The film resurgence isn't just for the "kids". I learned photography on film 45 years ago - and now I'm back. I can actually afford some of my dream cameras that I couldn't touch 45 years ago - like Hasselblad.
44 here. Self-taught photographer and darkroom printer and back in love with 4x5 film and hopefully starting wet plate soon. I love how much film slows me down. It's like mediation with a camera.
When film was dead/no one cared about it because the cost of film cameras were worth the cost of peanuts. I picked up a Contax t2 a few months ago and learned about prices for it being 200 when people only cared about DSLRs and digital cameras. Now it has jumped up to 4 times the price. Even my dream camera the Leica M6 is going to cost me an arm and a leg now, when it was probably the cost of a car payment back then lol.
yea i know what you mean. I am such a 90s guy and I miss all of the things I was never able to experience because I was born in 2003. Film is one of the only analogue things I can still enjoy in this digital world.
Good documentary. As someone who has worked in environmental research for years and has also done life cycle assessments I want to add that the statement in the video that film may eventually go away because of environmetal reasons is not correct. Because film photography is more environmentally friendly compared to digital imaging. Production of digital sensors has more environmental impacts than film production, as well as usage of digital imaging (electric power consumption). Film will have a sustainable future.
Henning Serger hey I’m glad you made this comment. I don’t have the background to make the same statement as you but I also questioned whether the speaker in the video had concrete information to claim that environmental waste would be the downfall of film. When I think about the endless and sometimes questionable upgrade cycle in digital photography (including cellphones), I imagine that there has to be far more waste involved there. I am obviously biased though. Can you recommend a good and accessible source that summarizes the impact of film photography on the environment?
The amount of junk point and shoots just sitting at this local thrift store is staggering! I mean these are cameras that no one will buy. Whereas they can't keep film cameras for more than 10 minutes before it gets snagged.
Indeed. Not only that but beyond film production OR digital sensor production, there *so* many exponentially more harmful practices across as many industries that require attention long before anyone should bother even *investigating* film's impact. Not to say a more green approach shouldn't be explored, but a reality check is in order on this point.
That is correct, the chemicals are not as harmful as typical household cleaning chemicals. People develop film with coffee and vitamin C for that matter.
@@ChrisJones-rd4wb I'm a digital photographer and I get the same feeling when I do photoshop on my pictures. I do a lot of post processing or editing on all my pictures. So much so that some of them don't even look like real photos anymore. Instead they look like illustrations or paintings.
I love it that FILM has made a come back. I used to shoot exclusively FILM photos posted them on "flickr" around 10~12 years back. Now the pace of adoption has quickened. For me digital is lifeless and film is emotional. This is what attracts me to film.
It's crazy that people are going back to film. Not only that but people are even starting to collect vinyl records and cassettes but that's a whole different topic.
@@rpdigital17 I agree. It brings me back to the days of following my mom to pick up the processed rolls of film. I never understood it but now that I've done it a few times I can understand what it's like.
Hi Bobby, I don't think people are fatigued from shooting digital (at least I'm not). People are fatigued from sitting in front of computers all day. And phones. And social media. And tablets. I guess they get tired of staring at screens - I know I do. I own and use digital cameras, but only for work. For fun I use film. But it doesn't bother me if others prefer digital.
Great piece. I'm 44 now--and grew up with film. Obviously, once digital became a reliable method of capturing images, I followed the herd that way. I still shoot digital for work purposes, but around 2011, I was gifted a 35mm SLR from a relative, and grabbed some cheap Kodak Gold--shot a roll, and was thoroughly impressed with the results. Since then, I've invested in and embraced, medium and large format film. I've even been able to shift my professional workflow, from 100% digital, to 60/40 (digital vs analogue). I love seeing younger generations embracing this, and it's a pleasure to talk to them about the specifics--imparting whatever wisdom I've gleaned, onto them. And in turn, I'm continually inspired by their images--perhaps due to their fresh perspective, on photography. Film is not dead
Hi Bobby, I agree that in terms of technical parameters (resolution, dynamic range ...) you get better images than 135, 120 film with a modern digital sensor. My decision to use film is based on me liking the esthetics and workflow - although the process of image-making is more cumbersome and time-consuming.
@9:57 I love this part of the video because for years we only had one film lab in my city, they stuck it out through all of the dry years of film by making prints for digital photographers and developing film for those of us who never really stopped using it, but now their lab work is booming again because they are still the only 'real lab' in town and are trusted to always do the best work. To be honest, it is really great to see their family run business booming again, they are really wonderful people.
I think one of the things that makes us like analog photography (and other analog media for that matter) is the fact that it forces us to care. No longer is taking a photo a simple matter of taking out your phone, pointing and shooting; analog gives every photo some weight and meaning taking away the utilitarian and excessively convenient feel of digital photography.
@Bobby Brady Agreed. But I when I talk about how photography has become overly convinient and utilitarian I don't mean it for the 'photography as an art or hobby'. This was more directed to things like photographing a receipt to keep track of your expenses/taxes, taking a photo of the whiteboard before the teacher erases and things like that that have made our lives more convinient, true, but also have given photography a 'tool-like' feeling for many.
"Film community"? FFS enough of that nonsense, it's all photography. What about the Daguerrotype community? The albumen print community? The 10-inch and 5-inch plate communities? The diapositive community? The negative community? The Kodachrome and Ektachrome communities? The 220 and 120 roll film communities? Or, my favourite, the salt print and wet collodion community?
The real focus should be on who is actually processing & developing film, otherwise when this "fad" is oversaturated with hash-tags, where does the film photographer go? I have been using film for 25 straight years & if that "surge" in film photography does not include film chemistry & darkroom learning then that surge will inflate the new investment that we are seeing in film photography. These topics reminds me of when a new version of 101 Dalmatians come out & people run with adopting dalmatians, only to flood the animal shelters with the same dalmatians after the "fad" cools off. Film Photography is so much more than a hash-tag.
Anyone else feel that satisfaction when you have the perfect tension of film inside the camera when you wind the film advance lever? You can see the rewind lever dial turn every time. It's oh so satisfying! And the sounds of analog cameras are like my ASMR.
You can be slow and deliberate with digital photography. It's up to you. Take it from me, if you will, I started doing photography during the final years of film and the very beginning of digital photography. I learned a lot more from shooting digital than I ever did with film, but that's me. You have to find your own way.
I'm glad to be apart of this culture. Ever since I took photography last semester in college and got to work in the dark room, I fell in love with not only taking pictures but the process of bringing them to life. From developing, to printing on the enlarger, and even all the chemicalwork. I love it all, and hope to one day have a darkroom in my own home.
A note on film not being sustainable: All things don't need to be sustainable on their own. It's enough if the sum of all things is sustainable. We're perfectly capable of having a world where we have film photography and all the chemicals related to the process of producing and developing film, without taking a toll on the planet for it. All we need is to fix the huge problems instead of a little one like this, and make sure the net sustainability of human interaction with the planet is positive.
