rogue_
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| Has anyone shot with Bluefire Police 35mm film?
I'm thinking of breaking out the Olympus OM-4T just so I can shoot a few rolls of this stuff.. Have a lookee »www.frugalphotographer.com/catBluefire.htm
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Jodokast96
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Erial, NJ | Re: Anyone still shooting 35mm film?
NOT bringing image quality, etc. into this, but a roll of that stuff cost as much as my 2gb SD card, lol. I'm too damn cheap to pay for film and get it developed. |
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rogue_
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Oh but, think of how absolutely sharp the photos will be. Even at huge print sizes! I've never actually seen a film that offers what this one does before. The temptation is too much!
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Jodokast96
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Erial, NJ | That's why I elected to keep quality out of it.  |
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Dynevor
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Yep! Canon A1 and Olympus IS 1000. |
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Stacy
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Shooting film ain't what it used to be. Now it costs twice as much and those 3 hour E6 labs have 24 hour turn around. |
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Nah. It's a hassle. Although I would like to know what my kids did with my Pentax K1000. It's MIA. I was tempted to buy a Canon Elan not too long ago, but I kept getting outbid on ebay and I'm too cheap to get into the bidding wars (Shop Victoriously! pooh). I would like to see how my full frame Canon lenses do on a 35mm. Anybody like to donate a Canon EOS film camera to the cause? Hah. |
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Gemologist
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Yep, never stopped shooting film and never will! Digital just can NOT compete with film when it comes to B&W.  Nor does a dSLR or even FF (almost, but the look just isn't quite right) compare to the detail film can produce in larger print sizes.
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rogue_
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| Have you ever used this Bluefire Police film?
Actually, I'm thinking I should grab a cheap Pentax 35mm so I can shoot some macros with the Vivi series 1 105mm and this film.. Looks like it could be good fun.
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B52GUNR
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I might have to load a roll of this into my Minolta Hi-Matic 7s |
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Wyattx17
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No, but I develop it ALL day long. I touch it more than my DSLR at this point in time. |
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Kringle
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Pierrefonds, QC | reply to rogue_
Not only do I shoot 35mm film with my Canon A-1 and FTb but I also shoot 2¼ with my Mamiya C3 and 4x5 with my Calumet view. For some things you just can't beat film. |
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iSpark
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Conway, SC | reply to rogue_
I shot a roll of Kodak B&W in my Yashica GSN a while back.
Still need to develop it. |
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Dream Killer
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I still shoot my Nikon EM with Kodachrome 64. For very large print sizes I shoot with my Canon XTi. I've read somewhere that 35mm is equal to an FF at about 8.2MP.
EDIT:»www.normankoren.com/Tutorials/MTF7.html |
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Kringle
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| I'm not sure that I fully agree with the article you referenced. Granted, if you print directly out of the camera (either film to print or jpeg to print) he's probably quite right. This point of view completely neglects the wonderful things that can be done in digital post. Scan a 35mm slide or neg at 1200dpi and the world's your oyster.
NeatImage is simply amazing for film work. Because film is an analogue medium, detail doesn't have distinct boundaries but falls off gradually. This means that you can suck out more detail than you would expect when the scanned image is properly manipulated. You also have complete control over the amount of grain that you choose to keep in the image for effect.
Once you have properly "cleaned up" your original by manually removing dust and other imperfections you have an original that will rival any digital original. The trick is that you can't use software "dust removal" - it sucks. Your final product will only be a reflection of the effort that you put into it. One of the recent shots I worked on used a 56Mp original from a 2¼ MF colour negative. Try that with a digicam (unless you have a $37k Hassey). |
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rogue_
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I think the OP was wondering if anyone still shot with their 35mm because of this new film he came across called Bluefire Police - Grainless B&W.
I'm fairly certain the OP was looking for thoughts on the film..
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Jodokast96
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Erial, NJ | My, aren't we special now referring to yourself in the third person.  :D |
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rogue_
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sporkme
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said by Dream Killer  :II've read somewhere that 35mm is equal to an FF at about 8.2MP. I don't know of any good numbers, but there is a wide variation in resolution between different films. 25 ASA B&W vs. 400 ASA B&W will be very, very different. Then there's variations in exposure, processing chemistry... |
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TigerNutz
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October 23rd, @03:49PM
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Film is great but I have a suitcase full of prints from shooting over the years, it is a PITA cataloging and storing all of that stuff!
Don't get me starting with scanning, I don't have the time!
Besides, I like the control of my own digital dark room.
No, no more film for me!
EDIT: now that the title of the thread has changed from "Anyone still shooting 35mm film?", no, I have not shot with Bluefire Police film...  |
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