Roll on film
Written by Fred Brown
First it was the Newton (OK that didn’t work out so well) but now, it is film. I am talking 35mm. Three reasons:
1. The excellent Ian Farrell in Photography Monthly hits the nail on the head. “I like that I can’t instantly review what I’ve taken, in combination with the limited number of shots on a roll, this means I take more care framing up, and perhaps only take one or two frames. Or even none. When was the last time you framed up a shot with a DSLR and then decided it wasn’t worth taking?”. Exactly.
2. Quality. When you get married you ask your photographer to shoot film for a reason.
3. Ken Rockwell argues very coherently that the camera doesn’t matter (he has also sparked my interest in Ansel Adams) but you have to agree that these things are worth owning? Plenty on eBay for less than you can imagine.
I am off to Singapore and Thailand soon, and will take one with me. I’ll let you know how I get on.
Fuji Neopan 400 copyright Rage Wan 2009. Used under a Creative Commons license.
