Shall I stay or shall I go?
Oct. 26th, 2025 01:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nikonf3I'm going through one of my periodic spasms over photo media. I haven't bought film since the beginning of the year and my stocks are getting low. I'm noticing that the expensive stuff is getting a little more so. The less expensive, in some cases, a lot more so. At this point, the old film vs. digital argument kicks in and quickly devolves into, Why are you still shooting film when it's so expensive (sort of) and digital is free (sort of)?!! And my brain goes round and round, like a dog chasing its tail.
I currently have two rolls of film at the lab. In a day or so, the scans will be up on the server and I'll once again get to be elated or disappointed. Or something in between. The only difference between this and digital is the wait time, seconds for digital and weeks for film(or more, but I don't mind) and costs (Oh do shut up rational mind!) After these two rolls, I have four rolls left.
This is a shot from July, taken with a Minolta X570, a relic from the 1980's. Who knows how many vacations, graduations, new babies, and other family and friends events this camera has recorded?
I currently have two rolls of film at the lab. In a day or so, the scans will be up on the server and I'll once again get to be elated or disappointed. Or something in between. The only difference between this and digital is the wait time, seconds for digital and weeks for film(or more, but I don't mind) and costs (Oh do shut up rational mind!) After these two rolls, I have four rolls left.
This is a shot from July, taken with a Minolta X570, a relic from the 1980's. Who knows how many vacations, graduations, new babies, and other family and friends events this camera has recorded?
