Regret buying a Digital M. Can't compare to a film M

[atournas]

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On 4/13/2025 at 9:54 AM, jaapv said:

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[Paulus]

Am 17.4.2025 um 09:25 schrieb skahde:

I love the process of photography on film and outsource the burdensome part to a trusted third party which I gladly pay for that. Handling the film, clicking the shutter and getting back pictures (digital and printed) makes me happy. Going over a stack of raw-files I have to work on in Lightroom not so much. Digital is better in any aspect technically and I have worked out methods that make the printed result pretty awesome but it's more work than joy and I prefer to have a little more fun and little less work in my free time. 

What I notice is, that the film M is special. Because I only have 36 chances to do it right, I actually make different choices what I shoot. These choices result in a slightly different kind of photography which makes me happy and brings me back to time that photography looked simple to me and was more fun, than work. Emotion snd nostalgia make it happen, but that’s not such a bad thing . Is it? 
I like the results which are not perfect , but are giving me a new impuls at looking at scenes. 
Also the use of yellow and red filters on the lens where something I missed in the M10 

Maybe an M11 Monochrom would do the same, but I do not know if I want to shoot so much pictures to justify the purchase. 
 

just a film rol : 

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[kiwidad]

On 10/29/2024 at 3:52 PM, LondonL said:

As the title says, I regret adding an M10 to my camera line up. I never use it! I thought I would, I thought it would be the perfect addition to my camera stable, but I never reach for it, it never grabs me. In the digital world I also have a Q-P which I adore. In the digital world fast auto focus, EVF and everything else that comes with it just seems to be better for my needs. These are not options in the film world (well ok fast AF is, but it somehow isn't necessary)

In my film world the M6 is king. I can't stop using this camera and trying the M10 has just made be love the M6 and film even more.

Anyone feel the same or have similar experiences to share?

One word… ISO

i shoot digital mostly as I cannot get high iso results from film like I can on my M11 and m10m. Having said that I love a roll of film in my m6. Got roll of fujichrome next in line so I can be lab influence free pics!

if you use doesn’t include low light then absolutely you gain little from digital.

the only other consideration might be if you travel and airport security and film which I hear can be a pain!

[kiwidad]

On 4/17/2025 at 10:39 AM, kivis said:

As much as I try (M10) I can not get digital shots to please me like B&W film. BTW I tried Kenmore for the first time. i like it.

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Many seem happy with the B&W images from the color m, and they are nice from my m11. I recently found myself owning an m10m and it outputs astonishing images. I shoot in a lot of pretty dark places and there just aren’t film options that even come close! 

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Good lighting, I’ll grab a film M every time. But, I tend to always bring a digital M when traveling too, so many beautiful but dark interiors or long exposure opportunities that I am glad I lugged it along. 

[Paulus]

Am 8.5.2025 um 08:34 schrieb kiwidad:

One word… ISO

i shoot digital mostly as I cannot get high iso results from film like I can on my M11 and m10m. Having said that I love a roll of film in my m6. Got roll of fujichrome next in line so I can be lab influence free pics!

if you use doesn’t include low light then absolutely you gain little from digital.

the only other consideration might be if you travel and airport security and film which I hear can be a pain!

When I travelled  with film , airport security were not really issues. There are bags tot keep film safe. Ok, it ‘s a little more hassle. But films and hassle have always been. 
and all of us know, that digital has no hassle at all😉

[Derbyshire Man]

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13 minutes ago, Paulus said:

When I travelled  with film , airport security were not really issues. There are bags tot keep film safe. Ok, it ‘s a little more hassle. But films and hassle have always been. 
and all of us know, that digital has no hassle at all😉

I went to Nepal and took 40 rolls of film, including some fast B&W, was a total PITA and at one point had a soldier pointing a gun at my chest as I politely pleaded not to pass what was obviously a roll of 3600 film through an x-ray scanner for the umpteenth time.

Combined with rubbish labs, huge cost, inflexibility I don't miss film one little tiny bit!

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On 10/29/2024 at 9:52 PM, LondonL said:

I regret adding an M10 to my camera line up. I never use it!

..sell it! Problem solved 🙂

[WvE]

I fell for film again for a brief moment, but went back to digital. I love the whole process of shooting with film, but ultimately, the hassle of developing and scanning film put me off. Sold my MP to fund the M11 GP, which I now happily use beside my old M2 (just a few rolls per year).   

[Paulus]

vor einer Stunde schrieb Derbyshire Man:

I went to Nepal and took 40 rolls of film, including some fast B&W, was a total PITA and at one point had a soldier pointing a gun at my chest as I politely pleaded not to pass what was obviously a roll of 3600 film through an x-ray scanner for the umpteenth time.

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