What are the things that make film irreplaceable ?
(hopes to kick off a massive digital v film war that will culminate in a big punch-up in Hyde Park mid summer.)
At the end of the day theres no argument really, you prefer one or the other. I shoot film because I love the darkroom, I cant stand sitting infront of a computer screen for ages.
I also believe there is a huge difference between an inkjet print and an RA4 print, the way chemicals react to light must be completely different than laying ink onto paper.
The final reason I shoot film is down to the superior build quality of analogue cameras, dont get me wrong i'm sure the high end SLR's are built really well, but theres no beating a glass focusing screen in my opinion.
The only downfall (for me) with film is cost, but considering I'm at Uni all my film processing is free, and so is use of the darkroom so its not so bad.
At the end of the day theres no argument really, you prefer one or the other. I shoot film because I love the darkroom, I cant stand sitting infront of a computer screen for ages.
I also believe there is a huge difference between an inkjet print and an RA4 print, the way chemicals react to light must be completely different than laying ink onto paper.
The final reason I shoot film is down to the superior build quality of analogue cameras, dont get me wrong i'm sure the high end SLR's are built really well, but theres no beating a glass focusing screen in my opinion.
The only downfall (for me) with film is cost, but considering I'm at Uni all my film processing is free, and so is use of the darkroom so its not so bad.