I have gone months with dead batteries in my F2 (the camera at least) because I don't use the camera's meter except in an emergency or if i need a quick exposure. Same for the Nikkormat FT3. And my Hasselblad 500CM does not even have a meter and all the Compur shutters are in the lenses themselves. My F4 is a total brick without batteries and because I do not use autofocus or autoexposure, the batteries in my D700 and battery pack can last for well over a month easily before needing recharged. Plus I alternate my batteries in the D700. When the battery in the battery pack needs recharged, I remove it, and move the one from the camera into the battery pack and then replace the one in the camera with the freshly recharged one from the battery pack. That way each battery is recharged the same number of times as the other one.
Does Anybody Use Film Cameras Anymore?
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I have gone months with dead batteries in my F2 (the camera at least) because I don't use the camera's meter except in an emergency or if i need a quick exposure. Same for the Nikkormat FT3. And my Hasselblad 500CM does not even have a meter and all the Compur shutters are in the lenses themselves. My F4 is a total brick without batteries and because I do not use autofocus or autoexposure, the batteries in my D700 and battery pack can last for well over a month easily before needing recharged. Plus I alternate my batteries in the D700. When the battery in the battery pack needs recharged, I remove it, and move the one from the camera into the battery pack and then replace the one in the camera with the freshly recharged one from the battery pack. That way each battery is recharged the same number of times as the other one.
Whiskeyman
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You can go on vacation with your family and several film cameras and spend several hundred dollars on film and processing! I know; I've done it!
Bikerbrent
Senior Member
One other reason is that gunpowder and lead balls are a heck of a lot cheaper than modern bullets. Plus, in a given time frame you are going to shot a lot less rounds than you would would fire through a semi-auto pistol or rifle.
Fred Kingston
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[h=1]Kodak just recently warned about the new CT Scanners
Kodak Warns Users: New CT Scanners at Airports Will Ruin Your Film[/h] JAN 27, 2020
Kodak Warns Users: New CT Scanners at Airports Will Ruin Your Film[/h] JAN 27, 2020
You can certainly add it to your signature. However, I'm not sure it is an option for the camera model list beneath your avatar.
mikeee
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It's a valid comparison old film camera = muzzle loader New digital camera [insert current gun technology here]
dachshund
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That was my point.It's a valid comparison old film camera = muzzle loader New digital camera [insert current gun technology here]
Yep
Bikerbrent
Senior Member
The only way you might afford 300 shots per session would be to load your own cassettes with bulk film (don't even know if bulk film is still available at a reasonable cost) and do all you own film processing (development and printing).
Fred Kingston
Senior Member
Let me ask you a question... Of the 2-300 shots per session, exactly how many do you actually print and become real finished keepers? Be honest!!!