that digital files can be infinitely duplicated and stored across several different media formats, ensuring redundancy so your art survives. *your film negatives won't be recovered after a house fire.* *your digital copies of them will.*
@MaxLamdin
3 ай бұрын
that is definitely true but with way it will all come down to consistency and how well you treat them, poor file management or carelessness with drives can cause digital images to be easily lost and who's to say you can't store your negatives in a safe or even safety deposit boxes for that exact reason?
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