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In this video I'm sharing four good reasons why I still shoot film and why film is such a great option.
I'm sharing a lot of photos and talking about why even the best digital cameras can't compete with some aspects of film and film photography.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Digital Is Better
1:00 Young And Old Shoot Film
1.50 Film Won Me Over Again
2:35 Film Will Not Be Mainstream
3:05 #1 Film Is Simple
3:23 No Complicated Settings
3:41 Focus On Photography
3:56 No Computational Features
4:14 #2 You Have To Think
4:50 Can't Shoot Everything
5:27 Digital Like Film
6:03 #3 Film Looks Great
6:47 Digital Looks Too Clean
7:29 Film Looks Not Perfect
7:56 #4 Not Convenience Driven
8:14 No Spray And Pray
8:22 Digital Is Not Valuable
8:54 No One Cares Anymore
9:12 Instant Gratification Problem
10:08 Film Is Expensive?
10:48 The Film Experience
11:35 Film Gets Digitized Anyway
12:21 Should We All Shoot Just Film?
13:07 It's All Photography In The End
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Ricoh GR3x: amzn.to/3DB4Puc
Nikon Z6III: amzn.to/401XQVu
Nikkor Z 28mm F2.8: amzn.to/44DJKv1
Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8: amzn.to/44FOTCW
Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro: amzn.to/4ktWkCV
Sony A7IV: amzn.to/3BshuwT
Sony E 11mm F1.8: amzn.to/4bRiSK1
Sony 24mm F2.8 G: amzn.to/3nVqy6y
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My name is Matti Sulanto, I'm a photographer based in Helsinki Finland.
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#filmphotography #streetphotography #filmcamera
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In this video I'm sharing four good reasons why I still shoot film and why film is such a great option.
I'm sharing a lot of photos and talking about why even the best digital cameras can't compete with some aspects of film and film photography.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Digital Is Better
1:00 Young And Old Shoot Film
1.50 Film Won Me Over Again
2:35 Film Will Not Be Mainstream
3:05 #1 Film Is Simple
3:23 No Complicated Settings
3:41 Focus On Photography
3:56 No Computational Features
4:14 #2 You Have To Think
4:50 Can't Shoot Everything
5:27 Digital Like Film
6:03 #3 Film Looks Great
6:47 Digital Looks Too Clean
7:29 Film Looks Not Perfect
7:56 #4 Not Convenience Driven
8:14 No Spray And Pray
8:22 Digital Is Not Valuable
8:54 No One Cares Anymore
9:12 Instant Gratification Problem
10:08 Film Is Expensive?
10:48 The Film Experience
11:35 Film Gets Digitized Anyway
12:21 Should We All Shoot Just Film?
13:07 It's All Photography In The End
My camera gear, these are affiliate links to Amazon:
Panasonic Lumix S5IIX: amzn.to/3WOQ2pe
Lumix S 50mm F1.8: amzn.to/4aqDWWF
Lumix S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6: amzn.to/3QUiLFo
Ricoh GR3x: amzn.to/3DB4Puc
Nikon Z6III: amzn.to/401XQVu
Nikkor Z 28mm F2.8: amzn.to/44DJKv1
Nikkor Z 50mm F1.8: amzn.to/44FOTCW
Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro: amzn.to/4ktWkCV
Sony A7IV: amzn.to/3BshuwT
Sony E 11mm F1.8: amzn.to/4bRiSK1
Sony 24mm F2.8 G: amzn.to/3nVqy6y
Sony 40mm F2.5 G: amzn.to/3xGm49E
Sony 50mm F2.5 G: amzn.to/3BQxNBw
Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 G2: amzn.to/3DKPsPN
NiSi Vario ND: amzn.to/3bGLFUy
DISCLAIMER: Everything I'm saying in my videos is my opinion, one person's opinion, not a universal truth. I try to mention that in every video and often enough but sometimes I forget.
👕Get something to wear and support my channel at the same time👕
teespring.com/stores/sulantoblog-store
My name is Matti Sulanto, I'm a photographer based in Helsinki Finland.
My Instagram: instagram.com/sulantoblog
My website: sulanto.fi
#filmphotography #streetphotography #filmcamera
