Film Cameras are Cool Again, LOL!
Did you know you can still use film and get it processed? My 18-year-old son has been experimenting, using one of my old film cameras and another one he purchased.
I bought the camera in this photo about 30 years ago at Goodwill, just after I moved to the Treasure Coast! I was so excited to find it with a set of lenses, all looking practically new, for $500.
The Nikon F was introduced in 1959 and produced until 1972, and was the first 35mm Single-lens Reflex camera to be widely adopted by professional photographers.
I used this camera quite a bit back when I was just starting my business and struggling to pay the rent on my apartment in Port Salerno.
I had other more advanced cameras too, but this one definitely had a place in my camera bag. Professional photographers always need at least one good back up camera, because we HAVE to get the shot!
I still love this camera! There's nothing like something that is totally mechanical. It has outlived the electronic film cameras I had back then.
Of course, if needed, I could still process my own film, like I used to in the second bathroom of my apartment. All I need is a room that is totally dark, the developing tank/reels and the chemicals. I did it for many years.
The downside of film cameras? The slow learning curve. You can't immediately see the images, meaning you have no idea if you were successful in creating the images you envisioned.
"Kids these days" would never understand that. LOL. Times change.
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