Honestly one of thee most beautiful videos that I've watched. You captured the sense of nostalgia that millennials and Gen Z's are so keen to grab hold of. I hope film can always find a way to carry on x
I grew up with film, but 30 years of shooting film was more than enough for me. I have absolutely no love for film, and even less nostalgia for it. I'm happy for people who are discovering it, but I'm personally happy to be done with it forever.
I think that shooting film is a relieve, it deaccelerates your whole processes, in this fast forwarding, digital age. Our world has become so fast und forgetting, that shooting film can cure this stress. It even changes the way you shot digital before.
Amongst many others, I've had a Canon A1 since 1978. It has never faltered. The speeds are highly accurate and the film plans is spot on. The camera has full manual, aperture priority (set the aperture and the speeds are automatic) or shutter priority (set the shutter and the aperture is automatic) and full automatic (set it to P and the camera selects shutter and aperture). At the time, it was the only camera that could do this. The metering is surprisingly good (it isn't multi-zone, as are modern cameras, nonetheless the exposures are nearly always perfect. It's a very impressive bit of kit and it will not disappoint a professional or rank amateur. You must get a good one, as there aren't many people who can service these cameras as well as the "old" technicians. If you get a good one, it'll give another 40 plus years. They are very well made and extremely robust. There's very little to choose between a late 70s Nikon FE and the Canon A1. If you want features, get the A, if you want simple, graceful and reliable excellence, maybe the Nikon. Basically, if you get bad results from either of these cameras, then the film, the development or the shooter is to blame. In the case of the Nikon, use a 50mm F2 from the early to late 70s. If it's the A1, use a 1978-1984 Canon brand 50mm F1.8 or F2 lens. The resolution of the Canon or Nikon lenses, from this vintage, are superb. The later (1990s-2005) plastic bodied Nikon or Canon lenses can be a little disappointing - if you get a bad one. Unfortunately, bad ones from this period weren't uncommon. The expensive Canon and Nikon lenses, made for high end digital cameras are truly superb but are as dear as poison and don't even work on the FE or A1. Be generous with exposures if shooting negative and mean with the exposure if shooting transparency. If you really want to splurge out on the apogee of film cameras, look at the Canon F1 from the mid 1980s or the Nikon F5. Don't buy a Leica film camera. They are like I imagine cocaine or heroin - great and expensive - at the beginning and they'll result in your financial ruin at the end. They're better than anything else but they're so expensive, you won't dare to leave the house with it. (You'll restrict yourself to taking pictures of the neighbors' car or your own trees). Film is life. It has spirit, character, nuances, irritations, joy and surprises. When you nail it with film, nothing else comes close. Digital is better in every way than film but is "soul-less", clinical and reduces your skill as a photographer, due to the automation inevitably leading to artistic laziness.
Unlike vinyl or analog tape for music, film has genuinely irreplaceable virtues. No one looks at a great photo or film and criticizes the resolution. There is real magic in film.
I sold my Yashica T4 and my Olympus miju II some months ago because I didn’t use them anymore. I think it’s fun shooting analog but the process was too slow and too expensive. In my opinion there’s no reason to go on shooting on film. If you like the retro colours you can get them easily just applying a filter on a digital photo. Analog is more for people that prioritize the process over the result. And they might feel proud that they know how to use a technology that most people don’t know how to use. But for me a camera is just a tool that helps me to get the picture that I want to have. I think in photography the result is more important than the process. Anyway I like the photographs of Willem Verbeek.
Long live film! I first started shooting film about 15 years ago and came back to it 5 years ago. And I'll continue to do so as long as I have the chance to. (But I'm an Ilford fangirl.)
the conclusion is beautiful and of course i love both film but digital reached a point when there is no need to consider film anymore , just pace yourself!
Shooting film on the street is a completely different mindset. Your stakes are much higher. This essentially pushes you to try harder and be better, and that's why I choose film.
@@AWESOMEPACER66 Have you seen the film channel grainydays? He's really witty and has a great sense of humor and sarcasm. I just thought you comment reminded me of his wit
@@AWESOMEPACER66 You are either joking or you really don't know the youtube channel Negative Feedback. For me it's one of the best film related channels out there.
4 months ago, I decided to bring my mom's old point-and-shoot film camera to my college because they don't sell/develop films in my hometown anymore. i bought my first film stock (Kodak Colorplus 200) and after it finished, i sent it to be developed. they sent the scans back through email and most of the photos are flashed because i didn't know that i shouldn't open the back frame when the film is in! but what matters is that the memories that the photos create. digital does not have the same vibe as film and now i shot almost more than 100 photos. i know this is weird but i feel more connected to the world with film than i do with digital because you can't see the photos straight away, which makes them more memorable and meaningful. oh btw, i didn't tell my mom that i brought her camera with me but when i told her about it, she was happy that the camera is still functioning. i hope more people get into film photography as it is such an amazing experience.
Film photography always was a serious hobby, for those who had an interest. Digital photography can't sustain a direct personal connection for long. It leaves a sort of vacancy. A certain satisfaction, connecting all aspects is missing. Film has that.
I came back to film in 2016 after a ten year absence where I used digital cameras, but was never really happy with them. Originally, I knew absolutely jack about the technical side of photography, the difference between film formats or anything else. Much to my delight, all the cameras I had pored over in catalogues but could never afford as a teenager, were all going cheap on eBay. So I am using cameras that would otherwise be in landfill and I use mainly expired film as well.
Really good to see the younger generation using film. I do WW2 living history and combine this with film photography (as a civilian photo-journalist of the period), I am amazed how many people ask about my film rangefinder camera's, have inspired a few people to take up film again through this other hobby.
This was so nice to watch. And I gotta admit, all of the youtubers made it so easy to get into film photography. I know I definitely appreciate all the info they put out.
Back in the old analog days you had one camera and you purchased different film stocks to use in that camera. Today with digital the cameras keep changing, making it an endless loop of constantly updating cameras and post processing software. Film is something that is real. You can hold it, touch it. Digital is something that is there and can easily vanish.
@@jo_naash yeah digital photos absolutely last longer than film, there are these things called hard drives. i just like film because it's fun to shoot, there's no practical reason to use it. i suppose resolution is technically better on film for the price but it would just make more sense to have a dslr if the only thing you want is good photos.
i shot with film before digital became affordable and accessible. at the time digital came into the majority I couldn't give my cameras away. Now I am shooting with them again. I do thank those who started doing it again. I missed it. I know it did not disappear totally but wa limited until recently.
Amazing. Very inspirational although homie at the end was a downer. Nobody should worry if it’s going to last or not. Let’s just continue to shoot with what we have and do what we do best. Great work you guys.
Don't think the point of this video was to circle jerk the film community, but rather document it's unexpected resurgence in popularity. So I think it's important to ask the question about film's sustainability in our future, and as much of a bummer as "homie" might've been, he's right.
Even though I haven't had good experience with film shooters where I live, most of them act like hip entitled rich kids (and they are rich), I do hope that the Film Renaissance will be a gift that keeps on giving for all the genuine people who truly love and enjoy this art. . Cheers, a Fujifilm X (digital) user.
