Anyone shooting film?

[Azathoth]

Me! Bought myself a Canonet.

 

[Northpoint]

I occasionally shoot film. I have mainly Canon gear A1, AV1, Elan 7n. and a Nikon F90. I acquired a collection of 35mm cameras from my dad.
Some of the interesting ones are the Zorki 4 - Russian knock off of a Leica M3, Ashiflex, Exacta - 35mm from East Germany.
They all appear to work mechanically but I have yet to put a roll of film through them.

 

[Ozarker]

A week ago I would not have had a reply here. Fortunately now, I do.

There is an elderly lady I take to the doctor once in a while. We were talking and she found out I take photography very seriously as a hobby. She said she had some old cameras I could have if I wanted them.

She gave me a Polaroid 600 (which I'll never use and probably can't find film for), A really cheap plastic Keystone Regal 35mm...

But then she handed me a 1960 Voigtlander VITO CL Standard. She'd bought the camera herself brand new when she was a 20 year old. It is a very nice little camera with a 50mm f/2.8 lens. The lens is not interchangeable as far as I can tell. It is the Lanthar lens and not the Color-skopar.

I'm shooting through a 24 exposure roll of color film I picked up at Walmart. However, I'll be looking online for some black and white film.

I'm very proud to have this camera and plan on using it as much as I can. It even has a self timer that works. It is pristine.

So, it isn't medium format or anything expensive. It seems to be just a great little camera. It will hold a lot of sentimental value for me. This lady has no family left in the world. I'm very touched she gave these old cameras to me.

Any suggestions on which black and white films and where to get processed would be appreciated. Thank you for this thread. Maybe we should post pics of our film cameras?

CFB, that 600 film is alive and well. What model is it, working(?) and would you be willing to sell it if you're not interested in keeping it?

Check out... https://us.impossible-project.com/collections/film?gclid=Cj0KEQjwvtS6BRC8pcKn8OXIg_wBEiQAqtpiz-w0D8A4_uWqc3ULT04_A2ZMCN40jYb-jgxobCzsjEEaAjJM8P8HAQ

Hey Pookie! I just found it. I PM'd you that I'd have to dig for it, but it wasn't too deep down the rabbit hole. I do believe it still works.

When it was given to me it still had film in it from God knows when. I squeezed off a shot and nothing seemed to happen. I put the camera down and went back to try again a few minutes later. A photo had popped out.

Of course, the film had long ago died, but the camera worked. I guess the battery in the film pack was just too weak.

I won't be able to afford the film for it. At the same time, I ask nothing for the camera in return. If you PM the address you want it sent to I will be more than happy to mail it to you, priority mail. It even has two manuals!

Besides, the advice you have given me in the past is worth many times what the camera is worth to me.

It will be nice to know the camera will be put to use.

 

[Pookie]

A week ago I would not have had a reply here. Fortunately now, I do.

There is an elderly lady I take to the doctor once in a while. We were talking and she found out I take photography very seriously as a hobby. She said she had some old cameras I could have if I wanted them.

She gave me a Polaroid 600 (which I'll never use and probably can't find film for), A really cheap plastic Keystone Regal 35mm...

But then she handed me a 1960 Voigtlander VITO CL Standard. She'd bought the camera herself brand new when she was a 20 year old. It is a very nice little camera with a 50mm f/2.8 lens. The lens is not interchangeable as far as I can tell. It is the Lanthar lens and not the Color-skopar.

I'm shooting through a 24 exposure roll of color film I picked up at Walmart. However, I'll be looking online for some black and white film.

I'm very proud to have this camera and plan on using it as much as I can. It even has a self timer that works. It is pristine.

So, it isn't medium format or anything expensive. It seems to be just a great little camera. It will hold a lot of sentimental value for me. This lady has no family left in the world. I'm very touched she gave these old cameras to me.

Any suggestions on which black and white films and where to get processed would be appreciated. Thank you for this thread. Maybe we should post pics of our film cameras?

CFB, that 600 film is alive and well. What model is it, working(?) and would you be willing to sell it if you're not interested in keeping it?

Check out... https://us.impossible-project.com/collections/film?gclid=Cj0KEQjwvtS6BRC8pcKn8OXIg_wBEiQAqtpiz-w0D8A4_uWqc3ULT04_A2ZMCN40jYb-jgxobCzsjEEaAjJM8P8HAQ

Hey Pookie! I just found it. I PM'd you that I'd have to dig for it, but it wasn't too deep down the rabbit hole. I do believe it still works.

When it was given to me it still had film in it from God knows when. I squeezed off a shot and nothing seemed to happen. I put the camera down and went back to try again a few minutes later. A photo had popped out.

Of course, the film had long ago died, but the camera worked. I guess the battery in the film pack was just too weak.

I won't be able to afford the film for it. At the same time, I ask nothing for the camera in return. If you PM the address you want it sent to I will be more than happy to mail it to you, priority mail. It even has two manuals!

Besides, the advice you have given me in the past is worth many times what the camera is worth to me.

It will be nice to know the camera will be put to use.

You da MAN !!! Much appreciated. I'll put that guy to some good use for sure

 

[peoplemerge]

Since our 5Dii got stolen last month, I'm only shooting film as I await the 5Div.

Getting great results from a Fuji GX680, Leica IIIf, and Speed Graphic 4x5 I bought all in the last year, but the go-to camera has been the newest addition, a Canon EOS 3.

 

[slclick]

Since our 5Dii got stolen last month, I'm only shooting film as I await the 5Div.

Getting great results from a Fuji GX680, Leica IIIf, and Speed Graphic 4x5 I bought all in the last year, but the go-to camera has been the newest addition, a Canon EOS 3.

The EOS 3 is a great film body. I dropped mine and the repair expense didn't justify it for me and then I did a trade for an EOS 5 and it didn't hold a candle to the 3 plus the dial spun freely so I just kept using an Elan 7. (The 5 is notorious for control dial issues.)

 

[justaCanonuser]

After a break of about 5 years I returned to shoot film side by side with digital. Recently I took my EOS 3 with my 5D3 to Iceland and shot some rolls of Fujichrome Velvia, liked it much. I also got recently a Mamiya 6 set and explore that currently. Here I introduce another of my film cameras, it is a recently refurbished Kodak Retina IIIc from 1954 (my first camera, it was already quite vintage when I got it). It is a rangefinder, has a very good lens. But its viewfinder is tiny, yellowish, dark and the frames nearly faded away. So it is a bit hard to use but I love the challenge to shoot it in the street: it brings you back to the basics of watching, thinking, composing carefully. Plus: you can't chimp! Good results are gorgeous, my artist friends love those images in particular.