Sent my last two rolls in on the 14th.... Processing times are super long right about now, usually I would have them back by now, but I don't.
Velvia is a far superior, and still available, slide film anyway. I just shot some Kodachrome this year for nostalgia purposes, but it's nothing like Velvia, which is film GOD to me. I wish someone would write a song about Velvia, LOL! (Paul Simon has a song called "Kodachrome" for those who don't get what I'm referencing.)
@hmgphotos - Sad/weird all the same. I still have a few rolls that haven't even been used. They are a continent away, so there wasn't much chance of shooting them.
I posted this specifically because I remember you bringing it up about a month or so ago. Would love to see how they come out. Be sure to share some with us.
@crappysailor I definitely will! I have a blank spot on my calendar which I will put my last ever Kodachrome photo on the day I took it, and then I'll probably post a link to the others or something.
I'm not crazy right? We did have this conversation not too long ago? And I believe you were perhaps looking to buy some more on ebay? Hahaha, man, everything is blending together.
@crappysailor Haha, yeah, we had this conversation! I think back in November when I took my last roll out to thaw, and posted a photo of it. I was debating on whether to shoot the roll or not. I did in the end. But I'm sure the photos won't be great... it's all snowy and gray here a lot, so I ended up taking a bunch of photos of stuff around the house and my cats. My second to last roll should be better, as I took it to Nevada with me and took photos of the desert.
Is this like the end of all film processing? What about if you have disposible cameras? I'm sure we have a fair few waterproof disposable cameras floating around...
Reading the flickr group, it seems like I was the only smart person to get mine in early, and not wait until the last minute. Not sure why people risked mailing it out yesterday?!
And supposedly they're processing over 700 rolls of film a day! I hope mine don't get lost! And that they don't lose my Velvia roll in the meantime of waiting for my Kodachrome to get processed...
@byrdlip film will not die... there would be riots if that happened. Plus, it still more economical to shoot film with a 20 year old camera than it is to keep up with digital technology. As much as I hate hipsters, I love them and their lomo cameras keeping the 120 film market happy.
Kodachrome just sealed it's own grave decades ago with print film and E-6 slide processing became more popular. Velvia killed it color wise, and prints in ease of use. I really don't think Kodachrome finally dying is an indication of film as a whole.
@hmgphotos - yeah, the lomo marketing blitz is a bit annoying. But they keep film alive. And that is worth all the annoying hype. Although it has driven up the price of expired film. Or so it seems.
Plus I'd be lying if I said I didn't love toy cameras.
@crappysailor I hate the outrageous price of expired film! It's cheaper to shoot brand new than expired, unless you come across someone who doesn't realize expired is so sought after. I love toy cameras as well, I have a Holga and a 1950s Lubitel. But I am very against the lomographic society... only they can take $2 Chinese film and sell it for $8 a roll as something special. Hence why I shoot more traditional pro films in the Holga... Velvia and Fujicolor 400H. But it does pad at least the 120 format market. Though I don't think it's 120 that is in danger of dying out since it's resolution still exceeds digital and it's still very much used professionally...
@hmgphotos - I have to admit, I bought something from them about a week ago. They had some rollei red scale 35mm film. Now on the USA website it sells for about $6/roll (I think). But since I'm currently in Switzerland, the shopping cart defaults to my location. So the price turned up......$1.27/roll. Needless to say I bought 90 rolls. Applied some coupons. And put my order in.
I noticed though, that the shipping costs change depending on what discount codes you use. It actually goes up! Hahaha, so to your point about them buying cheap film and selling it to hipsters for $8. Yeah. Only they could get away with it.
Oh. And my film order got canceled three days later. They claimed they didn't have the stock. I'm sure when they tried to fill my order they realized the mistake.
@crappysailor I've looked at that redscale stuff as well. I can see buying specialty film from them, but just normal B&W or color stuff I don't get. I've been procrastinating on ordering more film, but I really need to as my stocks are quite low... I've found that (at least in the US) Freestyle Photo can beat B&H on prices.
I've almost bought film from the Impossible Project, but only stopped because I didn't want to pay $40 for film for a camera that I have no idea if it works or not. Got an SX70 for $3 at a flea market... I think I'd rather just leave it a mystery than waste money on something like that.
@crappysailor thanks for the link... quite sad if you ask me... Photography used to be a delicate art. Now, with digital cameras, anyone can be a photographer.
@hmgphotos Thanks, I did a little more exploring and found that B&W will be around for a long time. Gives me the motivation to finish the addition to the house, clean out the lab and fire up the B&W processing.
@hmgphotos - AH! It kills me. Have you seen what they go for? A few years ago people couldn't get rid of them fast enough. I remember playing with one as a kid. The SX70 was more of a spaceship to me than a camera. The way it folded amazed me. :P
@meshinka - Sad for sure. Although, I must admit, I never really shot slide film. While I do have some, it is quite by accident.
@crappysailor I have seen! At the same flea market someone had one for $70 for sale. I settled for the $3 one, and spent about an hour trying to figure how to open it up :)
Got my rolls and scans back! Not happy with the scans, they look rather dull... so I might have to rescan some of my favorite shots. I posted up the last frame I ever took (well, second to last): http://365project.org/hmgphotos/365/2010-12-16 for the day I took it.
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Velvia is a far superior, and still available, slide film anyway. I just shot some Kodachrome this year for nostalgia purposes, but it's nothing like Velvia, which is film GOD to me. I wish someone would write a song about Velvia, LOL! (Paul Simon has a song called "Kodachrome" for those who don't get what I'm referencing.)
I posted this specifically because I remember you bringing it up about a month or so ago. Would love to see how they come out. Be sure to share some with us.
I'm not crazy right? We did have this conversation not too long ago? And I believe you were perhaps looking to buy some more on ebay? Hahaha, man, everything is blending together.
Reading the flickr group, it seems like I was the only smart person to get mine in early, and not wait until the last minute. Not sure why people risked mailing it out yesterday?!
And supposedly they're processing over 700 rolls of film a day! I hope mine don't get lost! And that they don't lose my Velvia roll in the meantime of waiting for my Kodachrome to get processed...
Kodachrome just sealed it's own grave decades ago with print film and E-6 slide processing became more popular. Velvia killed it color wise, and prints in ease of use. I really don't think Kodachrome finally dying is an indication of film as a whole.
Plus I'd be lying if I said I didn't love toy cameras.
I noticed though, that the shipping costs change depending on what discount codes you use. It actually goes up! Hahaha, so to your point about them buying cheap film and selling it to hipsters for $8. Yeah. Only they could get away with it.
Oh. And my film order got canceled three days later. They claimed they didn't have the stock. I'm sure when they tried to fill my order they realized the mistake.
I've almost bought film from the Impossible Project, but only stopped because I didn't want to pay $40 for film for a camera that I have no idea if it works or not. Got an SX70 for $3 at a flea market... I think I'd rather just leave it a mystery than waste money on something like that.
@meshinka - Sad for sure. Although, I must admit, I never really shot slide film. While I do have some, it is quite by accident.
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