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  @paullacotta564513 сағат бұрын

  Another very beautiful and thoughtful video. Thank you!

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  @BarwickGreenКүн бұрын

  There is much to be said for "shoot local", you don't have to go the famous exotic locations which have been photographed a million times before. I find, like you, that film photography is a very mindful activity, especially, for me, near my home.

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  @geradebowden32932 күн бұрын

  Great advice 🎉

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  @user-cy2nt5kc1e3 күн бұрын

  No 🤭

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  @JimPollock-my6hb6 күн бұрын

  I started shooting film around 2010 thanks to a friend that worked for a cool film supply store that was also importing Holga cameras. So first film experience was Holga! To this day I always bring a film camera on my shoots. I think for me film has kept my digital approach less about megapixel this or other chatter about the latest editing trick and more about retaining a "filmic" quality. I also enjoy how it not only slows my shooting down, it affects the models. They become more pronounced in their connection to the camera. Yeah, it's exciting though expensive to shoot film but for me, it's worth it. Now if we can just get people to start printing their images more instead of only looking at pics on their phones, that'll be really cool!

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  @Answersonapostcard7 күн бұрын

  There are lots of people shooting Leica's and Hassleblad's and taking really mediocre photos because they are simply not very good photographers.

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  @patternsinsand9 күн бұрын

  A very beautiful and cinematic video about the mundane! You definitely elevate the subject matter.

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  @elsvanopstal9 күн бұрын

  Thank you! 😊

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  @jasongold675113 күн бұрын

  never forget 1/2 frame is basically movie film size! It enlarges nicely, fitting photo paper better than regular 35mm.

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  @miskers1213 күн бұрын

  Regarding scanning your own negatives, I recommend that people who are on a budget that don't have a digital camera or film scanner check their local library for a film scanner. Mine let's me check out a Plustek 8100 (with a laptop that has the software already downloaded) for 24 hours at a time.

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  @elsvanopstal13 күн бұрын

  What a great tip! Thanks for sharing :)

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  @photobobo14 күн бұрын

  When in the distant past I have sent my film out to a lab for processing, it often comes back with dust, scratches and even finger prints. I have been processing my own film, both black and white an color, for the last 35 years. I bulk load my black and white film for about $1.10US per 36 exposure roll. Color negative chemistry now costs about $20US for 8 rolls, if you shop carefully.

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  @alanneilson681114 күн бұрын

  I haven't shot film for quite a few years but when I did I use to bulk load and develop my self even had a darkroom but that was even longer time ago. Still have a few film cameras and keep meaning to give them a go.

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  @hz798415 күн бұрын

  Wat een prachtige "documentaire", Els, op alle lagen die je in deze video aansnijdt. Heel mooi. Groet!

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  @elsvanopstal14 күн бұрын

  Dankjewel! 😊

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  @chrisoco230715 күн бұрын

  Sound advice. I have two film cameras, a Canon EOS 500, which I bought for myself, and used until I moved on to digital, and a Practika, which was recently given to me by a friend. I'm now inspired to order some film and try them out. I doubt that I'll go down the road of processing at home, but like the idea of photographing the negatives and converting them to positives. Might try that! 🙂

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  @jonathanramsdell90615 күн бұрын

  Definitely, try bulk loading. It is far less expensive than buying pre-rolled film, even considering the initial outlay of a bulk loader and empty cassettes. Plus, you gain the option of loading however many exposures you want on the roll.

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  @elsvanopstal13 күн бұрын

  Yes it’s definitely sth I want to try! The fact that you can choose the amount of exposures yourself seems like a big plus to me.

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  @jasongold675113 күн бұрын

  Bulk film in Toronto is NO bargain, might as well but boxed film..

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  @Yentl-gx2cm15 күн бұрын

  Does anyone know if you’re scanning with your digital camera what lens do you need?

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  @jantielens15 күн бұрын

  A macro lens with 1/1 magnification is the best. But I guess any lens that allows you to focus close can be used. You can even use your phone or tablet as a lightbox (especially for b/w film).

