what did you do with your obsolete film SLR?

[Rense]

Originally Posted by Rick Evans

I just went back on E-Bay and bought a nice film camera, it's been great to get "back" into film, I found my self at frame 30 before I even "thought" about what I was shooting, (I will call this DIGITAL effect) for a lack of a better term. I find the limiting of my self with 36 exposures instead of a 8 gig card and over 500 exposures makes me think before I press the shutter.

To each his own though....I guess if you truely want to get rid of your film equipment, find it a good home with somebody that wants to "cure" the digital effect and maybe get a nice camera bag with the proceeds.

How about turning your DSLR to SLR for a day tomorrow? See this thread for more info

[TheRoaddog]

I've got a Nikon HP an' 2 zooms, an Oly OM10 an' 2 zooms, and a couple o' Canon's I more or less inherited. All work well... as paperweights. Any body wants 'em make an offer. My better half jus' can't understand why I don't "just sell 'em; they still work!"
)
RD

[Doug Lester]

I have about six of them, including two original Canon F1s (steel bodies from the early 70s) along with assorted lenses gathering dust on a lit display case. They look good in there!

[Jose]

Sold or gave them away 6 years ago to include my old Leica collection. Regrets? Should have kept some of the Leica lenses.

[ronjon]

It's in my old camera bag. My old lenses work dandy on my new fangled digital camera. It doesn't cost me anything to keep the old camera and I may use it again someday. It certainly does long exposure night photography better than any digital cameras.

[Wolfdagon]

Originally Posted by RocketRick

Side note:
The x-ray film is not actually sensitive to x-rays; instead, the film holders used by your doctor are actually lined with a material the fluoresces when hit by x-ray radiation, producing visible light that is recorded by the film. X-ray film is one of the least-expensive forms of black & white sheet film available anywhere; the 100 sheets of 8x10 cost me just $30, including shipping. That's about one-tenth the price per sheet of the cheapest 8x10 sheet film at B&H. I'll be using it for all of my large-format film experimentation.

Where do you order the x-ray film from?

[JDArt]

Originally Posted by moxi1

Hi all,

Whenever I pass my camera shelf, I get that sad feeling. In this shelf stands a lonely camera bag full with good gear, but I just don't use it any-more.

You have to have a strict "use it or lose it" policy with digital cameras. Otherwise, you (1) lose a lot of money and (2) collect junk.

[StinkyDaddy]

My 10 yr old son is using my A2e and EOS 620, he really likes shooting film. He wants a dslr, and might get one for his birthday coming up in Nov. I keep my Mamiya and other MF stuff put away, haven't shot with them in years.

Have Fun,
Wm.

[Ed Shapiro]

I still use all of my film equipment in addition to my digital gear. The are certain instances where I prefer the look of film or where my commercial clients require transparencies. I am well invested in Hasselblad equipment so I am going to digitize my equipment and have all my lenses in service. I am also going to digitize my Mamiya RZ!

Another alternative is to acquire a new Hasselblad digital body with one good zoom kens and have all my old lenses at my disposal as well.

I have purchased fine equipment in the past and it has paid off- there is no use in selling any of this gear for an outrageously low price when I can still use all of it and that older gear clearly does not owe me any money as it were.

If some crazy collector wants to buy any of my stuff for an outrageously high sum of money, I may consider selling some of it but only if there is enough money to buy a significant piece of new glass of my digital system.

Some of my old gear, especially my soft focus lenses can not be replicated in effect by any new gear, digital or analog.

Ed

[KarnyDoc]

I've disposed of only one film camera, a Minolta XG-1 35mm camera that came to be more problematic that it was worth - and which I had sent in twice to correct an electrical problem, because its shutter depended on batteries. Because of this, I vowed never to find myself in this position again, so I got rid of it at a camera show (sold to a dealer), and replaced it with a Nikon FM2. It will soon be joined by another FM2 and 55mm lens that were originally used by the Las Vegas Metropolitan PD CSI, giving me a tangible item that has a "spiritual" connection to the show, as well as a connection for my GF to her "home." (Watching CSI with my GF is an interestingly surreal experience.)

The two Nikons are companions to my Hasselblad 500C/M.

Dieter Zakas
Film, NJ

[RocketRick]

Originally Posted by Wolfdagon

Where do you order the x-ray film from?

