I recently bought a used medium format film camera, namely Hasselblad 500C (manufactured in 1961, IIRC). It's a blast :)
The next camera I'm going to buy will probably be a film EOS. They're dirt cheap, and I want to experiment with Ilford Delta ISO3200 B/W film (maybe pushed to ISO6400).
I'm experimenting with film simply because I want to expand my "toolbox" so to speak. Especially Medium format is a whole world of its own - although I expect to use it rather seldom for on stage shooting. Perhaps promos and so on would be nice to do with it, as well as backstage shoots.
From 35mm film, I expect interesting and more "organic" high grain black and white photos [than I would get using digital].
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I'm at an age that I jumped over film and went straight to digital but I would love to experiment. I'll be looking forward to reading of your experiences in film land!
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You'ld need a good scanner....
I've shot some snapshots with my Rollei 35 a while back: Click
And off course film in my Nikon F801s years ago: Click
Scanned on an old Polaroid Sprintscan 35. Not stellar with B/W negative, not good with color negative, unusable with slides.
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A good film scanner doesn't (didn't) cost too much these days. I paid under 200 euros for mine, seems to be okay.
Anyway, I just closed the deal on a used Canon EOS-1n :)
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I keep considering this. I'd like to shoot chromes like I did in my Nikon days. But I have so much going on all the time that I don't think I'll ever find the time anyway!
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If you can't find the time, create it ;)
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Ah, but I've already created time to do what I'm doing ... I have run out of raw material for time warping. Although I guess I could give up forums!
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NOOOOOO!!! ;)
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Sorry, Kalle, my bad ... I won't say that again! On a side note, I shot Diana Ross last night. Three songs from stationary position stage left "pit", very limited. She is stunning. Huge voice. Four costume changes (that I couldn't shoot.) But most striking is her warmth and personality. More later with pictures.