@kwind Thank you! Yes, plenty of information. @joysabin Thank you, I'm rather happy also about the bokeh. @gardenfolk hahaha, which word? And I'm not blond, either... @golftragic Thanks a lot. My only regret is the white spot on the third leaf from bottom...
@gardenfolk Ah, well, apologies for my gear-geek language: The Spotmatic is an old Pentax all-mechanical film camera (built 1964-1976) and the Takumar is its prime "standard" lens, 50mm with maximum aperture of 1,4. The Ferrania P30 is a wonderful wonderful film originally used in the Italian movie industry in the 50s. An Italian company restarted producing it last year, suddenly stopping production this year for some problems with the factory.
I have never owned an older style film camera (other than the old Instamatic which took the 110 film, and I don't think they count). One of the young guys that I work with has a couple of older cameras that take film and he has started developing the film at home. It's something that I had never really thought much about before, but with his influence I am becoming more and more intrigued
Ooops hit the comment button before I'd finished rambling.....
I've started to notice that the film photos seem to have far more contrast than digital and the grey tones are much more pleasing to the eye, or am I imagining that
@deborah63 I think the contrast depend pretty much upon the specific film; as to the pleasantness, there's a fundamental difference between pixels and silver oxide grains: pixels are spread evenly on the sensor's surface. while the grain spreads randomly, creating a much more natural transition between dark and light areas of the frame. I believe it counts. Plus, getting the developed roll is an epiphany!
@joysabin Thank you, I'm rather happy also about the bokeh.
@gardenfolk hahaha, which word? And I'm not blond, either...
@golftragic Thanks a lot. My only regret is the white spot on the third leaf from bottom...
I've started to notice that the film photos seem to have far more contrast than digital and the grey tones are much more pleasing to the eye, or am I imagining that