You definitely picked the wrong year to visit Florida. This has been a super rainy year

I agree! I got a K1000 a month ago from a friend, and something about having the light meter being the only electronic thing is weirdly relaxing to me. My camera came with a 28mm and a 50mm and just being stuck with those (two focal lengths I basically never used before) made me realize how much I was limiting myself as well; I’ve started using those wider focal lengths more on my digital, and I’ve been getting results I’m much happier with! I carry my K1000 way more than my 70D too because it’s so much smaller, and a little bit lighter; which means I pretty much always have a camera on me! I noticed you don’t have much content on your channel, but I do hope you upload more!

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You said in this video that film isn't good at retention in highlights and in your other video that film doesn't have as good of latitude. Both of those are not necessarily true. Some film stocks have a lot more latitude than digital and most film stocks have great highlight retention (no light=no detail, excess light=some detail). If you're having trouble with editing your film then it is most likely the scans you have. Maybe try getting higher resolution scans or sending your film to a different lab. If you're scanning yourself then try to get as neutral of an image as possible. Edit: Came back to make sure I also said that your photos are great and I really hope you continue to make these kind of personal roll critiques

I love listening to the stories of new photographers getting into film. Yes, mistakes will be made but focus on the fun and what the next roll will bring. Those weird artifacts on your roll of Portra are called stress marks. They are usually caused by rewinding the film back into the canister in the wrong direction. The film gets an extra bend in it and stresses the emulsion. Easy mistake to make but just pay attention to the direction of the arrow on the rewind knob and you should be good.

Same, the beginning was all digi cams. Got introduced when I was in my Jr year of high-school when I found a pentax spotmatic In a salvation army and that's when it started. Absolutely fell in love with film photography. I also agree with the fact it feels more rewarding when you can't instantly see the photos, have to trust the process and improve from there.

2004 the year I met my wife and quit film photography 😂. Well I still love instant photography.

How's the relationship between film photography and your wallet? I spent a small fortune on cameras, lenses, film & processing back in the mid 90's. I've insanely been keeping a roll of Kodak Royal Gold 400 in the butter compartment of my refrigerator since 1999. My vision started to deteriorate in my late 30's and I moved from manual focus (F1n) to auto focus (ELAN IIe). The last roll of film I shot was probably in 2006. You really said a mouthful on the instant gratification we enjoy in modern times. It's cool you've experienced the rush waiting on processing to see the results. Keep on doing what you love. It's a bit cliche but life gets perceptibly shorter as time goes by.

shhhhhhhhhhhhh don't make the film get expensive

Film has great highlight retention but the shadows lose detail quickly which is why you'll often hear people say to expose for the shadows. They also sell DX codes or you can make your own to trick your camera if it doesn't have exposure compensation. Edit your film as much as you want. it's your image film isnt there to not be edited, there's no point to film it's just a means to an end. The lab tech is tying their best to give you a blank canvas when they scan, you need to impart your own vision on your images.

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One of the best things to learn when shooting film that translates well to digital is knowing how to meter with your eye.

A great video, some really great insights and you speak so well for such a young guy. Keep up the good work!

Love the videos! Subscribed! ❤

I have watched your foto`s and your video, i reaaly don`t get what difference film or digital would make with the foto`s you took. You look like an absolute beginner to me, and have very much to learn. Shoot digital, learn cheap and make as much photos as possible. Forget about film it does nothing for you except empty your wallet.

In the early 90's I sold my motorbike to buy a Nikon F90 (it was loadsamoney) I now use a nikon F90x, these are available in the 100 dollar range nowadays, autofocus and a PRECISION exposure meter, faultless results every time. Great to see young people shooting film.

Nikon F & Canon EF automatic focus film cameras are widely available for less than what you would pay for a Canon AE-1, AV-1, etc.. because they were mass produced in their millions for the consumer market. So, you can mount your automatic focus EF & F mount lenses (yes even the one's for modern DSLR's) with no problems at all with the added bonus that they will ALL have built in light meters & multiple shooting mode as standard.

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Just way too expensive now.

