Photography. I've gone retro.
Posted by: Tony Lockhart on 21 October 2009
I won a Canon EOS650 on eBay over the weekend, £7 plus P&P.
It arrived today and is just great. Everything seems to be working ok, so now I can't wait to go out and use my 'full-frame' slr! I think my 70-200mm f2.8 will love it.
Does anyone know of anywhere that not only does film D&P, but can also provide a CD/DVD of high resolution images at the same time?
Tony
PS. My poor old OM1n's shutter is poorly, and most of the lenses have gone to better homes.....
It arrived today and is just great. Everything seems to be working ok, so now I can't wait to go out and use my 'full-frame' slr! I think my 70-200mm f2.8 will love it.
Does anyone know of anywhere that not only does film D&P, but can also provide a CD/DVD of high resolution images at the same time?
Tony
PS. My poor old OM1n's shutter is poorly, and most of the lenses have gone to better homes.....
Posted on: 21 October 2009 by shoot6x7
Look for your local camera store, if they don't do it in house they'll send it off to somewhere that does.
I develop my own black and white and have my local camera store process and scan my colour/E6 35mm and sometimes medium format 6x7.
My Dad's last SLR was a 650 ...
I develop my own black and white and have my local camera store process and scan my colour/E6 35mm and sometimes medium format 6x7.
My Dad's last SLR was a 650 ...
Posted on: 21 October 2009 by Bananahead
quote:Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
Does anyone know of anywhere that not only does film D&P, but can also provide a CD/DVD of high resolution images at the same time?
Tony
Good luck with that. It's the main reason that I don't do much film. If you do find somewhere then please let us know.
Posted on: 21 October 2009 by JamieL_v2
Possibly worth comparing the cost of getting the images on CD/DVD to buying a scanner (with a negative scan option) if you are going to do a lot of photos.
The only problem is that might negate the good price you got on the camera. Costs are always coming down on such things though.
I have a Cannon scanner, but I don't do a great deal of negative scanning, but the bit I have done was OK, but not at a very high resolution.
If you do get scans done, it might be worth seeing if you can get some sort of negative viewer, or contact strips done before scanning, in case it is expensive for individual images.
That said with automation, it might be just as cheap to get all the negs scanned, but worth checking.
The only problem is that might negate the good price you got on the camera. Costs are always coming down on such things though.
I have a Cannon scanner, but I don't do a great deal of negative scanning, but the bit I have done was OK, but not at a very high resolution.
If you do get scans done, it might be worth seeing if you can get some sort of negative viewer, or contact strips done before scanning, in case it is expensive for individual images.
That said with automation, it might be just as cheap to get all the negs scanned, but worth checking.
Posted on: 21 October 2009 by Ron Brinsdon
After trying many so-called specialist labs for both print & slide processing, I have always found "Peak Imaging" in Derbyshire to be consistently professional and speedy in their services. A web search will find them easily enough although with the current postal strike it may be better to wait a while!
I still get the old film-based Nikons out for a blast now and again just to keep them running and to check that they still work. I held onto them (F2 Photomics, FM, FA) for both sentimental and potential "investment" reasons unforunately the digital takeover means that they are worth very little now.
Hope that doesn't happen to the LP12 one day!
Have a good one
Ron
I still get the old film-based Nikons out for a blast now and again just to keep them running and to check that they still work. I held onto them (F2 Photomics, FM, FA) for both sentimental and potential "investment" reasons unforunately the digital takeover means that they are worth very little now.
Hope that doesn't happen to the LP12 one day!
Have a good one
Ron
Posted on: 22 October 2009 by Rockingdoc
Another vote for Peak labs. I use them exclusively.
Posted on: 22 October 2009 by SC
Retro...How funny !
I work in design, pre-press & production of photography books and am fortunate to own a couple of top end Imacon/Hasselblad film scanners (think along the lines of a 555)....After a bit of a quiet spell about 18-24 months ago I seriously considering selling them - as I could only see things getting worse with the onset of digital and I was keen to get some of capital back whilst I still could....For one reason or another I didn't, and I'm so glad I didn't - if it hadn't been for those scanners and the projects I was working on last year I would have been high & dry for work - I had something of a bumper year and they kept me going whilst I witnessed other areas of the photography business going up in smoke....
Like most of my friends/pro-colleagues, I will always shoot with film, if the choice is possible...
I have a feeling film will go the way vinyl has in the HiFi world...
Have fun Tony !
Steve.
I work in design, pre-press & production of photography books and am fortunate to own a couple of top end Imacon/Hasselblad film scanners (think along the lines of a 555)....After a bit of a quiet spell about 18-24 months ago I seriously considering selling them - as I could only see things getting worse with the onset of digital and I was keen to get some of capital back whilst I still could....For one reason or another I didn't, and I'm so glad I didn't - if it hadn't been for those scanners and the projects I was working on last year I would have been high & dry for work - I had something of a bumper year and they kept me going whilst I witnessed other areas of the photography business going up in smoke....
Like most of my friends/pro-colleagues, I will always shoot with film, if the choice is possible...
I have a feeling film will go the way vinyl has in the HiFi world...
Have fun Tony !
Steve.
Posted on: 22 October 2009 by Tony Lockhart
Thanks for the recommendation of Peak Imaging. I think I'll be having fun this weekend. Now how can I sneakily aquire a wide angle ef lens?
Tony
Tony
Posted on: 22 October 2009 by BigH47
I might have to run a few rolls through my Canon T70, for old times sake.
Posted on: 22 October 2009 by Jet Johnson
quote:Originally posted by SC:
Retro...How funny !
