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Let her figure out the camera first before she adds in the developing variable. Sheesh!
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Ya it's wicked cool looking and we'll see if I can have the patience as well lol. Can't wait to give it go.
All you need now is some chemicals to process your film
Nope, if Bresson didn't process his own, why should I? lol
All you need now is some chemicals to process your film
Nope, if Bresson didn't process his own, why should I? lol
1) Because processing an entire feature length film is a much more technically specialized, expensive, and involved process than processing still photographs. Division of labor is more necessary in cinema.
2) Because there isn't as much creative input in cinema film per frame, because you can't dodge and burn, etc. and have it line up between frames, so more of the creativity has to be in the lights and other things leading to the shot being as good as possible in camera. Thus, not being involved in processing is not giving up nearly as much creative input in cinema by comparison to not being involved in still processing.
I have a lab that charges something like $2 per roll, if that, for C-41. For that, hell, I'll keep shooting away. Grab me some Ektar 120 or 35mm and load up Blad the Impaler or Shredder and have a nice afternoon.
I have a lab that charges something like $2 per roll, if that, for C-41. For that, hell, I'll keep shooting away. Grab me some Ektar 120 or 35mm and load up Blad the Impaler or Shredder and have a nice afternoon.
Thats great!
Here in the UK C-41 service on the high street will cost you about £5-10 (10-20 USD ish) and not be very good, often double that to send it off.
Hence I do B&W at home...
I have a lab that charges something like $2 per roll, if that, for C-41. For that, hell, I'll keep shooting away. Grab me some Ektar 120 or 35mm and load up Blad the Impaler or Shredder and have a nice afternoon.
Hey, I definitely recommend developing at home at some point, but I think someone should first build skills and confidence with film and camera. Imagine it's your first roll of film ever with an unfamiliar camera, and you develop it yourself. That first roll sucks (as so many of them do!) Was it the camera? If so, what part? It's a used camera, so is it a problem with the equipment or with the way I used the equipment? Was it a film issue? Was it a bad batch or does this particular film just react differently? If so, how? Or maybe it was the development - the temperature? Timing? Light leak? Tank?
SO many questions - that could be too overwhelming. Control the variables. Take it slow, in stages. Shoot the same film for a couple of weeks so you can focus on just the camera and how it works. Then when you're more comfortable with the camera, try another film and see how that film reacts. When you're confident with camera and film, then decide whether or not it's worth it to you (or if you're still interested enough) to go on to developing.
If I may plagiarize tirediron...this is my two cents. Your mileage may vary.