I love photography, but I've gotten bored with modern digital cameras. They're nice in the fact that I can shoot plenty of pics, but I just want something different. I want to do film, but 35mm just seems too expensive. Buying the film, developing, scanning, etc. There's a local place near me that does all that for 25 dollar PER roll.I have 400 dollar store credit to this camera store. I was looking at the Pentax 17. Sure, it's half-frame, but the pics look nice and sharp. But what really caught my attention was the polaroid I-2. All the manual controls and upgraded lens seem appealing. I like instant cameras, so I'm really leaning to this one. Anyone here able to vouch for the polaroid, or should I get the Pentax?
>I MUST CONSOOOOOOOOOOOOM >trying different photography styles or imitating an obsecure photographer from 19th century for shits and giggles? huh? fuck that. photography is only about cameras. I HECKIN LUV MY fuck off also there is no fucking point in film photography if you're not large format. buy a 4x5 camera or fuck off.
>>438311835mm film is vastly superior to the images that come out of full frame digital cameras
>>4383119Kek, yeah sure mate dumping 10,000 dollars into film WILL make you better photographer overnight. Buy a Leica M6 with Summicron 50mm and shoot only Portra 400 and order drum scans. Goodluck.
>>4383125You don't have to do any of that, just regular development and scanning with a cheap body.
>>4383126Yeah goodluck mate. Film is the right consoomer choice and it WILL make you a better photographer overnight. Film is magic bro #ishootfilm
>>4383127>Kodak raped my dog!
>>4383118>No the medium doesn't matter at allWhy aren't you just drawing the things you see in sand with your finger then? Because thats completely free from LE CONSUMPTION.Oh because you're a fucking hypocrite, I see.
>>4383115If you have friends. The polaroid.If you do photography alone. The Pentax.
>>4383152My mantra is "camera is just a tool". OP doesn't even know why he needs a film camera besides "I am heckin bored with digital cameras". This is peak consoomer thinking.
>>4383154So you're projecting your feelings in the most literal sense. Great.
>>4383155>So you're projecting your feelings in the most literal sense.What feelings retard? Even Bresson said that camera is just a mechanical toy. It is means to an artistic end not end in itself. But yeah sure dump all your money down in the drain because "I am heckin bored". Might as well start gambling.
>>4383156Do you usually convince people to agree with you by acting this hostile? Especially in trivial matters like these?
if cost of 35mm is a concern, a polaroid should be out of the question as it's at least twice the price per shot
>>4383159No, in real life I am utterly passive and gay. I got bullied on /pol/ for being a sandnigger so maybe I learned this retarded behavior from there.
>>4383163Cut it out then
>>4383115Skill issue
>>4383163There's thirdies on here? No wonder the discourse is so crappy lmaoCaptcha: 280NTR
>>4383178Silt your throat
OP here. Should probably share some of my pictures to help you guys gauge which camera would be best.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeRICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.Camera ModelRICOH GR IIICamera SoftwareRICOH GR III Ver. 1.91Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaFocal Length (35mm Equiv)28 mmImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution300 dpiVertical Resolution300 dpiImage Created2024:10:06 10:29:23Exposure Time1/500 secF-Numberf/5.6Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating100Exposure Bias-1 EVMetering ModePatternFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length18.30 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width6000Image Height4000RenderingCustomExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandardContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessHardSubject Distance RangeDistant View
>>4383115If you cant take good photos without a film camera you can’t take good photosJust buy a 1gb sd card and gouge out your delete button lmao
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A film camera won’t help you. Maybe you’re stagnant because you take moody photos of nothing (film’s specialty) instead of living things doing stuff.
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>>4383193I don’t really like photographing people. Often because something like that is so personal and much like myself I prefer to live privately without anybody bothering me. I only photograph people that I know, but I’ll never share those.It’s why I don’t like street photography. I don’t like the cities, and people can be awful. I lived through two of them my whole life and I feel like it’s a medium that has been done to death at this point throughout the decades and even more on social media now. I just like taking pictures of things I like. Just things I think are nice.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeAppleCamera ModeliPhone 13 ProCamera SoftwarePhotoshop Express 24.36.1.8500Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaFocal Length (35mm Equiv)77 mmImage-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2024:09:22 06:02:01Exposure Time1/490 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating32Lens Aperturef/2.8Brightness8.7 EVExposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length9.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width3020Image Height2013Exposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandard
>>4383196Depressive. Come back to life zombie man.
>>4383163And then you bring that shit here?
>>4383198Which camera though? Polaroid, Pentax? I’m gonna hit up the camera store in a few hours[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeAppleCamera ModeliPhone 13 ProCamera Software17.6.1Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaFocal Length (35mm Equiv)77 mmImage-Specific Properties:Pixel CompositionUnknownImage OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2024:10:15 15:56:32Exposure Time1/774 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating32Lens Aperturef/2.8Brightness9.2 EVExposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length9.00 mmColor Space InformationUncalibratedImage Width3024Image Height4032Exposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandard
>>4383200>And then you bring that shit here?Why are you acting so surprised? I am not the only one who talk bunch of shite. Most people here and in real life are assholes anyway. See >>4383178.
>>4383201The one you have with you or a sony a7c+40mm f2.5+lightpix labs flashq m20
>>4383131Oh are we calling him Kodak now?
Made my choice :)))[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution216 dpiVertical Resolution216 dpiColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width1170Image Height1250
>>4383310have fun and post results
>>4383115>There's a local place near me that does all that for 25 dollar PER roll.Bottle of Rodinal is 10 bucks and will do around 100 rolls of 135 film, for stop bath use vinegar, ilford rapid fix half litre is 12 bucks, you dilute it 1+4 and 1 liter of that solution does 24 rolls (can do more if you test it on cut off leader before) so around 60 rolls.You can scan it with DSLR if you have one or even with mobile phone to check out, and those you really like make prints of and scan prints with flatbed scanner which will render better results than expansive negative scanner.As next step you can try make your own prints which is as much fun as taking photos. Try old Meopta enlarger and Foma paper, cheap and more than enough for b&w photos.
Adapt manual vintage lenses to your digital camera. You can thank me later.
>>4383115Nah do what I do.>Build your own large format pinhole camera. >Get a bunch of light sensative photo paper. Used shit from the bay is good enough.>Paper developer. Vinegar for stop.>Red led torch.
>>4383310you won't be disappointed, it's not a real camera but it's super fun to shoot with. I love mine