I think we need to keep film alive forever as it really can be a reminder of how each photo tells a story and is more deliberate and human than any smartphone photo could ever be.
I went all through the 70s and 80s using these cameras and film, and it was rubbish. Unless you had the facilities to develop the photos yourself it was miserable waiting for them to be developed then sent back to you. Thank god for progress and digital.
I come from the days when shooting pictures was only on Film. Im glad I was lucky to learn my craft during the times of Film. I have a good understanding of this because I learnt it in this medium. Having said that. I am very happy with the new DSLR's Cause I love how it captures images at night . No more limited in ASA/ISO settings, with DLSR's and Mirror less. And its clean and not environmentally as corrosive as the chemicals used in developing films. And its economical as heck :) Yup! I love Digital Photography. Film had its glory days but now its time to move on to DSLR's and Mirrorless camera's 😎👍
I don't buy the environmental argument. The manufacture and in particular the disposal of digital cameras that are becoming obsolete every 5 years surely is causing more harm, versus a film camera that can last a lifetime.
@@seanfshannon Its the film processing that is one of the worst and one of the most corrosive that is a major environmental issue. You don't have that in the Digital world. I have a DSLR that Ive had since 2010 and I've never had to dispose it in five years as you put it....Film is an environmental pain...Thank god we are not shooting on Film anymore. :)
Glad to see Accurate Photo featured at the end! Was also my favourite film lab to go to when I was living in Brooklyn. The folks there are extremely nice and friendly :)
Loved how you described the different kind of views to film photography. It’s interesting how similar we all are in our passion for film but also where I definitely differ.
A major joy of film is that the combination of camera and darkroom can produce a superior image with no computer interference whatsoever. For those of us who enjoy hobbies that are computer-free, film is a very fulfilling answer.
Really cool documentary. I myself started film photography in 2017 after getting "infected" by RUclipsrs 😀 I actually started serious, intentional photography on film. The film photography community as whole is a super friendly and helpful community, wether it be on youtube or on instagram or in real life. Let's keep film alive TOGETHER beyond 2020!
My god, this truly brought chills down my spine, what a great and compelling documentary, congrats NBC! You really caught the spirit of the film community in just 10 minutes, let's hope film photography can quickly find a way to become more environmental friendly in the future
It's ecological. Films are not thrown away, each person keeps them very carefully for a lifetime. I keep developed films from 30 years ago with me, with them I can infinitely reproduce the photos, in various sizes and with the same quality if I want.
personally I love analogue photography simply because of the process, im in love with all the different parts analogue film forces you to go through. from consciously shooting every single picture, to the hasty but relaxing process of developing each roll, to scanning it and finally seeing the end product. even if it takes a while between taking the picture and actually seeing it, that's what I love most about this craft
I don't shoot film because it is presently hip or fashionable to do so, or to make a social statement. I shoot film because I enjoy working with the cameras, I enjoy the challenge, and I generally like the results when well executed. Whenever I return to digital photography, it feels to me like I'm doing more of a digital simulation of photography rather than real photography - comparable to what I experience when switching from traditional painting to "painting" using a digital tablet and stylus pen.
@Bobby Brady No. Hipster talk would be, "I shoot film because all the trendy people are doing it and I want to emulate them." But I'm saying the exact opposite.
The most comprehensive and inspiring video about film revival in recent years I've ever seen. The final remarks on "sanctuary space" and environmental issues are brilliant.
@John ok Dude, you're watching a short documentary, not reading inside a big library. Just get into any darkroom and you can easily find labels indicating harmful substances in film develop chemicals, regardless of the pollution that film base itself can make if not disposed properly. You can just consider the amount of film rolls it takes for 18,000 exposures, that is 500 rolls, and many of them might come out not usable. Phones and digital camera bodies can be efficiently recycled, thanks to many technology advances.
@John ok I'm not starting a war here, and your statements about mineral resources are definitely true. In professional labs, developer, stop baths and fixer can get properly treated to minimize the environmental impact. But a random enthusiastic may not be equipped with adequate knowledge to do this and just leave everything as it is to the sewage system. IMHO, this is not anything less destructive than dispose dead digital bodies. Unfortunately, as long as we need auto focus, we cannot get rid of electronic things, let the media be film or digital storage system.
I can still remember using my mom's point and shoot film cameras as a kid and the excitement of getting prints back from Walgreens. It's so much more fun to take your time with a picture and think about your shutter and aperture. Even with DSLRs in manual mode it becomes too easy to revert to your auto settings and get a few quick pictures instead of really setting up a photo. Hopefully it's here to stay forever.
Until you realize Kodak raised their prices Jan 1, 2020 by 40% because they don't foresee this trend continuing past just the next couple years. Great video regardless
I’m old school too, after watching you young wipper snappers shoot film I’ve gotten the “film” camera bug back. So I dug out my Hasselblad xPan and fired that puppy up again. Still works like a champ. Oh the reason why film camera is hot now, because it’s way cooler to do the boring digital.
Very interesting video. I love the way analogue film renders an image and I’m old enough to have grown up on film and given up on it twice now! It’s great that there is still such an interest in it, but I fear that that interest has far less to do with aesthetics and process than it does counterculture and group identity. It’s no coincidence that it’s the millennial generation that is most interested in it. That interest represents a counter reaction to their parent’s generation that makes them ‘cool’ and it’s no coincidence that that group identity also coincides with this generation’s obsession with ‘identity politics’, where the value of your contribution is determined far more by your membership of the ingroup than it does the quality of your work. But then to some extent, that’s always been the conflict between the young and the old; it’s not a new phenomenon even if it is a deeply (and disturbingly) resurgent one. The substrate on which an image is made determines neither the quality of the resulting image, nor governs the process by which you made it. You can take your time with digital photography just as easily as you can film photography, you just need a little self-discipline, which we all know is something that is harder to have when you’re young and in a hurry. In addition, most analogue photographers are not developing the films themselves and the popularity of RUclips channels that focus on analogue photography is based on digital sharing anyway, so it’s just not true to cite ‘process’ as the main driver for the interest; analogue photography is just as driven by social media as digital is and the scanned results shared over pathetic platforms like Instagram (which are categorically not about ‘photography’). For that you need to hand print and see the results for yourself. But perhaps the most egregious aspect of this trend is that its popularity is being driven by otherwise very average photographers. If I list all my current favourite photographers a good many of them are either exclusively analogue or else shoot a lot of film and in all instances I appreciate that their use of film is a part of what I like about their aesthetic. But the current trend isn’t being driven by them; they aren’t the ones with 1m RUclips subscribers. I really enjoy those channels and every time I watch them I feel the pang to get back into analogue photography (for what would be a third time!) but while the work these photographers share is perfectly good, it’s not excellent, not if we’re being honest about what constitutes truly excellent work. It would be very disappointing if the millennial generation’s aspirations were determined by the current crop of analogue photographer RUclips channels rather than the likes of Alec Soth, Laura Panack, Richard Rinaldi, Bryan Schutmaat, Kovi Konowiecki et al.
