Kodak to sell off film production?

[Christine Aguila]

From: "Scott Loveless" :

>I also missed the tactile aspects of film in
> general - putting slides in the trays, sleeving the negatives, etc.
> Editing on a computer screen sucks, at least for me.  It's even less fun
> when I have to scan those slides and negatives, but at least I get to do
> the touchy-feely part of photography that I really like.



Yes, I miss the tactile aspects of film as well.  There was something 
wonderful about the darkroom.  I've only public darkroom experience from 
when I took 1 photography class over 20 years ago, but parts of that 
experience I remember as if it were yesterday.  Very enjoyable.

I'm liking Photoshop more and more, BUT processing my photographs digitally 
results in just another thing I do on the computer.  I'm at the computer so 
much:  work correspondence & work (and lots of it), music downloads, social 
correspondence, and so much more. Because digital editing is yet 1 more 
thing I do on the computer, just a tiny bit of the joy is taken out of the 
experience. Because of this, I really try to get the photograph right 
in-camera, so I don't have to spend hours at the computer.  That's probably 
a good thing for my photographic development.

Still, having said all that.  I doubt I'd ever go back to film, though I do 
eventually want to buy a used Pentax MX.  That was my first SLR, purchased 
for me by an old boyfriend, but I had to sell it when I was in college--the 
ever present need for money.  yuck.  I have such fond memories of that 
camera.  This is totally a sentimental desire.  For the most part, I see 
myself as committed to digital.

Cheers, Christine






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Loveless" <pdml at twosixteen.com>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml at pdml.net>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: Kodak to sell off film production?


> frank theriault wrote:
>> At one point in the fairly recent past I said I'd always use film, at
>> least on some level.  I said that when I went digital I wouldn't stop
>> using film, that I'd continue to use my film cameras for "serious"
>> shooting as long as they continued to be functional.
>>
>> I got my *istD in (I think) April.
>>
>> Haven't bought a roll of film since.
>>
>> I took my Leica out one day and I think I only shot one or two frames
>> - "gosh, I can't just snap away at will, this is costing me money
>> now!" - and haven't used it since.
>>
>> I love film, still think it looks better (nothing beats TriX!) but I
>> can't see using it again.
>>
>> Didn't take long for me to make the full conversion.  At least Kodak
>> waited for me to go digital before they decided to shut 'er down...
>>
> When Christie and I got the 750z I think I made a statement along the
> lines of "I don't see a need for color film, anymore."  Christie got a
> K100D right after they came out and I started reaching for that for
> quick snapshots.  (I still do.)  Shortly thereafter I got a K10D and
> used that exclusively for several months.  I certainly can't complain
> about the camera.
>
> What I missed was the black and white process.  Saint Ansel referred to
> it as "donkey work".  I also missed the tactile aspects of film in
> general - putting slides in the trays, sleeving the negatives, etc.
> Editing on a computer screen sucks, at least for me.  It's even less fun
> when I have to scan those slides and negatives, but at least I get to do
> the touchy-feely part of photography that I really like. I no longer own
> the K10D.
>
> I suppose the end result should be the driving factor, and that the
> stuff in the middle shouldn't really matter.  But for me that part in
> the middle is the most fun.  I'll try the digital thing again when
> traditional black and white film, chemicals, and paper becomes too
> inconvenient to purchase.
>
> -- 
> Scott Loveless
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