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  @Uwe_Ludolf15 күн бұрын

  #11 know the manufacturers and their products. Many of the "fancy brands" (JCH Streetpan, Kosmo, catlab x320 to name a few) are just rebranded Foma, Agfa Aviphot or Kentmere emulsions at a much higher price

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  @kenmccoll34815 күн бұрын

  Always look forward to your videos and yes, I follow all of these tips. I've standardised on Fomapan for B&W (although Foma 200 in 120 size is horrid) and Kodak Gold in colour. Yay :-))

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  @campyonlyguy15 күн бұрын

  I follow all of these tips (more or less). Processing film at home is pretty easy--anyone who can read instructions and is willing to take the time can do it. When our local labs shut down during COVID, I started processing color and black and white at home and have never looked back. I can do BW for about $1 US a roll in chemicals; about $1.50 for color. I scan on a flatbed scanner and print only a very few images. I would recommend to anyone looking to buy a camera to find out about photo walks or camera swap meets in their area. You'll find people there who probably have cameras to sell and who would love to talk to you and give advice.

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  @MARKLINMAN19 күн бұрын

  What is a good scanner to buy? 500 USD MAX. I develop my own film but shoot with my digi cam to convert them to digital but I have to shoot 1 negative at a time. I would love to scan say 5 Negatives at one time. Thanks in advance.

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  @MJohnson-qp9he15 күн бұрын

  Great video! You are such a good speaker; I have no place to develop my film but I usually can shoot 1-2 rolls per month (sometimes). I do digital also. I especilly like cameras with CCD sensors. I don't really have a favorite film camera but I love my pentax 645. Oh yeah, there's more, but maybe another time. Digital cameras: nikon d600, and canon 5d. Anyway, please keep making videos, it's a pleasure watching you talk about stuff, you are so smart, funny, and likeable.

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  @elsvanopstal15 күн бұрын

  Aww thank you so much! :)

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  @thevoiceman619215 күн бұрын

  No. I really Really don't want a leica. Hate Rangefinders and the price tag. I used to help promote a camera show where I live. The owners paid me in film and cameras. The owners passed away and could not get in touch with the grandson . We were going to keep it going. if you buy a 3 pack of Ultramax from B&H in NYC it is cheaper. My photo store has a lab and sells all types of film and digital and the lab does a great job of it. I just read china is going to start making Fuji film for fuji.

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  @marcp.175215 күн бұрын

  Reasons to shoot film: 1) not wasting countless hours inside PS/LR 2) the emotional background 2) the haptics, the ergonomics - slick design 3) i've grown up into the 80's with film - since 84. 4) I shoot (almost) exclusive film since 2019 again - and never had given up film ever since 1984 as kid) 5) you care about your composition, about the quality of light way more than anything else 6) that feeling, when you hit the shutter - into anticipation of a good shot 7) all that digital pictures - don't have soul, most of the time, and if so, it does come from 30-50+ year old vintage lenses 8) the look & feel of old 35mm rangefinders & SLRs 9) it's about the whole picture taking experience, the process - not just to hit the shutter 10) with digital - it doesn't cost you anything, you can always think "il'll fix that in post..." or "nah, i delete that frame later..." 11) every frame does count - when you have 36 exposures, be sure that at least some 20-25 are good, and/or some 10-15 keepers 12) the satisfaction, when you hit the shutter, and hear the mirror return 13) in a world of digital A.I. algorithms, digital fakery of all kinds (current smartphones), it's such refreshing, just to load a roll of TX400/Tri-X 400 for instance - and try to capture your mind's eye into real photographs... 14) especially the film grain, the specific "look" of each film - you can use 404585 tools to fake the film look, but only film is real. 15) photons to photos - not pixels to RAW files, for real ! 16) i've grown up with a 35mm SLR and 50/1.7 prime lens 17) simplicity - you only need to set your ASA/ISO, and work with your aperture & shutter speed 18) i simply can't stand current DSLMs with 254 menues, with each level does have 39 submenues 19) there's no chimping, no LCD to watch what you've just shot (it does look most of the time ugly anyway via DSLR/DSLMs) Just to name a few reason(s) whileas i do love to shoot film....

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  @MirkoCano15 күн бұрын

  Even me, who doesn't shoot film, found your video entertaining :-)

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  @elsvanopstal15 күн бұрын

  Ha thank you! 😄

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  @MarcoRoepers16 күн бұрын

  Developing your fillm yourself is so much fun. Not is it only cheaper but is so great to do the whole proces yourself. Developing B&W film is also not that difficult.

