Instant cameras & other options/suggestions?

Question

I love my digital camera, but there's nothing quite like the imperfect and surprising result of film. I used to use my old Pentax 1000 for the thrill developing my own black and whites, but chemicals have gotten so expensive and mostly discontinued it just isn't worth it anymore.
It's my 21st birthday in a couple of weeks and I've got my heart set on an instant camera. I love the look of old-style polaroids, but I've been told film is so rare and expensive they arn't worth it.
I've been looking at the Diana Lomo (with an instant backing), the Polaroid 300 Series (not sure about that one) and the Fuji Instax.
It would be so fantastic if I could get some advice and opinions, thank you SO much!

Answer 1

If you were running a lab, it would be out of business, you know, if what you're getting is unpredictability.



That's called quality control.

Answer 2

I completely agree that there's nothing like shooting film but I have to disagree with some of the other things you say.



Film shooting or developing is not imperfect or surprising if you know what you are doing. On the other hand, when something does happen one doesn't expect, with film it's usually very interesting.



I am not sure what chemicals you feel have gotten expensive. I use powdered chems and concentrated liquid developer and I don't think the prices have changed much in the 10 years I've been shooting. If anything, it's just been inflation. I also haven't seen any of the Kodak chemicals that I've ever used become discontinued. I know many many people who still happily and easily process their own film so I just don't understand why you think it's not worth it. I purchase my supplies between BHPhoto.com, Adorama.com and FreestylePhoto.biz and get fantastic prices on them, even with shipping costs.



Instant cameras are fun but they don't produce anywhere near the image quality of a Pentax K1000 and you can actually make more imperfect "accidents" with a K1000 and some creativity than you can with non-peel apart instant film. Peel apart instant film can offer a lot of creativity too though!



The Polaroid 300 is Absolutely nothing more than a Fuji Instax Mini 7 that has been repainted with the Polaroid logo. It even takes the same film. So if you are considering this camera, go with the Fuji. I bought my Instax Mini camera and the film from Adorama.com. Seems to be the cheapest.



Diana's are cool cameras because you can get an instant back for them as well as other Lomo accessories that transform them for many different effects.



Simply using cheap Bently and Meikai plastic $5 cameras can give you some of the same looks as Lomo cameras too but not on instant film.



Have fun and don't forget about your Pentax and processing yourself!

Answer 3

I actual have 2 movie SLR-style cameras. One, a extra cutting-edge canon EOS movie digicam that takes each and each of a similar lenses my 60D makes use of, the different a almost 30 twelve months previous nikon FE2, that makes use of a instruction manual concentration lens and movie boost lever. i like, and nonetheless use movie on social amassing for the elementary reason that I found out photographs utilizing movie and that i've got this nostalgic might desire to proceed utilizing it on social amassing. you prefer to comprehend what's distinctive between the two cameras? different than style, no longer something. If I loaded a roll of kodak ektar one hundred in each and each, shot the canon with an EF 50mm f/a million.8 stopped right down to f/2, the nikon with a nikkor 50mm f/a million.4 stopped right down to f/2, on a similar difficulty with a similar gentle, the two negatives could be only approximately indistinguishable. issues i will inform you I notice from this workout is the movie fee a similar, yet is harder to load in my FE2. on the EOS, I pull the chief out of the cartridge and line it up with the mark, close the door and it at present advances to the 1st physique. The FE is quite temperamental, I might desire to slot it with the aid of this notch and capture between the sprocket holes in it, then boost the lever till it wraps itself sufficient to stay in the notch, then close the door, and boost to what i think is the 1st physique, oh and the meter isn't on till physique 3, so the 1st frames are set to a million/250 shutter velocity regardless of aperture, and it rather is a discomfort to comprehend even if if I actual have 36 or 37 by way of fact no longer understanding potential that in case you pull the lever too perplexing you will pull the movie out of the cartridge. so which you prefer to comprehend which i take advantage of whilst i prefer to shoot a roll of movie? the only it rather is extra elementary to load, my EOS. of course, it feels extra nostalgic utilizing the FE2. it somewhat is cool looking too, 2 tone silver and black, knobs and levers and a split image viewfinder. however the EOS only takes the physique, as though via magic in assessment. once you get previous the explanation you think of you prefer something and think of roughly what's extra elementary, you are able to have your answer.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Film isn't imperfect when you know how to use a camera.