{"id":765,"date":"2023-03-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=765"},"modified":"2023-03-10T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T15:47:21","slug":"film-photography-worth-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/blog\/film-photography-worth-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Photography: Worth the Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Written by Harry McPhail<\/span> and translated by Iestyn Knox<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Everyone has a camera on their phone. You can capture most moments in your life on a phone camera, whether you are; at a festival, on a walk, or at work, your phone works just fine. So why spend money on film photography when you can capture the same moments for free?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

About six months ago I saw a film camera in a charity shop. It was cheap so I bought it, thankfully keeping the receipt. There was something about the look of it, it reminded me of Andrew Garfield\u2019s spiderman, I always thought his film camera looked cool. I went to Tesco, bought some batteries, and tried getting it to work. It didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I was now invested, I took to Amazon and spent hours looking through reviews trying to find the best film camera I could afford. I bought a 3rd or 4th hand Minolta X-370. It was in pretty good condition and it came with a pretty great lens.
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I remember the first time I sent a roll of film off – at the Ffoto shop in Aberystwyth, I recommend checking it out – I actually felt nervous. When taking the photos, you don\u2019t get instant feedback like you do with digital cameras. You don\u2019t know whether the photo you took was good or bad until you get the envelope with your photos back from the developers. You have to spend time before going out with your camera on YouTube, working out what shutter speed to use and what aperture is correct for different lights. Preparation is required with film photography. I personally found the preparation, then execution and then the nervousness of waiting to see if it had all worked, really enjoyable. It felt much more rewarding than digital photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, my camera was taken. I left my camera lying in the library, when I came back it had gone. I was pretty sad, I\u2019d spent quite a long time getting to know the camera, working out its strengths and weaknesses. I was looking forward to improving and getting to know the camera better. It may sound odd, but as I said previously, I was truly invested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, My Grandpa had owned a film camera. I found this out when I went back home this Christmas. My dad had found it and showed it to me when I got back. It is a Canon EOS 500, an excellent camera which I\u2019ve thoroughly enjoyed using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The first time I used it, I took it on a walk up Plumlumon, an impressive and atmospheric spot in the Cambrian mountains. I went up with some friends, who had to patiently pose for photos whilst I worked out the new camera. Here are some photos from that trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Canon has more in common with modern digital cameras. It has automatic settings, which means less time working out aperture and shutter speed. I do miss the complexity of my Minolta but I love the photos I get from my Canon. I guess machines are more reliable than people, who\u2019d have thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Now, Whilst I love film photography, I must concede it\u2019s an expensive hobby. Realistically, film photography is a dying art, there are only a few companies that make rolls of film. This has figuratively turned film into gold dust. A roll of film may set you back \u00a312, which, for a regular hobby, is not feasible. At least for me as a student. I buy a roll of film when I feel I have something worth shooting coming up. Every shot is precious, which, for me, adds to the joy of film photography.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

