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    Ctn
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    I'm lost... Help needed

    Hi guys,

    I am desperately in need of help.
    After 1.5 years of digital photographing (with an d90) i want to explore the possibilities of good old film.

    The first and foremost question i have is:
    Medium format or 35mm? I am ofcourse a beginner but a very fast learner so skill issues should be fast dealt with.
    You probably want to know what my primary subjects are going to be:
    Very broad at the moment but leaning towards portraits/casual landscaping

    Budget: directly to spend around 200 dollar but willing to save up and wait a little longer

    A few questions however are bugging me and i cant seem to find one answer on the internet (perhaps because there isnt one answer).
    Here they are:
    1. Is it worth it image quality wise?
    Considering I will not be able to develop the photo's myself due to lack of space at the moment
    2. I read alot of horror stories about letting your B&W film developed by photo labs. (standard color processes etc getting contrast/color(?) etc wrong) is it that bad? (B&W will be my primary film of choise)
    3. Get prints or scan slides myself?
    4. Transparency or regular film?

    I have a bunchload of other questions but lets start off with these.
    I hope you can help me with this.
    Last edited by Ctn; 05-17-2012 at 08:20 AM.

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