Not such good old days

[DES]

When I think back to the work involved to get 24 or 36 images (with maybe one or two I liked), it's hard to believe I was so passionate about photography for a hobby. Nevertheless, I found some old film I still had, a loader (with an unknown amout of film) -- also a light tent, a processing drum and trays, etc.

I tried to donate my enlarger with a couple of lenses to the local university, but they declined. I tried a photo club and they declined.

Now I guess some of it is good for this nostalgic still life shot!

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice image of your old leftovers. I learned photography shooting film for 40 years but feel no urges to return to film at all given our current camera technologies. You at least had the advantage of developing your own images with your B&W leanings but I was always a color guy and left to the mercy of my local labs to do anything with my efforts. I never did appreciate the cost of film and living in batches of 24 or 36 images didn't always match what I was shooting and when I could get results in front of me.

The fact that your efforts to donate your enlarger got turned down speaks volumes. There are some who are quite passionate about still shooting film but I must confess that I am not one of them.

 

[JimFox]

I still think back fondly on those old days. It was a lot more work for sure, but I sure enjoyed developing and enlarging my prints. It's a memory that maybe most photographers today will never have?

It's odd that no one would take a donation of that old equipment.

You did a great job of documenting it all. Did you try it in B&W?

 

[DES]

Alan....I did some color printing using the Cibachrome process but the complexity of working with the CC filters was often frustrating because the colors never came out truly accurate.

Jim....I know I didn't think of it as "work" at the time. My first entry into digital, however, was to scan old negatives to make inkjet prints and I thought that was going to be the answer to my photography future.

My enlarger is a relatively inexpensive model for 35mm film only, though I have a decent El-Nikkor lens and a Rodenstock lens for it. It isn't (wasn't) a sought-after model but I did get many good prints from it.

Thanks,
Darrell

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice lighting for this image. Makes a good subject.