I work in design, pre-press & production of photography books and am fortunate to own a couple of top end Imacon/Hasselblad film scanners (think along the lines of a 555)....After a bit of a quiet spell about 18-24 months ago I seriously considering selling them - as I could only see things getting worse with the onset of digital and I was keen to get some of capital back whilst I still could....For one reason or another I didn't, and I'm so glad I didn't - if it hadn't been for those scanners and the projects I was working on last year I would have been high & dry for work - I had something of a bumper year and they kept me going whilst I witnessed other areas of the photography business going up in smoke....
Like most of my friends/pro-colleagues, I will always shoot with film, if the choice is possible...
I have a feeling film will go the way vinyl has in the HiFi world...
Have fun Tony !
Steve.
I must admit I was pleasently suprised Steve by your comment that most of your friends/pro colleagues still use film - I supposed that almost everyone (even pro's) had (finally) swapped over ......are you in the minority or does film still "rule" amongst professionals these days?
Posted on: 22 October 2009 by SC
I personally would say 'film rules' but the problem is getting to shoot it...
Very much depends on the photographer and what type of work and/or clients they are working for really....I know many photographers who would choose film first, but often cannot due to constraints on one kind or another (often short-sighted art directors/editors insisting on digital for reasons they don't really know - they've just been told!)...which is what I mean 'when the choice is possible'...
Obviously there's certain fields, normally with heavy time constraints, where digital has become essential - press, sports etc - and as a photographer you really cannot - unfortunately - compete unless you are digitally equipped. It's a real shame.
Certainly within my area, photojournalism, film is still preferred, especially for long term projects, but digital is certainly working it's way into this - it's becoming so hard for photographers to work on such projects all the way through on film, being funded and assigned by magazines (who's commissions are often the link pins in such projects)...I've always been very fortunate to work closely with fine photographers with reputations who can by-and-large control their work, so with the exception of 2 books, they have all been film based thankfully...Of the two books that involved digitally shot work, one was a 12 year project on Afghanistan that was 95% shot on film but a few digital shots from recent work that was to be incorporated (a real pain to blend in) and the other book was for a Getty News photographer who shot 100% digital (and lo-res Jpeg at that!) - good images, but totally useless any bigger than 8"x6" !!
I don't know, there just seems a lack of 'something' in digital sourced images, a feel, and it all often looks the same, regardless of photographer - I can tell a Canon 5D image from 10yrds away !
I guess vinyl fans here would argue similar attributes - it's the old analogue debate.
A good friend of mine, BW photojournalist Tom Stoddart, once said to me he thought film shooting photojournalists like himself and the gang of us at the time would become like Dry-stone wallers - a dying trade over taken by modern, mass market alternatives - but would one day re-flourish and be in demand as a unique master craftsmanship...I always quite liked that !
Kodak are still making Tri-X (thankfully) and I remember reading something about Fuji experiencing strong sales of their E6 films, so film is still keeping it's head above the water it seems....I know all I need to do to re-convince myself is get a bit of film on the scanner or have some hand fibre prints done, no contest....
As for me personally (shooting) - I still don't own a digital camera of any kind in my kit bags! A point of pride. The irony is, that post film scan, I'm digital nuts, all the way through to CTP presses etc etc...So a bit of a mixed broth !
Steve.
Very much depends on the photographer and what type of work and/or clients they are working for really....I know many photographers who would choose film first, but often cannot due to constraints on one kind or another (often short-sighted art directors/editors insisting on digital for reasons they don't really know - they've just been told!)...which is what I mean 'when the choice is possible'...
Obviously there's certain fields, normally with heavy time constraints, where digital has become essential - press, sports etc - and as a photographer you really cannot - unfortunately - compete unless you are digitally equipped. It's a real shame.
Certainly within my area, photojournalism, film is still preferred, especially for long term projects, but digital is certainly working it's way into this - it's becoming so hard for photographers to work on such projects all the way through on film, being funded and assigned by magazines (who's commissions are often the link pins in such projects)...I've always been very fortunate to work closely with fine photographers with reputations who can by-and-large control their work, so with the exception of 2 books, they have all been film based thankfully...Of the two books that involved digitally shot work, one was a 12 year project on Afghanistan that was 95% shot on film but a few digital shots from recent work that was to be incorporated (a real pain to blend in) and the other book was for a Getty News photographer who shot 100% digital (and lo-res Jpeg at that!) - good images, but totally useless any bigger than 8"x6" !!
I don't know, there just seems a lack of 'something' in digital sourced images, a feel, and it all often looks the same, regardless of photographer - I can tell a Canon 5D image from 10yrds away !
I guess vinyl fans here would argue similar attributes - it's the old analogue debate.
A good friend of mine, BW photojournalist Tom Stoddart, once said to me he thought film shooting photojournalists like himself and the gang of us at the time would become like Dry-stone wallers - a dying trade over taken by modern, mass market alternatives - but would one day re-flourish and be in demand as a unique master craftsmanship...I always quite liked that !
Kodak are still making Tri-X (thankfully) and I remember reading something about Fuji experiencing strong sales of their E6 films, so film is still keeping it's head above the water it seems....I know all I need to do to re-convince myself is get a bit of film on the scanner or have some hand fibre prints done, no contest....
As for me personally (shooting) - I still don't own a digital camera of any kind in my kit bags! A point of pride. The irony is, that post film scan, I'm digital nuts, all the way through to CTP presses etc etc...So a bit of a mixed broth !
Steve.
Posted on: 23 October 2009 by Rockingdoc
I have a friend who retails film, and he tells me film sales in London have shown a slight increase this year, after years of decline.
But, he feels from his dealings with the manufacturers, that Kodak are losing interest in colour film while Fuji are still making an effort.
But, he feels from his dealings with the manufacturers, that Kodak are losing interest in colour film while Fuji are still making an effort.