I am a developer and I really enjoy the process of taking a photo. During my work I have to deal with so many buttons, settings, messages etc that I need a little break now and then. Its always super exciting to see my photo appear in the tray!
What a great little documentary! I will shoot film for as long as the medium remains available. I don’t doubt that someday it will go away, but so do all things; even we individuals have finite time to exist. So why not take the time to appreciate those special moments that make us happiest?
A film camera is also a nice conversation starter. Especially when older people (especially photo enthusiasts and retired photographers) give you „that“ look and a little smile when they see you loading a roll of film. You will know that look when you see it.
About 9 years ago I bought an old Minolta twin lens reflex off of ebay for about $100, fully functional but in need of some care. Spent some more money to send it to a guy who restores old Minoltas; he cleaned, lubed, adjusted it, and put a new leatherette skin on it to replace the old crackled one, so it's like I have a bran new 1959 roll film camera, with a super sharp lens and a working light-powered meter. It's been my main camera ever since, been on long trips and hikes to tops of mountains. I can't imagine how much it would sell for now given the prices that guy was quoting in this vid. Looks like I jumped in at the right time.
I love seeing videos like these! I started shooting film with an antique Kodak folding camera when I was 16. I'm now 23 and have a descent film camera collection and don't plan on stopping.
And some of the film photographers only truly care about the scans and disregard or dont even claim their negatives from the labs after receiving the emails of their scans.
@@slr7075 omg yes. I love both mediums but people milked film, and treat it as superior over digital, but can't even post their analogs without the help of the digital medium.
39 and have been shooting film since I was 16. that was in 1996 and that was my freshman High school class. Now my daughter 12 year daughter is using my old canonet rangefinder to take photos. Kinda awesome to think about. I'm glad film has a new life and isn't going to be gone for at least now.
The environmental impact of film is something I certainly worry about when considering getting into it. I don't think that film will ever truly die, but I do think we'll see an increase in the amount of people who choose to shoot digital like film. Already seeing a lot of people using something like the x100f for that. Using the rangefinder, taking the shot, not displaying the result on the screen. What you get is what you get. I do firmly believe that the improvements that phones are getting all the time will never really replace an actual photography camera, be it film or digital. It's just simply not the same.
What a great documentary! I teach film and video production at the post-secondary level and our school still uses motion picture film, in addition to digital capture. Many of my students get hooked on shooting traditional analog stills film shortly after they shoot motion picture film and love it! I'm thrilled to introduce them to the world of analog!
Real photographers know the difference between true color saturation at 1/250th of a second and wasting time in Photoshop trying to duplicate the beauty of film.
@@PastorG16 i have a history of countless photographers who have asked me if some of my shots were on film that says otherwise. I understand the physics and chemistry behind film exposure as well as digital sensors and no matter the theory, the real practice, in the end shows so little difference if you replicate it in one form or the other. So instead of pretentiousness, choose a medium or all and enjoy photography.
With film you spend time composing, exposing and developing and printing(on an enlarger!). In digital you spend time learning the plethora of menu settings and how to extend your battery life. The software is more expensive than a good enlarger and lens. The chemicals are inconvenient but you are in control start to finish.
The film resurgence isn't just for the "kids". I learned photography on film 45 years ago - and now I'm back. I can actually afford some of my dream cameras that I couldn't touch 45 years ago - like Hasselblad.
Yes! I’m 49 and having a great time getting Super 8 cameras and shooting Ektachrome motion picture film!
Yep 53, finally got a F5 and a Hasselblad. Built a darkroom last summer.
44 here. Self-taught photographer and darkroom printer and back in love with 4x5 film and hopefully starting wet plate soon. I love how much film slows me down. It's like mediation with a camera.
thats so sick !
When film was dead/no one cared about it because the cost of film cameras were worth the cost of peanuts. I picked up a Contax t2 a few months ago and learned about prices for it being 200 when people only cared about DSLRs and digital cameras. Now it has jumped up to 4 times the price. Even my dream camera the Leica M6 is going to cost me an arm and a leg now, when it was probably the cost of a car payment back then lol.
I hope film never dies it's such a genuine hobby that I don't think I'd be able to say goodbye to
yea i know what you mean. I am such a 90s guy and I miss all of the things I was never able to experience because I was born in 2003. Film is one of the only analogue things I can still enjoy in this digital world.
@@iknow5413 03 buddies then. 100% agree though
Nick Carver, Matt Day and Willem Verbeek in the same video, what more can you ask for?
Made by Edgar thanks for watching !
Just needed @grainydays too!
Made by Edgar big time FOMO lol
I was like “hey it’s will!” Then I saw Matt, but I FLIPPED when I saw Nick
I was like “hey it’s will!” Then I saw Matt, but I FLIPPED when I saw Nick
Good documentary. As someone who has worked in environmental research for years and has also done life cycle assessments I want to add that the statement in the video that film may eventually go away because of environmetal reasons is not correct. Because film photography is more environmentally friendly compared to digital imaging. Production of digital sensors has more environmental impacts than film production, as well as usage of digital imaging (electric power consumption). Film will have a sustainable future.
Henning Serger hey I’m glad you made this comment. I don’t have the background to make the same statement as you but I also questioned whether the speaker in the video had concrete information to claim that environmental waste would be the downfall of film. When I think about the endless and sometimes questionable upgrade cycle in digital photography (including cellphones), I imagine that there has to be far more waste involved there. I am obviously biased though. Can you recommend a good and accessible source that summarizes the impact of film photography on the environment?
The amount of junk point and shoots just sitting at this local thrift store is staggering! I mean these are cameras that no one will buy. Whereas they can't keep film cameras for more than 10 minutes before it gets snagged.
Love that you commented this, same question as Certain Exposures, any links or anything? Not questioning your credibility just curious.
Indeed. Not only that but beyond film production OR digital sensor production, there *so* many exponentially more harmful practices across as many industries that require attention long before anyone should bother even *investigating* film's impact. Not to say a more green approach shouldn't be explored, but a reality check is in order on this point.
That is correct, the chemicals are not as harmful as typical household cleaning chemicals. People develop film with coffee and vitamin C for that matter.
I just hope they lower the film price a little.
Kodak just announced it was raising proces 30-40% to cover changes in production
If you don't have your own darkroom the processing and printing will hit you
the film price is fine, its developing that sucks
le abel how much does developing cost
@@somebody818 if you do it at CVS like $40-$30 a roll
I'm 16 and my mom always says I look like an old man buying filmstocks and film cameras. I'll show her this video to prove her I'm not the only one
Mauricio Ruiz my mum is the same lmao 😂
@@loopyloomdesigns xddd
Some people definitely think its a step backwards lol, this video will definitely show how large scale film is getting in 2020.
If you show your mom this video, she would just say there are a whole lot of old men out there lol.
Just replace "old" by "wise" then and you mom is right! ;)
I like when the narrator said Willem's photowalk videos are "actually" pretty good 😂
John, what are you doing here? Go back to popping 360 flips
I find that shooting and developing film is almost meditative too me. Its an artform that you put your heart into.