(13:25) Static discharge? Naaah... Either light leaks from the film canister or some fault with film itself. Static discharge would look more like lightning or some type of fire works. Now film canister fault could be caused by you MAYBE, with that tension story, but in my 45 years of photographic career that NEVER happened to me. Yes, film would be ripped or fall out of the canister, but this, never... If you want more exposure on a whole roll of ISO 400 film (course it's expired), you could respool it into the canister that has DX coding for ISO 200 film. That way you'll get one stop overexposure. ISO 100 canister for 2 stops and so on... And yes, I did use Gold film to photograph my kids back in the day. But that was Gold 100, which is, in my opinion, 5 if not 10 times better than Gold 200, which is discontinued years ago. Same as Fuji Superia 100, damn... BTW, why aerial film has enhanced reds and greens? Because those colours are the first to pale when you're up in the air. And contrast is decreasing too, especially on a hazy day. Just saying... 😁

You don't like your film pictures you got while using Kodak Ultramax? Well, try Ektar, Portra 160 or some high quality B&W films like Tmax 100, Ilford Delta 100 or Ildord XP2 (C-41 processed)...

i shoot only film now because with digital i'd shoot 500 or more photos on a shoot and end up trying to decide what to edit for hours then i would try to get that film look with vsco presets spending more time tweaking the settings to get the look that i want. i just decided to shoot only film in 2016 because it really slows me down to shoot a limited amount of pictures so i have to be really intentional with what i am doing, now i don't waste time editing or deciding what images to chose. when the time comes i will shoot digital but for the most part it's film first, it is my drug, i need it to exist.....

this video was extremely relatable and informative. I just sent in my first ever roll to a photo lab and I'm eager to see the results

Thanks a lot. I did learn precious infos from you in this video. Can't thank you enough

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My I suggest my favorite films Fuji Acros low grain great tonal range ASA 100, Ilford XP2 ASA 400 another fine grain black and white film and Kodak TRI-X 400 just for the fact the film that made the most famous photo’s in history. You can’t talk about color film without talking of of gold standard which was Kodachrome my slides from the 1970’s are still perfect Kodak brought back ektachrome 100 you will learn to bracket your exposures slide film was what make National Geographic Magazine photographers famous. The Kodak Portra 160/400 films seem to be the standard for color print film even though it was designed for portrait photography. My Holga Camera’s I load with Ilford Delta 3200 just to bring out the greatness of a all plastic camera. Film is vastly more complicated then you think there is a world of difference between a print done in a darkroom compared to a scan.I use my Sony digital camera’s for photos that I don’t really care about but for serious work I pick up a film camera. I had a dad gave me a camera when I was 6 and 64 years later and still carry one with me your story reminds me. I had the good luck of having a Scoutmaster how was the Editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch and put me with his photographers thanks for the video

Glad you like shooting film. I started shooting film in my early teens (that was all I could afford). Eventually I was able to get my first semi-pro cameras as my photography improved. I got my first cheap digital in my twenties. I switched to mirror-less about 2 years ago. That is all I shoot these days. Now in my seventies, I still own a handful of film cameras and manage to shoot a couple of rolls a year. I enjoyed your images, keep shooting and enjoy! THANKS FOR YOUR POST.

Good vid! I definitely find Portra or any film stock to look 10 times better when scanning your own film especially since u alr have the dslr I’ve been experimenting with my own cheap setup and the results I get are amazing. Cheers!

dont be afraid to edit your film photos if they're "not what you expect" alot of film youtubers you watch edit all their film photos to get exactly what they want

portra is better indoors imo

I like the nights schotts and Black and white ones the best. I am also a fan of halation. The reason I shooot film is for the unpredictability of it and the results. Your Santa photos came out nice. Other podcast film photographers photos of it were very grainy and underwhelming, I have the same point and shoot camera. It is a good camera. And do me and you a favor. Get a camera strap for your cameras. jjc makes a real good one. Amazon has them for under 20 bucks. Get the neoprene shoulder belt one. They are the best I have used so far.

Thanks Ethan. I really loved your thought processes on the whys of film photography. I am an old guy who grew up with film and then had to learn digital. I will follow your progress. cheers Geoff from Australia.

Great to see so many young photographers now shooting film, I've moved away from film as shot film when I first started when that's all that was available. Can see the appeal, but unfortunately film now is so expensive compared to pre-digital days. If you want to try a larger format buy a TLR camera to shoot 6x6. Love B&W.

every single photo is such a story in itself, but gotta say the kodak gold is my favorite film by far!

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