All in all, I think film photography is well worth getting into. If you\u2019ve got a bit of extra money you are comfortable spending, then it can be a very rewarding hobby. I personally feel a strong sense of achievement every time I get a roll of film back and see photos I am happy with. There is a visible sense of progression, my first roll of film was full of over-exposed, out of focus images. The more I use my film camera, the happier I become with the photos I\u2019m taking. I recommend it as a hobby and I personally believe it\u2019s worth the money. I\u2019ll admit, its not something for everyone but I would say, if you ever have the chance to use film photography. Definitely do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ffotograffiaeth <\/span>Film: <\/span>Werth y Pris?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Mae gan bawb gamera ar eu ff\u00f4n. Gallwch chi ddal y rhan fwyaf o eiliadau yn eich bywyd ar gamera ff\u00f4n, p’un a ydych chi mewn g\u0175yl, ar daith gerdded, neu yn y gwaith, mae’ch ff\u00f4n yn gweithio’n iawn. Felly pam gwario arian ar ffotograffiaeth ffilm pan allwch chi ddal yr un eiliadau am ddim?<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Tua chwe mis yn \u00f4l gwelais gamera ffilm mewn siop elusen. Roedd yn rhad felly prynais ef, diolch byth gan gadw’r dderbynneb. Roedd rhywbeth am ei olwg, roedd yn fy atgoffa o <\/span>Spider-Man<\/span> <\/span>Andrew Garfield, roeddwn bob amser yn meddwl bod ei gamera ffilm yn edrych yn c\u0175l. Es i Tesco, prynu batris, a cheisio ei gael i weithio. Ni wnaeth.\u202f<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Roeddwn bellach wedi fy <\/span>muddsoddi<\/span>, es i Amazon a threulio oriau yn edrych trwy adolygiadau yn ceisio dod o hyd i’r camera ffilm gorau y gallwn ei fforddio. Prynais Minolta X-370 3ydd neu 4ydd llaw. Roedd mewn cyflwr eithaf da a daeth gyda lens eithaf gwych. <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Rwy’n cofio’r tro cyntaf i mi anfon rholyn o ffilm i ffwrdd – yn siop Ffoto yn Aberystwyth, dwi’n argymell <\/span>ymweld a hi<\/span>– roeddwn i’n teimlo’n nerfus a dweud y gwir. Wrth dynnu’r lluniau, nid ydych chi’n cael adborth ar unwaith fel chi gyda chamer\u00e2u digidol. Nid ydych chi’n gwybod a oedd y llun a dynnwyd gennych yn dda neu’n ddrwg nes i chi gael yr amlen gyda’ch lluniau yn \u00f4l gan y datblygwyr. Mae’n rhaid i chi dreulio amser cyn mynd allan gyda’ch camera ar YouTube, yn gweithio allan pa gyflymder caead i’w ddefnyddio a pha agorfa sy’n gywir ar gyfer gwahanol<\/span> amodau<\/span> oleu<\/span>ol<\/span>. Mae angen paratoi gyda ffotograffiaeth ffilm. Yn bersonol, roedd y paratoi, yna’r dienyddiad ac yna’r nerfusrwydd o aros i weld a oedd y cyfan wedi gweithio, yn bleserus iawn. Roedd yn teimlo’n llawer <\/span>yn f<\/span>wy <\/span>wobrwyol<\/span> na ffotograffiaeth ddigidol.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Yn anffodus, cymerwyd fy nghamera. Gadewais fy nghamera yn gorwedd yn y llyfrgell, <\/span>a <\/span>p<\/span>h<\/span>an ddois yn \u00f4l roedd wedi mynd. <\/span>Teimlais<\/span> yn <\/span>weddol<\/span> <\/span>d<\/span>rist, <\/span>ar \u00f4l<\/span> treulio amser eithaf hir yn dod i adnabod y camera, gan ddarganfod ei gryfderau a’i wendidau. Roeddwn yn edrych ymlaen at wella a dod i adnabod y camera yn well<\/span> hefyd<\/span>. Efallai ei fod yn swnio\u2019n od, ond fel y dywedais yn flaenorol, cefais fy<\/span> muddsoddi yn y syniad<\/span>. <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Diolch byth, roedd fy Nhaid wedi berchen ar gamera ffilm. Fe wnes i ddarganfod hyn pan es i adref y Nadolig hwn. Roedd fy nhad wedi dod o hyd iddo ac wedi ei ddangos i mi pan gyrhaeddais yn \u00f4l. Canon EOS 500 ydyw, camera rhagorol yr wyf wedi mwynhau ei ddefnyddio’n fawr.<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Y tro cyntaf i mi ei ddefnyddio, es i ag ef ar daith gerdded i fyny Plumlumon, llecyn trawiadol ac atmosfferig ym mynyddoedd y Cambrian. Es i fyny gyda rhai ffrindiau, a oedd yn gorfod ystumio’n amyneddgar am luniau wrth i mi weithio’r camera newydd allan. <\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Mae gan y Canon fwy yn gyffredin \u00e2 chamer\u00e2u digidol modern. Mae ganddo osodiadau awtomatig, sy’n golygu llai o amser yn gweithio allan agorfa a chyflymder caead. Rwy’n gweld eisiau cymhlethdod fy Minolta ond rwyf wrth fy modd \u00e2’r lluniau a gaf gan <\/span>y<\/span> Canon. Mae’n <\/span>troi allan<\/span> bod peiriannau’n fwy dibynadwy na phobl, <\/span>pwy a wyddai?<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Nawr, <\/span>e<\/span>r fy mod i’n caru ffotograffiaeth ffilm, mae’n rhaid i mi gyfaddef ei fod yn hobi drud. Yn realistig, mae ffotograffiaeth ffilm yn gelfyddyd sy’n marw, dim ond ychydig o gwmn\u00efau sy’n <\/span>parhau i gynhyrchu<\/span> rholiau o ffilm. Mae hyn wedi troi ffilm yn llwch aur ffigurol. Gall rholyn o ffilm osod \u00a312 yn \u00f4l i chi, ac nid yw hynny, ar gyfer hobi arferol, yn ymarferol. O leiaf i mi fel myfyriwr. Rwy’n prynu rholyn o ffilm pan dwi’n teimlo bod gen i rywbeth gwerth ei saethu ar y gweill. Mae pob ergyd yn werthfawr, sydd, i mi, yn ychwanegu at <\/span>orfoledd<\/span> ffotograffiaeth ffilm<\/span>.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>

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Ar y cyfan, rwy’n meddwl bod ffotograffiaeth ffilm yn werth <\/span>rhoi cynnig arni<\/span>. Os oes gennych chi ychydig o arian ychwanegol rydych chi’n gyfforddus yn ei wario, yna gall fod yn hobi <\/span>wobrwyol<\/span>. Yn bersonol, rwy’n teimlo ymdeimlad cryf o gyflawniad bob tro rwy’n cael rholyn o ffilm yn \u00f4l a gweld lluniau rwy’n hapus \u00e2 nhw. Mae yna ymdeimlad gweladwy o ddilyniant, roedd fy r\u00f4l gyntaf o ffilm yn llawn o ddelweddau gor-agored, allan o ffocws. Po fwyaf y byddaf yn defnyddio fy nghamera ffilm, yr hapusaf y byddaf yn dod gyda’r lluniau rwy’n eu tynnu. Rwy’n ei argymell fel hobi ac rwy’n bersonol yn credu ei fod yn werth yr arian. Fe gyfaddefaf, nid yw’n rhywbeth i bawb ond byddwn yn dweud, os cewch chi byth y cyfle i ddefnyddio ffotograffiaeth ffilm<\/span>, g<\/span>wnewch hynny yn bendant.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":909,"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765\/revisions\/909"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbiw.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}