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  @RickLeMon15 күн бұрын

  A couple days ago I developed my first roll of film in decades. It's like magic when you see the negatives

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  @andrewwilkin192316 күн бұрын

  Hi Els, sound advice. I think the reason why Practika cameras are looked down on is they get included in the same category as the Russian cameras. The East German engineers innovated and improved their designs over the years.

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  @user-ve3gh5xg9q16 күн бұрын

  My own Praktica Super TL is awesome😍

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  @elsvanopstal15 күн бұрын

  Oh I see. Thanks for the insight! 🙂

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  @user-ve3gh5xg9q15 күн бұрын

  @@elsvanopstal these beautiful photos from this Practika and these... 🦵🦵🤫. Subscriptions are growing. Way to go. But you can see progress in your blogs and the camera likes you👍

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  @user-ve3gh5xg9q16 күн бұрын

  it is not expensive, as I have already written here. Of course, if someone wants to have a darkroom, they have to spend more, but it is also a one-time expense and then only chemicals. But I'm going a different way. Scan the negatives and that's it. Today, analog photography is both cheaper and easier than when it was widely used. a lot of cheap cameras because they are cheap after all, except for the top and cult models. In addition, there is a lot of free advice on the Internet and bliss like this one here 👍. As for movie prices, I haven't smoked or drank since I was born. No spend beyond my mean and I spend more on sweets each month than one roll of film. And 36 photos every month is really a lot. And the most important. Nowadays, analog photography serves as a hobby. We use digital cameras in commercial applications. so we don't have to be a perfect film photographer. We treat it as fun and a break from everyday life

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  @luissalazar202116 күн бұрын

  Amazing!

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  @elsvanopstal16 күн бұрын

  Thank you very much!

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  @user-ve3gh5xg9q16 күн бұрын

  Els when test of Pentax 17?😊

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  @elsvanopstal16 күн бұрын

  Oh I’d love to but they’d have to send me one 😉

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  @stephenkruft221316 күн бұрын

  Diane Arbus used a C33 on the street at the end of her career.

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  @wearetrackclub19 күн бұрын

  Love how you put this together, Els! Beautiful visuals and message 🌻❤

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  @elsvanopstal19 күн бұрын

  Oh thank you 😊

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  @therw687620 күн бұрын

  Perfect.

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  @elsvanopstal19 күн бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @AnalogFramecraft21 күн бұрын

  Very cool :D

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  @elsvanopstal16 күн бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @kenmccoll34821 күн бұрын

  Thank you Els love your work and.... Why oh why did I sell my C330 to a friend 😬

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  @elsvanopstal21 күн бұрын

  Thank you and oh no! 😢

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  @clubx100022 күн бұрын

  24y6m15d

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  @Autorange88822 күн бұрын

  Bit-rot is liable to attack digital pictures. You omitted referring to archival your precious negatives/films. Make sure these a kept in the correct sleeves, black & white negs can be kept in special paper sleeves, while color transparencies require preserves free from PVC, like Clearfile, these can be kept in the appropiate ring binders.

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  @elsvanopstal16 күн бұрын

  You are totally right, thanks for adding! And I had not heard the term ‘bit-rot’ before hehe.

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  @chinatones22 күн бұрын

  Love that flower shot !

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  @elsvanopstal21 күн бұрын

  Thanks 🙂

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  @diegomilanese393024 күн бұрын

  Well done. Bravo!

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Thank you! 😊

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  @Jack_Warner24 күн бұрын

  I've got a C330. They seem to be underated by photographers, who always go for the Rolleiflex brand. But these C330's are just as good, and you can change the lenses. I get razor sharp negs from mine, and it only cost me £450 with 3 lenses.

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Yes these Mamiya cameras are true work horses! Plus the closeup focussing possibilities are so nice.

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  @Jack_Warner23 күн бұрын

  @@elsvanopstal Yes that's another bonus.

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  @cous26124 күн бұрын

  Ahh beautiful Els you always move touch and so stir the heart within me of the how you share the beauty in the simple little things that you see that surrounds you and the precious heart and love that lives in the beautiful and precious heart of the beautiful woman you are and how delicate elegant pure true and real is that of which you see know and feel within the heart and love of the beautiful woman you are. I'm always in awe and so moved touched and stirred by the love of your heart and the simple things of which just taking a walk that you make often with the thought. Yet as today in this beautiful video you share all of which maybe just something as simple as a train going by or some powerlines that from the camera and your heart and love such a pure precious and heartfelt video you share that leaves me in awe once again of the heavenly precious heart and love of the beautiful woman of which heaven has created you to be. Such a precious and special video this is for me as you share the heart and love of which flows of the heavenly beautiful woman heaven has created you to be and of the beautiful work you share in love as well.

