Hello everyone!

[MichaelM6]

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I'm very excited to give the film world a go in the next couple of weeks. I'm currently winning an auction for a nice looking black M6 and I'm looking at adding a Zeiss 50 f/2...

 

I'm coming from shooting with a Canon 5Dm2 and I just want something more organic, more analog. More fun. I can't wait to feel like a beginner.

 

So I have a question about where and how to have film or negatives processed and developed. I'm considering a negative scanner - is that the best way to digitize images, or should I just have my film developed and put onto a disc by some photo lab? How do you guys go about this? I'd still like to post images to facebook and my flickr account.

 

Thanks,

 

Michael

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[Fgcm]

Hi Michael, wellcome to the forum.

 

Go step by step.

 

First, use just a few films. If you use to many, you never learn none of them.

 

For bw, you can proces your self or you can start with cromogen bw (to be developed as color negative -c41 process - ask your dealer).

 

For color you will get good color with no troubles using slides.

Negatives can be more difficult.

 

Start having film processed and scanned in a lab. Then, step by step, you will do your self all steps but slides developing (Too triky to do home).

 

Enjoy film and do not think Too much.

Try, try, and try again.

 

Fgcm