Oh hey!
didn't expect to see you down here
@@ChrisJones-rd4wb I'm a digital photographer and I get the same feeling when I do photoshop on my pictures. I do a lot of post processing or editing on all my pictures.
So much so that some of them don't even look like real photos anymore. Instead they look like illustrations or paintings.
willem verb was a big influence for me his videos help so much
hes an amazing teacher
Me too
Same here
I love it that FILM has made a come back. I used to shoot exclusively FILM photos posted them on "flickr" around 10~12 years back. Now the pace of adoption has quickened.
For me digital is lifeless and film is emotional. This is what attracts me to film.
Two words to explain film's appeal: Digital Fatigue
Ariston so true
It's crazy that people are going back to film. Not only that but people are even starting to collect vinyl records and cassettes but that's a whole different topic.
@@TheWutangclan1995 Vinyls have some point, but going back to film is just pure nostalgy.
@@rpdigital17 I agree. It brings me back to the days of following my mom to pick up the processed rolls of film. I never understood it but now that I've done it a few times I can understand what it's like.
Hi Bobby, I don't think people are fatigued from shooting digital (at least I'm not). People are fatigued from sitting in front of computers all day. And phones. And social media. And tablets. I guess they get tired of staring at screens - I know I do. I own and use digital cameras, but only for work. For fun I use film. But it doesn't bother me if others prefer digital.
“Sometimes it’s okay to slow down.” - Indeed.
Great piece. I'm 44 now--and grew up with film. Obviously, once digital became a reliable method of capturing images, I followed the herd that way. I still shoot digital for work purposes, but around 2011, I was gifted a 35mm SLR from a relative, and grabbed some cheap Kodak Gold--shot a roll, and was thoroughly impressed with the results. Since then, I've invested in and embraced, medium and large format film. I've even been able to shift my professional workflow, from 100% digital, to 60/40 (digital vs analogue).
I love seeing younger generations embracing this, and it's a pleasure to talk to them about the specifics--imparting whatever wisdom I've gleaned, onto them. And in turn, I'm continually inspired by their images--perhaps due to their fresh perspective, on photography.
Film is not dead
Pre-millennial here: 59 years, love shooting 35mm, 120, large format. Thanks for the documentary; enjoyed it very much!
@Bobby Brady You didn't get it.
Hi Bobby, I agree that in terms of technical parameters (resolution, dynamic range ...) you get better images than 135, 120 film with a modern digital sensor. My decision to use film is based on me liking the esthetics and workflow - although the process of image-making is more cumbersome and time-consuming.
@Bobby Brady Did you watch the video at all??????????
Shoutout to Willem, Nick and Matt!!! Such a good video 🙏🏽
You should've been in that video
u were on of the first videos I watched regarding film I always love your videos and content 💗
cheers bro
You suppose to be on there
KingJvpes you and negative feedback should have been in there smh
@9:57 I love this part of the video because for years we only had one film lab in my city, they stuck it out through all of the dry years of film by making prints for digital photographers and developing film for those of us who never really stopped using it, but now their lab work is booming again because they are still the only 'real lab' in town and are trusted to always do the best work. To be honest, it is really great to see their family run business booming again, they are really wonderful people.
I think one of the things that makes us like analog photography (and other analog media for that matter) is the fact that it forces us to care. No longer is taking a photo a simple matter of taking out your phone, pointing and shooting; analog gives every photo some weight and meaning taking away the utilitarian and excessively convenient feel of digital photography.
@Bobby Brady Agreed.
But I when I talk about how photography has become overly convinient and utilitarian I don't mean it for the 'photography as an art or hobby'. This was more directed to things like photographing a receipt to keep track of your expenses/taxes, taking a photo of the whiteboard before the teacher erases and things like that that have made our lives more convinient, true, but also have given photography a 'tool-like' feeling for many.
Key word: It forces you.
Manual exposure, manual focus. Film costs money. Developing costs money. Even the scanning cost money.
This was so good, i think film community needed this! We are awesome
"Film community"? FFS enough of that nonsense, it's all photography.
What about the Daguerrotype community?
The albumen print community?
The 10-inch and 5-inch plate communities?
The diapositive community?
The negative community?
The Kodachrome and Ektachrome communities?
The 220 and 120 roll film communities?
Or, my favourite, the salt print and wet collodion community?
As soon as someone uses the word "awesome" they lose all credibility with me. It's a teenage punk catch-word for people with no vocabulary skills.
MARK MALASICS Oh no i lost all of my credibility to you? I really don't give a fuck.
@@markmalasics8413 it's quite fascinating to me how you judge someone based off of one word. You're either a genius or a complete dumbass.
I really hope that film never goes away. It feels so precious. It doesn’t have to be a lot. Just a constant hum in the background
The real focus should be on who is actually processing & developing film, otherwise when this "fad" is oversaturated with hash-tags, where does the film photographer go?
I have been using film for 25 straight years & if that "surge" in film photography does not include film chemistry & darkroom learning then that surge will inflate the new investment that we are seeing in film photography.
These topics reminds me of when a new version of 101 Dalmatians come out & people run with adopting dalmatians, only to flood the animal shelters with the same dalmatians after the "fad" cools off.
Film Photography is so much more than a hash-tag.
Anyone else feel that satisfaction when you have the perfect tension of film inside the camera when you wind the film advance lever? You can see the rewind lever dial turn every time. It's oh so satisfying! And the sounds of analog cameras are like my ASMR.
"we are on a joint goal to keep film alive"
you're god damn right Carver!
You can be slow and deliberate with digital photography. It's up to you. Take it from me, if you will, I started doing photography during the final years of film and the very beginning of digital photography. I learned a lot more from shooting digital than I ever did with film, but that's me. You have to find your own way.
I'm glad to be apart of this culture. Ever since I took photography last semester in college and got to work in the dark room, I fell in love with not only taking pictures but the process of bringing them to life. From developing, to printing on the enlarger, and even all the chemicalwork. I love it all, and hope to one day have a darkroom in my own home.
Just got started into film.. and I Love it! Im 19 years old and its such a good timeout from the digital world.
This video is absolute gold, it perfectly resumes what film photography is
A note on film not being sustainable:
All things don't need to be sustainable on their own. It's enough if the sum of all things is sustainable. We're perfectly capable of having a world where we have film photography and all the chemicals related to the process of producing and developing film, without taking a toll on the planet for it. All we need is to fix the huge problems instead of a little one like this, and make sure the net sustainability of human interaction with the planet is positive.
Honestly one of thee most beautiful videos that I've watched. You captured the sense of nostalgia that millennials and Gen Z's are so keen to grab hold of. I hope film can always find a way to carry on x
I grew up with film, but 30 years of shooting film was more than enough for me. I have absolutely no love for film, and even less nostalgia for it. I'm happy for people who are discovering it, but I'm personally happy to be done with it forever.
Great video!! thanks so much for showing our community some love!
I think that shooting film is a relieve, it deaccelerates your whole processes, in this fast forwarding, digital age.
