@schwa Used to be able to buy film in 100 foot long rolls and refillable film cartridges and that cut the cost down a lot. If you want to go down that route, I’d be happy to mail you my bulk roller and the cartridges I have left. There’s likely even some amount of long-expired (30 years?) Kodak Tri-X in the bulk roller :)
@schwa It’s definitely fun. I played around a lot in my dad’s darkroom and then the high school darkroom. Nikon FM camera and a cheap lens I bought in a pawn shop. Did a lot of senior yearbook photos and just a lot for fun.
@GeekAndDad@schwa I don't think you can be concerned about costs if you're looking at film these days. It has to be more for the hobby and satisfaction of taking and developing a great photo.
I did b&w processing at school, but never tried colour processing. Was something I'd have liked to have done back then. Now, not sure I could go back to film.
The success rate is vastly different when shooting active subjects vs taking a “walkabout” at the right time of day and paying attention to light and shadow and taking the time to compose one’s shot. For the former my dad used to figure one great shot per 36 exposure roll was doing well. Expected much better for the latter, unsurprisingly. :)
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