Film is Not Dead

1 CommentTuesday • February 12, 2008 • by Arran

Well, if you shoot with Polaroid it might be.
But if you’re into Medium Format rangefinders, Fuji might be releasing something of interest.
All i know is that its still a viable photographic option for me, and as long as film is being made, and negatives being processed, i’ll keep shooting away.
Recently a friend from OCAU and i started up a film camera club for a bit of fun. Its surprising how many people still shoot film, and the vast range of equipment that is used. I find it really interesting when you compare it to the DSLR market dominated mostly by Canon and Nikon. People are shooting film on Olympus, Pentax, Ricoh, Mamiya, Praktica, etc… A vast range of camera brands and types (SLR’s, rangefinders, TLR’s, etc) all producing unique and wonderful results. It’ll be a big loss to photography in general when these types of cameras cannot be used anymore, and everyone is on the same computer designed plastic technology that is outdated as soon as it’s released..
Anyway, enough of the rant.
Oh before i forget, check out the awesome* banner i made for the club, haha

*may not actually be awesome.

Oh, i got a new toy today. Picked up an OM2 in “non working” condition for dirt cheap. The best bit was bringing it home and getting it working in less than 3 seconds (just needed to be reset). I now have a nice new OM2 in perfect working condition, and near perfect cosmetic condition. I just need to glue down the camera leather a bit, or replace it completely. Thinking of covering it in some exotic pattern/colour and giving it to my girlfriend.. Decisions decisions.
Heres a quick picture of it below

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