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Been shooting a ton of 35mm film lately.

It’s so much better than digital photography.

It really takes me back to a specific time and place.

I love only having 36 shots per roll and having to be patient and wait for the right moment.

Shooting less. Being contemplative.

It’s like a meditation for me.

And the photos are magical. Digital will never be able to replace the chemical reaction of light meeting silver halide.
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Tauri 4d ago

> I love only having 36 shots per roll and having to be patient and wait for the right moment.

You can do the same with digital if you know how and what to shoot. I often return home with 5-10 shots on my digital camera. Also, depends what you mean by “it’s so much better than digital photography”. If it’s something along the lines of “film makes me struggle more and keeps me conscious about each frame due to its constraints”, I can agree. If you mean “film is technically superior to digital”, I’d call BS.

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HODL 4d ago

Personally I don’t think of film as technically superior but emotionally superior. There’s something magic about film compared to modern mirrorless cameras or dslr’s though I own those as well and shoot with them regularly. I don’t agree that you should be judicious though with digital. I shoot burst mode when photographing people for instance because if I can I’d like more options in post.

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HODL 4d ago

One area where film does excel technically vs digital is in highlight roll off. There’s something I hate about exposing to keep the highlights from clipping and then bringing up the shadows in post. It doesn’t have that glow that film has.