Thread: Leica R4s

Mmm, nice

Ahhhh Leica .... me like-a .... a lovely bit of kit. Glad to see someone who's still using film.
cheers

For how much longer will film be available? Many sizes have long disappeared. There are almost no processors left. I think PhotoContinental is the only one offering a black and white film service left in Brisbane.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

For how much longer will film be available? Many sizes have long disappeared. There are almost no processors left. I think PhotoContinental is the only one offering a black and white film service left in Brisbane.

Yep, a real shame, isn't it? We are lucky to have a shop not too far away, but they are sending away the film for development themselves, so it will take a couple of days longer. I am thinking of setting up my own dark room (but it's still in the planning stage ...has been for ages, without getting anywhere nearer) as a counteractive method.
My feeling is, despite the technological advancement of digital photography, some will stick to traditional film and, like those records (the black ones, with a little hole in the middle), it will make a return in the future. Not for the masses, that's for sure, but for people with genuine interest, taste and affection, the connoisseurs....

I too have been heading back to film lately. I now mix digital with film (35mm, mf, 4x5) depending on the result I'm after. All purely rank amateur of course. I have a few film cameras because they can be had so cheap and i cant resist. Coincidentally i have a Leica r4s too. My favourite lens with it is the 35-70mm.

Development is kind of expensive these days so i have bought a rotary processor from eBay and learnt to develop both B&W and c41 colour. Its pretty quick and
easy and you don't need a dark room unless you want to print. I usually scan the negatives, but am starting to try paper printing now.

This is all new to me, but i find it a little funny because its just the way things used to be done for many photographers.