Virtually everything we shoot these days is on digital. The quality is superb now and when coupled with the speed, flexibility and almost limitless volume, there really is no other option for coverage of today’s fast moving weddings.
However, when i do have time to take recreational photos – not much these days – i often find myself gravitating towards film photography. More specifically, medium format and polaroid using equipment from my collection of vintage cameras.
Unfortunately, with all the folks like us embracing digital, film has taken a hit. One particularly lamentable day saw the decision by Polaroid to cease manufacturing film. I feverishly bought up all remaining stocks that weren’t over priced; the remaining packs now reside in the salad drawer of the fridge*.
Today however, i’m one happy [easter] bunny. For a while i’ve been keeping tabs on the impossible project whose mission has been to try and re-engineer Polaroid film for a new generation. Honestly, i didn’t think it would happen but yesterday saw the announcement of a new film: PX 100. It’s black and white and optimised for my beautiful, if a little battered, late-70′s SX-70.
I’ve already ordered some, so lo-fi fun here i come! Using cameras like this is great fun: getting back to the basics of light and composition. OK, the pics won’t be flawless quality like we achieve with our professional digital cameras, lenses and lights, but vive la différence!
* film keeps longer in the fridge; film isn’t more important than salad kids… honest… eat your greens… don’t do drugs.
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