Digital to film

Hey

I am have been thinking about picking up a film camera to take on trips with me.

I would still use and enjoy the 7d, but I like the idea of shooting travelling portraits and touristic souvenirs in film.

Yeah it can seems like going backwards, but I love retro style and and the idea of making a personal travel book, with film sounds like a lot of fun to me.

Trouble is, I have no idea what is good or not out there.

Any retro lovers or film users?

My mom has a camera from her mom, that baby has a huge lens, and a sort one. I haven't seen that camera in years, hoping to get my hands on this winter, I know it's a canon, and pretty sure it's close to 35 years old. Ad also pretty sure she won't let me take it.

One of the best aspects of shooting film, is that instead of choosing a camera largely for its sensor, you find a film you like and then choose any camera that works for you, it could be a leica m7, or it could be a canon ae1, you will get similarly great results (providing you like the aesthetics of film) with either.

Another thing that will play a big role is scanning, don't underestimate this, its a huge part of the process and if you aren't doing it correctly there's little point in shooting film in the first place.

Asking what's good and what's not is a huge questions, there is A LOT of film equipment out there, a lot more then digital, the choices are endless. You also have all the different formats to choose from. If you want to shoot 35mm, and are happy with one lens, the fixed lens rangefinders are a great choice, something like the konica auto s2 or a canonet would be a great choice. If you want interchangeable lenses the canon ae1 with a couple fd primes of your prefered focal length would be great. If you want to spend more money, there's leica, rollei, voigtlander, etc. There's just so many options. Go for primes, film era primes are special, the zooms are pretty bleh.

Thanks for reply.

I sort of have my eye on the olympus om30.

I think mainly because I regret a little buying the 7d instead of the omd5.
But the 7d is great camera and suits my needs better, I guess it's a little crush on the lok and size of the OMD that got me.

Scanning, I don't think I will be doing much of it.
But the film you say, I will do more research on that.

But is there any recent film cameras? Where I am based right now is very limited when it comes to photography, and I can't find any new one... They can not be out of production.

Do a search....I shoot with a 6x7 medium format film body. You should learn how to develop your own BW photos. That's when the fun starts....

Hatallas wrote in post #15969090
Thanks for reply.

I sort of have my eye on the olympus om30.

I think mainly because I regret a little buying the 7d instead of the omd5.
But the 7d is great camera and suits my needs better, I guess it's a little crush on the lok and size of the OMD that got me.

Scanning, I don't think I will be doing much of it.
But the film you say, I will do more research on that.

But is there any recent film cameras? Where I am based right now is very limited when it comes to photography, and I can't find any new one... They can not be out of production.

Look for the Canon EOS film bodies like the Elan, Elan 7, or even an EOS 3. You can use your EF lenses on it. Save money since you aren't buying a new system.

Hatallas wrote in post #15969090
Thanks for reply.

I sort of have my eye on the olympus om30.

I think mainly because I regret a little buying the 7d instead of the omd5.
But the 7d is great camera and suits my needs better, I guess it's a little crush on the lok and size of the OMD that got me.

Scanning, I don't think I will be doing much of it.
But the film you say, I will do more research on that.

But is there any recent film cameras? Where I am based right now is very limited when it comes to photography, and I can't find any new one... They can not be out of production.

By limiting yourself to film cameras that are still in production, your missing out on a lot of good stuff, and your also going into higher price territory. Most of the companies still producing film cameras are the brands like leica, rollei, cosina/voigtlander. Unless you want a holga be prepared to spend a good chunk of change.

The olympus OM's are great, with great glass, I don't know much about the OM30 but I believe it was a more automated attempt by olympus that fell short, I'd look for an OM1, OM2 or OM3.

Are you planning on having a lab do the scanning?

TooManyShots wrote in post #15969155
Look for the Canon EOS film bodies like the Elan, Elan 7, or even an EOS 3. You can use your EF lenses on it. Save money since you aren't buying a new system.

The EOS-3 does not have an adjustable diopter. Which means you must add the correct diopter adjusting lens to the OVF in order to make things in the viewfinder in focus and read the viewfinder info.

I have an EOS-3 with a -4 diopter which I bought a few years ago. My eyesight has declined and now things cannot get in focus in the viewfinder nor is the viewfinder info text in focus which make the camera just about unusable for me. Canon no longer makes the -4 diopter.

Look into a film SLR with an adjustable diopter such as the 1v where it has a +1 to -3 built in adjustable diopter which means if you put a -4 diopter adjustment lens on it turns into a -3 to -7 range.

I take on film.
Here is nothing not good on film. You have to make your own choice.
Rangefinder, SLR, lomography, 135 film, Medium format - all good.
This is why I use all of them.
For travel - any rangefinder and 50mm + 35mm lens.

This is really going to be a third hobby I can say, I don't expect to use it more than a couple times a year, yet I suspect I will more than the 7d.

Yes from what I read the om30 is more automated, and I think for a first film, it will be a little easier. If I really enjoy it and produce decent films, I think I would like to upgrade later to a laica m6. But those a pretty expensive.

I found this one for just 40bucks and seller has ood reputation:
OLYMPUS OM30 - OM 30

objectif 50mm marque olympus 1:1,8 objectif 35-70mm 1:3,5-4,5 marque lens+ macro objectif 80-205 1:4,5 marque tokura

Developing my own film? Well I have the room for it, if I can find all that need to do it, I would, but indonesia isn't the most "practical" country, a lot of our normal and common necessity are absent over here.

I think I will mainly do black and white, the problem will be finding some good film.

Hatallas wrote in post #15970742
the problem will be finding some good film.

Psh, that's the easy part! Pan F, Acros, Delta 3200, HP5, Tri-X...

You my friend have never been to indonesia.

Hatallas wrote in post #15970824
You my friend have never been to indonesia.

No, but I've used FedEx.

Yeah me too, and they lost a total of 400usd worth or merchandise that magically disappeared, before making to my door.

Hatallas wrote in post #15968207
Hey

I am have been thinking about picking up a film camera to take on trips with me.

I would still use and enjoy the 7d, but I like the idea of shooting travelling portraits and touristic souvenirs in film.

Yeah it can seems like going backwards, but I love retro style and and the idea of making a personal travel book, with film sounds like a lot of fun to me.

Trouble is, I have no idea what is good or not out there.

Any retro lovers or film users?

My mom has a camera from her mom, that baby has a huge lens, and a sort one. I haven't seen that camera in years, hoping to get my hands on this winter, I know it's a canon, and pretty sure it's close to 35 years old. Ad also pretty sure she won't let me take it.

my travel camera right now is a Pentax 6x7 with 55mm, 105mm and 200mm lens, a Leica M6 with 50mm and a Fuji X100s w/ 28mm wide angle for digital.

Hatallas wrote in post #15970742
I think I will mainly do black and white, the problem will be finding some good film.

black and white? start with Delta 400, HP5+, 400TX