# I want to buy a 35mm Film Camera **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 24, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309 "2011-12-24T21:38:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309/41 "2011-12-28T18:31:09Z")
I used to do copper based printing back then, too. Made it myself, printed in my own darkroom. It was an amazingly cool looking result. Especially from my larger B&W negs (2 1/4 sq) Anyone find anything similar to that for digital now? Either from a printing shop or as a PS plug in would be cool. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309/42 "2011-12-28T18:33:10Z")
> [@FoundWaldo](#): > > To be fair, a lot of film scanners really accentuate the grain in film, making it look worse than it normally would. Thing is, once it’s printed, it looks fine. I print film to digital, and the results look as good to me as a traditional C print. Maybe even better. I don’t notice the scan affecting the look of the grain in the print. Grain/noise always looks a lot, lot worse on screen. Something that might look over-sharpened and noisy on screen may print beautifully, depending on the output size. Many photographers, in my experience, severely undersharpen their files for print as they’re judging print sharpness on screen. A file properly sharpened for print often looks pretty ugly on screen. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309/43 "2011-12-28T19:27:27Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Crop-sensor DSLR might be equal or even superior in some cases to 35mm film. > > Medium-format film still destroys _any_ DSLR. > > I already conceded before that 35mm film is basically obsolete for professionals. But medium format film is still used by professionals. If you it wasn’t, you’d be able to buy a Fuji GX680 or a Mamiya 7 for 100 dollars. You can’t. These cameras still command four-figure prices, and it’s not because they’re collectibles - it’s because they’re highly functional tools. Nobody said otherwise. But, the same argument could be made for medium format vs 35mm or 8x10 vs medium format. 35mm SLRs and DSLRs are a hobbyist / journalist format. They are not designed for Fine Art photographers. But, those types of photographers have always been, and will always be, in the very, very small minority. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309/44 "2011-12-28T19:54:50Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > 35mm SLRs and DSLRs are a hobbyist / journalist format. They are not designed for Fine Art photographers. But, those types of photographers have always been, and will always be, in the very, very small minority. They might not be _designed_ for fine art, but 35mm certainly _is_ used in fine art. One of my friends, whose work is in the permanent collection of several museums, for instance, photographs with his 21MP Canon 5D Mark II and prints BIG, like 4 feet by 6 feet. The results are jaw-droppingly amazing. I would never have thought a 35mm sensor could produce such rich detail. Granted, he is _extensive_ in his post-production and works for days on a single exhibition print, but 35mm is certainly suitable to fine art. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-35mm-film-camera/607309.md?page=2)