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Hello... I am a semi-retired Photojournalist from SW Florida.

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Hi Photodonn! As a semi-retired photojournalist, you probably have some great experience and knowledge--I hope you'll stick around and share with us. 

 

I saw you were asking about film in another thread--do you shoot primarily with film, or do you do some digital as well?


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Welcome to the forum, Photodonn.



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Hi Photodonn (great name to use),welcome to the forum and look forward to hearing your tips. Really blown away by the range of talent this site attracks from the complete begineer to someone like yourself.

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Thanks... I worked over 20-yrs in the field & was a photog in the Air Force before that. Been all over the U.S. & most of the Third-World countries in the Carribean. Started in film, switched to Digital & now getting back into film.

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I'm curious about why you're getting back into film. What is the draw for you? For some of the hipster, young kids, it's a trendy retro thing, but you've been there, done that. Why do you choose film?

I still have my old Minolta 35mm, and occasionally I think I should go get some film and get the old thing firing again. But I'm a bit put off by prices and difficulty of processing.

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Good idea nbanjogal, I too have an old film Minolta.  Maybe it is time to break out the film and give it a go, if anything to reintroduce me to the fine nuances of using film.


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Hey banjogal, I became ill a couple years ago & had to take a break from my freelance career. Believing I would not be able to return to my work, I unloaded most of my digital gear while it was still worth something. I saw what happened to film gear & could see my investment going out the window. So now I have my health issue under control (monthly infusions) & all I have left is a F100 & a D1 so I am weighing my options until I win the lottery and can buy the over priced digital wonders. therefor semi-retired! :-)
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