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Thank you as always 🙂

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  @cojofilms677124 күн бұрын

  Very nicely filmed and edited, as always. Thanks for sharing.

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Thanks for watching and commenting! 😊

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  @chawanya24 күн бұрын

  Das Gefühl einer Außenseiterschaft ist mir durchaus bekannt. Mit allen seinen Höhen, seinen Tiefen. Mit zunehmendem Alter erlebe ich es jedoch als befreiend nirgends dazu zu gehören. Es gibt einfach mehr Frieden im alltäglichen Leben. Und die Zeit, sich auf das Wesentliche zu konzentrieren: den Weg zum inneren Selbst...

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  @chawanya24 күн бұрын

  Moin Els - dies ist ein sehr berührender Film, den Ihr gemacht habt. Sehr poetisch und voller ästhetischer und auch psychologischer Tiefe. Es war eine Freude mit solch einem Highlight in den Tag zu gehen. Danke, daß wir Dich begleiten dürfen...

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Thank you very much 🙂

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  @thevoiceman619224 күн бұрын

  The fact you get out in the fresh air and being artistically productive. Watch the movie Smoke. Harvey Keitel is a store owner I believe and takes the same picture everyday. And someone says to him. You take the same photo from the same place everyday. Why? So he says. I may see something different.

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Oh that sounds interesting! Will look it up, thanks for the tip 🙂

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  @mountainsunsets24 күн бұрын

  Thanks for the video. You’ve given me some good ideas on things to shoot and composition. Way back in the day when I was a semi professional the Mamiya C33 was the camera I used.

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Happy to hear that! Thank you for watching 🙂

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  @MJohnson-qp9he24 күн бұрын

  I feel like we have walked on the same path; you talk of things that I have felt in my life. I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos.❤

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment ❤️

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  @ezpoppy5525 күн бұрын

  There’s a real challenge in photographing the overly familiar, the places we have been thousands of times. It takes really seeing it with fresh eyes, which can be hard to do. I loved the metaphor of the modern train zipping by, the passengers unable to really see anything as they speed through the world, carried from one point to another, and missing everything in between. Meanwhile, you saunter, stopping, looking, allowing this little tiny part of the world to be everything for you in that moment. Thank you for a terrific reminder that the first thing a photographer (person, really) does is to be, be in the place they are, fully and completely. “Learn to do more with less.” ❤

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  Thank you very much for taking the time to share your thoughts. 😊

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  @user-ve3gh5xg9q25 күн бұрын

  1.15K 👏 Edit 1.17K😊

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  @elsvanopstal25 күн бұрын

  😁🥳

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  @user-ve3gh5xg9q25 күн бұрын

  I thought you were taking out the orange rubber bands, but it's a 120 film😊 these Minolta light meters😍 Where to buy them?. So far I have two selenium ones. Leningrad 7 and the German Actino. Both new . Btw buy a case with a strap for this photo miracle. It will be more convenient for you to carry and frame i

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  @elsvanopstal24 күн бұрын

  This is the only light meter I’ve ever used and I’ve been using it since 2010! It’s amazing. I assume you can still find them on ebay? I’ve tried using a strap but I found it got in the way of me winding the crank… But then again carrying this one in one hand while trying to adjust the videocamera was no easy feat either 😅🤷🏻‍♀️…

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  @pedroagonzalezfotoАй бұрын

  Hi, Els. I discovered your channel just some days ago. But I must say that I got inmediately caught by it. Specially by these extremely short videos in which, despite the short time, you get to "tell" a lot of things and show to us a good bunch of really sensitive pictures. Nice work! Keep doing it please!

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  @elsvanopstal25 күн бұрын

  Thank you very much! 😊

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  @brugj03Ай бұрын

  When i shoot my digital i think about what i`m doing. I do not need and would not need something antique for that. If i want to shoot primitive i can switch all the assistance of. That`s digital and still i have extreme quality, low cost and instant viewing ability. And lets not mention the whole developing nightmare of film.

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  @ezpoppy55Ай бұрын

  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. 👍🏼