How has your gear changed?

[Tronhard]

I sympathize - I have two Sigma compact cameras, neither of which is noted for a long-lasting battery charge. The one has to be removed from the tripod quick-connect to change the battery, the other does not. What is it they say ... "go figure"?

Yep, on my otherwise wonderful Df's the card slot is on the bottom, making it too a PITA to remove the card with a battery grip.

[Manfred M]

Of course the other part of my gear that has changed is that I no longer work in a physical darkroom.

No trays, developing tanks, processing drums, an enlarger, chemicals that were probably not all that great for the environment and of course all that water that went into washing prints.

[Tronhard]

Of course the other part of my gear that has changed is that I no longer work in a physical darkroom.

No trays, developing tanks, processing drums, an enlarger, chemicals that were probably not all that great for the environment and of course all that water that went into washing prints.

It's interesting that many people going back to film are seeking out that do-it-yourself technology, which makes perfect sense considering they savour the process as much as the end result. I occasionally look at one of my film cameras and consider getting a roll, but (like Oscar Wilde with exercise) I make myself sit perfectly still until the desire goes away. As I have no darkroom gear I would just have to hand the roll in for someone else to process.

I think I am more tolerated by my family without even the thought of getting darkroom gear - that could lead to divorce and anyway my partner cannot have any chemical agents in the house.