I got it from: CXSOnline.com

I ordered the CXS Ortho Green Film. According to discussions on the APUG forums, I should be able to rate it at approximately ASA 100 or 200. (I'll experiment a bit to see what works best for me.)

X-ray film is coated on both sides, and lacks an anti-halation layer. So, I expect I'll get slightly softer photos than I would with a single-sided emulsion, and have to be a bit more careful to avoid scratching before or during development. I use a hardening Kodak fixer, so I shouldn't have any trouble post-development.

Some folks on APUG have experimented with using household bleach to remove the "back" emulsion layer after developing and fixing, with good results. It may be worth experimenting, just to see.

- Rick

[Rense]

Originally Posted by RocketRick

... I'll be using it for all of my large-format film experimentation.

would love to see your experiments!

[Rense]

Originally Posted by Ed Shapiro

...
Some of my old gear, especially my soft focus lenses can not be replicated in effect by any new gear, digital or analog.
Ed

If I may ask Ed, what lenses are you referring to?

[FotoItaly]

Having been a film guy for over 25 years I've got a lot of negs and prints to look at. I now use a digital camera but it still doesn't look as good as film. You take a film camera that's 30 years old
and throw some Fuji Velvia in there and it'll beat digi anyday. It just looks so good. But hey digital's convenient and that's what we all want. Isn't it?

[Pony]

Originally Posted by moxi1

Hi all,

Whenever I pass my camera shelf, I get that sad feeling. In this shelf stands a lonely camera bag full with good gear, but I just don't use it any-more.

..............

What did you do with your old gear?

Cheers Moxi1

Up until Dec. '08,my Bronica 645 and Canon A2 were used professionally.I am not currently in business.Film isn't the majority but I agree w/the others in that it's
not obsolete.Regardless of what I do w/photography business-wise,I will continue
shooting film.Film is currently the best it's ever been.So cheer up,go get a roll and do some shooting.I have a sneaky suspicion everythings going to be OK

[oldugly]

Sold all of my old Nikon film gear to a gentleman who works for a newspaper. They still have a darkroom that they use occasionally. While I miss some of the lenses, that is all I miss.

[xxloverxx]

Originally Posted by Max@Home

...then why not buy a 256Mb or 512Mb card ?

...€0.02...

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

I once had an idea for something that I thought should be programmed into every digital camera - photo limit. Where you would go into the menu & set either 6, 12, 16, 24, 36, 72, 100 or 250 exposures (120, 120, 120, 135, 135, 135 half frame, Canon's bulk film back, Nikon's bulk film back respectively). After the limit, you'd have to switch the camera off & turn it on again, or press a combination of buttons and wait 10 seconds that would be the film "reloading" time

What do I do with my "obsolete" film SLRs? Use them. I use my film SLRs more than my digital ones (little to no issues with battery, metering, AF messing up, bulk, noise etc). Also I find that for the same price, a film SLR is much better built than the digital equiv. (sick and tired of the use of plastic in cameras these days…what happened to metal & leather covering…Leica excluded from these complaints)
Also, I'm lazy, so it feels great letting my lab develop my film, scan it & get it all on a CD for me - when it goes on my computer all I have to do is move them into appropriate folders, label & archive the negatives+CD and deal with 36 photos. Whereas with digital (which I shot this week for specific reasons), I was dealing with ~200 photos a day and rejecting over 100, then dealing with correcting colour casts, contrast and the rest (shooting digital RAW and film RAW are 2 different things - not all RAW is created equal)
Also, while I've been able to add "grain" to a photo digitally, it lacks the texture of scanned negatives.
Did I mention full-frame advantage for a lot less money?

[Bob B]

Sold my Canon AE-1 and f/1.2 lens to KEH about 5 years ago. But I kept the non-electric Exa which I used for astrophotography in the 1960s.

[stbear]

Still have a Canon AE1 and some lenses for it. I switched to Nikon when it was time to upgrade and found Canon had changed lens mounts and I would have to buy new lenses too. I still have my Nikon 8008s collecting dust but my old lenses still work on my new Nikon digitals.

Occasionally I look on Craigs List and eBay to see what the old stuff is going for. There are some high prices being asked on craigs List for the old stuff. Not sure if it ever sells. Ebay prices are not as high and seem like what the stuff is really worth. Not too much.

[Jcas]

I sold my old Ricoh film camera years ago, but just recently seen a lovely Canon 30V with grip on ebay, so i got that and enjoy using it from time to time.