Our world has become so fast und forgetting, that shooting film can cure this stress.
It even changes the way you shot digital before.
I think people got tired of the auto-everything you have in any phone.
So true, digital photography became more an art of editing
With all the machines leaning and AI adjustments in smartphone cameras digital photography doesn’t feel real anymore.
Though I use digital for professional work, digital has always felt soul-less to me. I mean sure you can get good shots, but it's just...not film...
@@DS-rs4xn I mean it's fun I shhot both mainly because i'm a college kid and film is insanely expensive over a long-ish time
Except auto money, they still don’t have that yet
Amongst many others, I've had a Canon A1 since 1978. It has never faltered. The speeds are highly accurate and the film plans is spot on. The camera has full manual, aperture priority (set the aperture and the speeds are automatic) or shutter priority (set the shutter and the aperture is automatic) and full automatic (set it to P and the camera selects shutter and aperture). At the time, it was the only camera that could do this. The metering is surprisingly good (it isn't multi-zone, as are modern cameras, nonetheless the exposures are nearly always perfect. It's a very impressive bit of kit and it will not disappoint a professional or rank amateur. You must get a good one, as there aren't many people who can service these cameras as well as the "old" technicians. If you get a good one, it'll give another 40 plus years. They are very well made and extremely robust. There's very little to choose between a late 70s Nikon FE and the Canon A1. If you want features, get the A, if you want simple, graceful and reliable excellence, maybe the Nikon. Basically, if you get bad results from either of these cameras, then the film, the development or the shooter is to blame. In the case of the Nikon, use a 50mm F2 from the early to late 70s. If it's the A1, use a 1978-1984 Canon brand 50mm F1.8 or F2 lens. The resolution of the Canon or Nikon lenses, from this vintage, are superb. The later (1990s-2005) plastic bodied Nikon or Canon lenses can be a little disappointing - if you get a bad one. Unfortunately, bad ones from this period weren't uncommon. The expensive Canon and Nikon lenses, made for high end digital cameras are truly superb but are as dear as poison and don't even work on the FE or A1.
Be generous with exposures if shooting negative and mean with the exposure if shooting transparency. If you really want to splurge out on the apogee of film cameras, look at the Canon F1 from the mid 1980s or the Nikon F5. Don't buy a Leica film camera. They are like I imagine cocaine or heroin - great and expensive - at the beginning and they'll result in your financial ruin at the end. They're better than anything else but they're so expensive, you won't dare to leave the house with it. (You'll restrict yourself to taking pictures of the neighbors' car or your own trees).
Film is life. It has spirit, character, nuances, irritations, joy and surprises. When you nail it with film, nothing else comes close. Digital is better in every way than film but is "soul-less", clinical and reduces your skill as a photographer, due to the automation inevitably leading to artistic laziness.
Lol I could tell from how he loaded the film that it was Willem
Love that Mamiya
Unlike vinyl or analog tape for music, film has genuinely irreplaceable virtues. No one looks at a great photo or film and criticizes the resolution. There is real magic in film.
Film shooter here, life-long and going strong...
This is what I've been doing on my channel for the past 2 years. Getting BACK into film, especially the vintage lenses! This is fantastic!
Bobby Brady the love of the process.
Bobby Brady maybe for you, but like many art forms, people are into it for various reasons.
I sold my Yashica T4 and my Olympus miju II some months ago because I didn’t use them anymore. I think it’s fun shooting analog but the process was too slow and too expensive. In my opinion there’s no reason to go on shooting on film. If you like the retro colours you can get them easily just applying a filter on a digital photo.
Analog is more for people that prioritize the process over the result. And they might feel proud that they know how to use a technology that most people don’t know how to use. But for me a camera is just a tool that helps me to get the picture that I want to have. I think in photography the result is more important than the process. Anyway I like the photographs of Willem Verbeek.
Long live film! I first started shooting film about 15 years ago and came back to it 5 years ago. And I'll continue to do so as long as I have the chance to. (But I'm an Ilford fangirl.)
There are so many obstacles in film photography, but the growing community shows that we're passionate and really in for the long run
the conclusion is beautiful and of course i love both film but digital reached a point when there is no need to consider film anymore , just pace yourself!
Shooting film on the street is a completely different mindset. Your stakes are much higher. This essentially pushes you to try harder and be better, and that's why I choose film.
A shame Negative Feedback was not mentioned but great video nontheless.
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@@AWESOMEPACER66 sounds like the kind of joke grainydays would appreciate
@@AWESOMEPACER66 Have you seen the film channel grainydays? He's really witty and has a great sense of humor and sarcasm. I just thought you comment reminded me of his wit
@@AWESOMEPACER66 You are either joking or you really don't know the youtube channel Negative Feedback. For me it's one of the best film related channels out there.
i could be wrong but negative feedback was one of the first to popularize these style vids
4 months ago, I decided to bring my mom's old point-and-shoot film camera to my college because they don't sell/develop films in my hometown anymore. i bought my first film stock (Kodak Colorplus 200) and after it finished, i sent it to be developed. they sent the scans back through email and most of the photos are flashed because i didn't know that i shouldn't open the back frame when the film is in! but what matters is that the memories that the photos create. digital does not have the same vibe as film and now i shot almost more than 100 photos. i know this is weird but i feel more connected to the world with film than i do with digital because you can't see the photos straight away, which makes them more memorable and meaningful. oh btw, i didn't tell my mom that i brought her camera with me but when i told her about it, she was happy that the camera is still functioning. i hope more people get into film photography as it is such an amazing experience.
The Prince of Film now on NBC!
You on BBC news next or what bruh?
Don't forget: Belgium is still a monarchy :-)
Film photography always was a serious hobby, for those who had an interest. Digital photography can't sustain a direct personal connection for long.
It leaves a sort of vacancy. A certain satisfaction, connecting all aspects is missing. Film has that.
I came back to film in 2016 after a ten year absence where I used digital cameras, but was never really happy with them. Originally, I knew absolutely jack about the technical side of photography, the difference between film formats or anything else. Much to my delight, all the cameras I had pored over in catalogues but could never afford as a teenager, were all going cheap on eBay. So I am using cameras that would otherwise be in landfill and I use mainly expired film as well.
Really good to see the younger generation using film. I do WW2 living history and combine this with film photography (as a civilian photo-journalist of the period), I am amazed how many people ask about my film rangefinder camera's, have inspired a few people to take up film again through this other hobby.
This was so nice to watch. And I gotta admit, all of the youtubers made it so easy to get into film photography. I know I definitely appreciate all the info they put out.
Film photography is back! As someone who truly loves shooting film, this is so encouraging to watch.
Back in the old analog days you had one camera and you purchased different film stocks to use in that camera. Today with digital the cameras keep changing, making it an endless loop of constantly updating cameras and post processing software.
Film is something that is real. You can hold it, touch it. Digital is something that is there and can easily vanish.
Color negatives and slides can fade, due to instability of dyes.
Digital, however, is something you can print and then it will last as long as film.
