The owner of my retail photo store in Melbourne drives a Maserati. His partner has a new Peugeot. Their grown-up kids also have company cars. The parents own a million dollar home and the two sprogs were given apartments, all paid for by the family trust.
Why not? The argument that has been advanced is that you should buy film locally to keep photo stores in business. If the owner of the photo store drives a Maserati, then you may decide that he does not need your financial help to stay open, and with a clear conscience you can order your film online at lower cost.What they drive or where they live is none of your business and sounds like sour grapes to me.
If you don't wish to purchase from their retail shop then that is your decision, by all means, vote with your wallet, but their lifestyle and wealth shouldn't come into it.
I shoot digital today when I'm on vacation. I reserve my film for shooting at home selectively. So I:m not a big film user. Before digital, I used to take ten or twelve 36-shot 35mm rolls with me on a ten-day vacation.Maybe it is time to stop machine gunning the camera and actually learn to take a photograph. Then you will be able to afford film.
Ask him if he'd mind loaning you his Maserati for the weekend.Why not? The argument that has been advanced is that you should buy film locally to keep photo stores in business. If the owner of the photo store drives a Maserati, then you may decide that he does not need your financial help to stay open, and with a clear conscience you can order your film online at lower cost.
I want my film retailer to struggle for survival. They should have no car. Shoes should be old and in need of resoling. If their cell phone is newer than mine I'm out of there.Why not? The argument that has been advanced is that you should buy film locally to keep photo stores in business. If the owner of the photo store drives a Maserati, then you may decide that he does not need your financial help to stay open, and with a clear conscience you can order your film online at lower cost.
How can you justify this? The same roll goes on Fotoimpex for 10,50 EUR. I just wanted to shoot a roll tomorrow and I guess this is the price I have to pay for availability, insanity.
Seriously though, does anyone here actually believe that selling film in 2021 pays for a lavish lifestyle of $100K cars and beachfront mansions? Anyone?
I shoot digital today when I'm on vacation. I reserve my film for shooting at home selectively. So I:m not a big film user. Before digital, I used to take ten or twelve 36-shot 35mm rolls with me on a ten-day vacation.
I shoot film on vacation and at home.
What did you do with the vacation film?I shoot film on vacation and at home.
One local store manager said recently to a group of my friends that the only things that they sell that have enough margin to permit meaningful price negotiation are camera bags and some of the smaller accessories.At the prices some are currently selling it for (2X retail), it wouldn't be too far fetched!
What did you do with the vacation film?
I was considering the cost of the film which also includes processing and prints. So with the ten or twelve rolls, I would shoot on vacation, you'd have to add that cost to the cost of the film itself. It all adds up. Since I shoot digital today on vacation, I don't have those costs which I assume are considerable.Develop it. Print it. Look at the prints. Why would you ask?
Since I shoot digital today on vacation, I don't have those costs which I assume are considerable.
I was considering the cost of the film which also includes processing and prints. So with the ten or twelve rolls, I would shoot on vacation, you'd have to add that cost to the cost of the film itself. It all adds up. Since I shoot digital today on vacation, I don't have those costs which I assume are considerable.
Since I shoot digital today on vacation,
For those of us who do (or plan to) shoot film on vacation, have you found local, same-day or short-wait processing available (at least for C-41), processed your own B&W, etc., or do you bring the exposed film home? .
Who goes on vacation?
I was considering the cost of the film which also includes processing and prints. So with the ten or twelve rolls, I would shoot on vacation, you'd have to add that cost to the cost of the film itself. It all adds up. Since I shoot digital today on vacation, I don't have those costs which I assume are considerable.
And since this is the analog-only section, this kind of statement is off topic.
For those of us who do (or plan to) shoot film on vacation, have you found local, same-day or short-wait processing available (at least for C-41), processed your own B&W, etc., or do you bring the exposed film home? My vacations don't involve air travel, so bringing the film home is a real option, but next vacation I plan to take a jug of Df96 monobath, small bottle of Edwal LFN that I've had around for ages, and buy distilled water for final rinse locally (the water at the beach location we go to is very hard). Last vacation, I was still in my film hiatus, and successfully reminded myself why I don't like digital photography. I do have some nice shots from my phone, but next vacation those will be the exception. By that time, I should have my LomoGraflok, so I can get instant results with analog process.
What they drive or where they live is none of your business and sounds like sour grapes to me.
If you don't wish to purchase from their retail shop then that is your decision, by all means, vote with your wallet, but their lifestyle and wealth shouldn't come into it.
"So I should feel feel "guilty" about this?? Hah!! Anyone saying yes is full of what makes gardens grow greener..."Respectfully, I would refer you to the last line in my original post.
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