Does anyone but me use old 35mm cameras anymore?

[bobofish]

I just bought some Tri-X 400 for my dad's old Yashica-D. Gonna play with it at some friends' wedding tomorrow. The closest lab to me that'll mess with 120 is about 45 miles away, though.

There are a few good mail-in developing shops around. I've had good experiences with Adorama, and I think B&H does it too. I have to admit it's been at least a couple years since I sent anything in to Adorama, but I remember their prices being reasonable, their quality great and they were pretty quick. The best is to develop the film yourself, but not everybody has time for that.

You order some mailers from them, and I think they're prepaid. If I remember right, there is an instruction box where you can make special requests on the development.

Plus they do slide film of all types, so that's a bonus.

 

[Inferno]

You guys aren't the only ones! Like Gollnick, I have an old Pentax... an Asahi Pentax ES (Electro Spotmatic). You can find lenses and parts on eBay, and you can't beat the clarity of the older Super Takumar lenses. I only have three with mine-- a 55mm, 135mm, and 200mm. Still, I must admit that digital cameras offer much more conveniences-- I can load them on my computer that much faster and don't have to worry about changing lenses or loading film. If anything, my next digital will be a DSLR with an M42 screw mount adapter so I can still use my Asahi lenses!

 

[glockman99]

You guys aren't the only ones! Like Gollnick, I have an old Pentax... an Asahi Pentax ES (Electro Spotmatic). You can find lenses and parts on eBay, and you can't beat the clarity of the older Super Takumar lenses. I only have three with mine-- a 55mm, 135mm, and 200mm. Still, I must admit that digital cameras offer much more conveniences-- I can load them on my computer that much faster and don't have to worry about changing lenses or loading film. If anything, my next digital will be a DSLR with an M42 screw mount adapter so I can still use my Asahi lenses!

That is a VERY nice old camera.:thumbup:.:thumbup:.