@@jo_naash yeah digital photos absolutely last longer than film, there are these things called hard drives. i just like film because it's fun to shoot, there's no practical reason to use it. i suppose resolution is technically better on film for the price but it would just make more sense to have a dslr if the only thing you want is good photos.
The irony is they still upload it to instagram and make it digital anyway
i shot with film before digital became affordable and accessible. at the time digital came into the majority I couldn't give my cameras away. Now I am shooting with them again. I do thank those who started doing it again. I missed it. I know it did not disappear totally but wa limited until recently.
Amazing. Very inspirational although homie at the end was a downer. Nobody should worry if it’s going to last or not. Let’s just continue to shoot with what we have and do what we do best. Great work you guys.
Where Are We Now thanks for watching. Let’s enjoy every moment. A frame at a time.
Where Are We Now Agreed that the guy at the end was a negative view. Otherwise a fantastic video.
The guy at the end was correct.
Where are we now. If film was not going to last then it'll be useless to invest in film cameras. Think first, then place comments.
Don't think the point of this video was to circle jerk the film community, but rather document it's unexpected resurgence in popularity. So I think it's important to ask the question about film's sustainability in our future, and as much of a bummer as "homie" might've been, he's right.
Even though I haven't had good experience with film shooters where I live, most of them act like hip entitled rich kids (and they are rich), I do hope that the Film Renaissance will be a gift that keeps on giving for all the genuine people who truly love and enjoy this art.
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Cheers, a Fujifilm X (digital) user.
I think we need to keep film alive forever as it really can be a reminder of how each photo tells a story and is more deliberate and human than any smartphone photo could ever be.
I went all through the 70s and 80s using these cameras and film, and it was rubbish. Unless you had the facilities to develop the photos yourself it was miserable waiting for them to be developed then sent back to you. Thank god for progress and digital.
I look in thrift stores/Goodwill stores/flea markets for vintage unused film rolls to use on 35mm and see how the pics come out after developing
Nice! I go to swap meets. I have a huge bag of expired film. Can't wait to get a film camera and put them to use.
I come from the days when shooting pictures was only on Film. Im glad I was lucky to learn my craft during the times of Film. I have a good understanding of this because I learnt it in this medium. Having said that. I am very happy with the new DSLR's Cause I love how it captures images at night . No more limited in ASA/ISO settings, with DLSR's and Mirror less. And its clean and not environmentally as corrosive as the chemicals used in developing films. And its economical as heck :) Yup! I love Digital Photography. Film had its glory days but now its time to move on to DSLR's and Mirrorless camera's
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I don't buy the environmental argument. The manufacture and in particular the disposal of digital cameras that are becoming obsolete every 5 years surely is causing more harm, versus a film camera that can last a lifetime.
@@seanfshannon Its the film processing that is one of the worst and one of the most corrosive that is a major environmental issue. You don't have that in the Digital world. I have a DSLR that Ive had since 2010 and I've never had to dispose it in five years as you put it....Film is an environmental pain...Thank god we are not shooting on Film anymore. :)
Glad to see Accurate Photo featured at the end! Was also my favourite film lab to go to when I was living in Brooklyn. The folks there are extremely nice and friendly :)
Living in the moment brought me back to Film photography again. Moments are precious so shooting on film makes perfect sens.
Loved how you described the different kind of views to film photography. It’s interesting how similar we all are in our passion for film but also where I definitely differ.
A major joy of film is that the combination of camera and darkroom can produce a superior image with no computer interference whatsoever. For those of us who enjoy hobbies that are computer-free, film is a very fulfilling answer.
Willem is the man!!! I've learned so much from watching his channel ! Big Fan
Hes a great teacher and video maker for sure!
Really cool documentary. I myself started film photography in 2017 after getting "infected" by RUclipsrs 😀 I actually started serious, intentional photography on film. The film photography community as whole is a super friendly and helpful community, wether it be on youtube or on instagram or in real life. Let's keep film alive TOGETHER beyond 2020!
1:50 "This is real life. This is how it goes."
I read lines on camera as part of my job and I felt this, haha.
Film will never go away. It will just get more niche and desirable as art. People are still using techniques from before film
My god, this truly brought chills down my spine, what a great and compelling documentary, congrats NBC! You really caught the spirit of the film community in just 10 minutes, let's hope film photography can quickly find a way to become more environmental friendly in the future
It's ecological. Films are not thrown away, each person keeps them very carefully for a lifetime. I keep developed films from 30 years ago with me, with them I can infinitely reproduce the photos, in various sizes and with the same quality if I want.
personally I love analogue photography simply because of the process, im in love with all the different parts analogue film forces you to go through. from consciously shooting every single picture, to the hasty but relaxing process of developing each roll, to scanning it and finally seeing the end product. even if it takes a while between taking the picture and actually seeing it, that's what I love most about this craft
Happy to be part of the film community.
You gotta be part of something right?
I don't shoot film because it is presently hip or fashionable to do so, or to make a social statement. I shoot film because I enjoy working with the cameras, I enjoy the challenge, and I generally like the results when well executed. Whenever I return to digital photography, it feels to me like I'm doing more of a digital simulation of photography rather than real photography - comparable to what I experience when switching from traditional painting to "painting" using a digital tablet and stylus pen.
@Bobby Brady No. Hipster talk would be, "I shoot film because all the trendy people are doing it and I want to emulate them." But I'm saying the exact opposite.
Okay but can we get a like for all the nick carver fans out here!!
Nick is awesome
The most comprehensive and inspiring video about film revival in recent years I've ever seen. The final remarks on "sanctuary space" and environmental issues are brilliant.
@John ok Dude, you're watching a short documentary, not reading inside a big library. Just get into any darkroom and you can easily find labels indicating harmful substances in film develop chemicals, regardless of the pollution that film base itself can make if not disposed properly. You can just consider the amount of film rolls it takes for 18,000 exposures, that is 500 rolls, and many of them might come out not usable. Phones and digital camera bodies can be efficiently recycled, thanks to many technology advances.
@John ok I'm not starting a war here, and your statements about mineral resources are definitely true. In professional labs, developer, stop baths and fixer can get properly treated to minimize the environmental impact. But a random enthusiastic may not be equipped with adequate knowledge to do this and just leave everything as it is to the sewage system. IMHO, this is not anything less destructive than dispose dead digital bodies. Unfortunately, as long as we need auto focus, we cannot get rid of electronic things, let the media be film or digital storage system.
This was good. I love watching Nick, Matt and Willem. Great ambassadors for film.
I can still remember using my mom's point and shoot film cameras as a kid and the excitement of getting prints back from Walgreens. It's so much more fun to take your time with a picture and think about your shutter and aperture. Even with DSLRs in manual mode it becomes too easy to revert to your auto settings and get a few quick pictures instead of really setting up a photo. Hopefully it's here to stay forever.
Until you realize Kodak raised their prices Jan 1, 2020 by 40% because they don't foresee this trend continuing past just the next couple years. Great video regardless
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I’m old school too, after watching you young wipper snappers shoot film I’ve gotten the “film” camera bug back. So I dug out my Hasselblad xPan and fired that puppy up again. Still works like a champ.
Oh the reason why film camera is hot now, because it’s way cooler to do the boring digital.
Very interesting video. I love the way analogue film renders an image and I’m old enough to have grown up on film and given up on it twice now! It’s great that there is still such an interest in it, but I fear that that interest has far less to do with aesthetics and process than it does counterculture and group identity.
It’s no coincidence that it’s the millennial generation that is most interested in it. That interest represents a counter reaction to their parent’s generation that makes them ‘cool’ and it’s no coincidence that that group identity also coincides with this generation’s obsession with ‘identity politics’, where the value of your contribution is determined far more by your membership of the ingroup than it does the quality of your work. But then to some extent, that’s always been the conflict between the young and the old; it’s not a new phenomenon even if it is a deeply (and disturbingly) resurgent one.
The substrate on which an image is made determines neither the quality of the resulting image, nor governs the process by which you made it. You can take your time with digital photography just as easily as you can film photography, you just need a little self-discipline, which we all know is something that is harder to have when you’re young and in a hurry.
In addition, most analogue photographers are not developing the films themselves and the popularity of RUclips channels that focus on analogue photography is based on digital sharing anyway, so it’s just not true to cite ‘process’ as the main driver for the interest; analogue photography is just as driven by social media as digital is and the scanned results shared over pathetic platforms like Instagram (which are categorically not about ‘photography’). For that you need to hand print and see the results for yourself.
But perhaps the most egregious aspect of this trend is that its popularity is being driven by otherwise very average photographers. If I list all my current favourite photographers a good many of them are either exclusively analogue or else shoot a lot of film and in all instances I appreciate that their use of film is a part of what I like about their aesthetic. But the current trend isn’t being driven by them; they aren’t the ones with 1m RUclips subscribers. I really enjoy those channels and every time I watch them I feel the pang to get back into analogue photography (for what would be a third time!) but while the work these photographers share is perfectly good, it’s not excellent, not if we’re being honest about what constitutes truly excellent work. It would be very disappointing if the millennial generation’s aspirations were determined by the current crop of analogue photographer RUclips channels rather than the likes of Alec Soth, Laura Panack, Richard Rinaldi, Bryan Schutmaat, Kovi Konowiecki et al.
I am a developer and I really enjoy the process of taking a photo.
During my work I have to deal with so many buttons, settings, messages etc that I need a little break now and then.
Its always super exciting to see my photo appear in the tray!
Am here for prince willem .
m e J o r all hail the good prince willem
m e J o r all hail our oatmeal boi
Blessed be he
What a great little documentary! I will shoot film for as long as the medium remains available. I don’t doubt that someday it will go away, but so do all things; even we individuals have finite time to exist. So why not take the time to appreciate those special moments that make us happiest?
The community is growing mate, let's keep this beautiful story going on
What a great Video. Great to see my generation / our generation having impact on "small things" like this. Wish you all the best for your next film.
A film camera is also a nice conversation starter. Especially when older people (especially photo enthusiasts and retired photographers) give you „that“ look and a little smile when they see you loading a roll of film. You will know that look when you see it.
I have 4 rolls of Portra 400 exposed that I'll be developing this weekend. Long love film!
About 9 years ago I bought an old Minolta twin lens reflex off of ebay for about $100, fully functional but in need of some care. Spent some more money to send it to a guy who restores old Minoltas; he cleaned, lubed, adjusted it, and put a new leatherette skin on it to replace the old crackled one, so it's like I have a bran new 1959 roll film camera, with a super sharp lens and a working light-powered meter. It's been my main camera ever since, been on long trips and hikes to tops of mountains. I can't imagine how much it would sell for now given the prices that guy was quoting in this vid. Looks like I jumped in at the right time.
SO AMAZING TO SEE WILLEM HERE YAY!
I love seeing videos like these! I started shooting film with an antique Kodak folding camera when I was 16. I'm now 23 and have a descent film camera collection and don't plan on stopping.
The irony of film is that just about every picture eventually will become a digital file.
And some of the film photographers only truly care about the scans and disregard or dont even claim their negatives from the labs after receiving the emails of their scans.
Film is becoming a pretentious, nostalgic fumed and social media ridden hobby for narcissistic RUclipsrs.
@@slr7075 omg yes. I love both mediums but people milked film, and treat it as superior over digital, but can't even post their analogs without the help of the digital medium.
Is it ironic?
@@bloubear2557 yeah because it's a pain in the ass to hold them I'm in college I don't exactly have a lot of room
As a lover of analog photography, I’m so happy with the increasing presence ☺️
A true photographer knows how to use film.
39 and have been shooting film since I was 16. that was in 1996 and that was my freshman High school class. Now my daughter 12 year daughter is using my old canonet rangefinder to take photos. Kinda awesome to think about.
I'm glad film has a new life and isn't going to be gone for at least now.
Negative Feedback is triggered.
I'm a millennial and my first camera ever was a film camera. I'm so glad it was.
Getting into film cameras because I’m old enough to hold my dad’s beloved camera. And sick of lifeless, lost phone photos.
The environmental impact of film is something I certainly worry about when considering getting into it.
I don't think that film will ever truly die, but I do think we'll see an increase in the amount of people who choose to shoot digital like film. Already seeing a lot of people using something like the x100f for that. Using the rangefinder, taking the shot, not displaying the result on the screen. What you get is what you get.
I do firmly believe that the improvements that phones are getting all the time will never really replace an actual photography camera, be it film or digital. It's just simply not the same.
Recycling cameras which might otherwise have gone to landfill.
Saving making new cameras and with less obsolescence.
All the different film camera models that have come out over the years are really fascinating to me.
Switched to film in 2017 and three years later i don't regret it one bit.
What a great documentary! I teach film and video production at the post-secondary level and our school still uses motion picture film, in addition to digital capture. Many of my students get hooked on shooting traditional analog stills film shortly after they shoot motion picture film and love it! I'm thrilled to introduce them to the world of analog!
After the editing of the first seconds I knew I was gonna love this doc. Thanks NBC! Thanks also to Willem, Nick and Matt.
Film gives our photographs a life that digital cannot manufacture.
How does it do that?
That's some pretentious garbage right there. Both formats are great
Real photographers know the difference between true color saturation at 1/250th of a second and wasting time in Photoshop trying to duplicate the beauty of film.
@@PastorG16 i have a history of countless photographers who have asked me if some of my shots were on film that says otherwise. I understand the physics and chemistry behind film exposure as well as digital sensors and no matter the theory, the real practice, in the end shows so little difference if you replicate it in one form or the other. So instead of pretentiousness, choose a medium or all and enjoy photography.
CaptainPsychopath But it’s the same with vinyl vs mp3. You might not hear the difference, but you can feel it.
With film you spend time composing, exposing and developing and printing(on an enlarger!). In digital you spend time learning the plethora of menu settings and how to extend your battery life. The software is more expensive than a good enlarger and lens. The chemicals are inconvenient but you are in control start to finish.
Dang, now even more people are gonna crowd Accurate Photoshop! Love them