What kind of film do you use in your "take everywhere" camera

[rulnacco]

Ouch, I just checked--HP5+ is now over $100 per roll at B&H, and within $14 of the cost of a roll of Tri-X. Still, about 80 cents cheaper per roll than Tri-X.

 

[removed account4]

i use whatever expired film i grab. chances are i will process it wide open at 1/15sec
im not too choozy

its been 7 long years since I said that
and not much has changed .. SFDD

 

[Timothy Hyde]

Thanks for dragging this thread out of the grave. Very interesting, Tri-x for me...mostly because I have a couple hundred rolls in the freezer.

 

[narsuitus]

Today, I shoot Ilford HP5 and Arista EDU 400 in 35mm and 120 roll film sizes.

I now only shoot Ilford HP5 in 35mm cameras.

In 120 roll film medium format cameras, I now shoot Ilford HP5 and Fomapan 100 or Arista EDU 100.

My large format cameras are not my "take anywhere" cameras but I only shoot Fomapan 100 or Arista EDU 100 in them.

 

[davidsyd]

Ilford FP4

 

[Donald Qualls]

My "take everywhere" these days is my Weltini -- 1940-1941 vintage 35mm coupled RF folder with 50 mm f/2 Xenon. I carry either XP2 Super or Superia X-Tra 400 in it. With the f/2 lens, I can hand hold down to streetlight night available light (f/2, 1/25). If it's XP2, I usually shoot at EI 800 and bleach bypass when I process the film.

 

[gone]

I've never had a take everywhere camera. I have cameras that are never quite right, so it's been a revolving door of new arrivals and long goodbyes ever since I got into photograph. And it's not my fault! Camera makers seem to have a knack for making cameras that are great.........except for (fill in the blank, or multiple blanks). There's always one galling problem that makes a camera difficult to live with, which is how many of us got so many cameras.

Other things in life aren't like this. Give me a Ferrari, and I will NOT look for a better car. Let me eat at Acme Seafood in New Orleans, and I won't be comparing their gumbo to Felix's across the street. All cameras seem to be a compromise in one or more areas. The challenge is to find the least worst of the bunch.

 

[Donald Qualls]

All of everything is a compromise. I love my RB67, but it's not a "carry everywhere" camera; too heavy and bulky (easier to carry my 4x5 Speed Graphic, in all honesty, but that lacks the ease of use of an SLR, not to mention the cost of 4x5 film compared to 10 on 120). I've got a Nikkormat FT-2 that I like a lot -- but aside from full-aperture metering, it's not really a "better" camera than my old M42 bodies and the 50 mm f/1.4 isn't (IMO) quite as good as the Super Takumar of the same spec.

Then again, if you give me a Ferrari, I won't drive it every day -- burns too much gas (and needs the high-priced high-octane kind), attracts too much attention, and it's hard to park compared to my Fiesta. My Weltini has almost everything I've wanted in an EDC camera: coupled RF, compact, full frame 35 mm, with a fast(ish), high quality lens. I'd add a crank rewind if I could, but those weren't an everyday thing in 1940. I mostly don't need a meter (and when I do, I have an app on my smart phone).

 

[Huss]

..

Other things in life aren't like this. Give me a Ferrari, and I will NOT look for a better car. ...

I'll take a Bugatti Chiron. Or maybe a Koenigsegg Agera. Ferrari? Puhleeze. That's for the Calabasas crowd.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Recently, my take everywhere camera has been my TravelWide converted to pinhole, and HP5, Rollie IR.

 

[sfphoto]

What kind of film do you use in your "take everywhere" rangefinder camera
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Rangefinder camera: Fujica GS465S (60mm lens)
Film: Fujicolor 400 Pro
I find such film scans well and yields excellent b&w files

@Andrew O
I have to say I miss Konica 750nm, did you ever use and if so how does the Rollei 820nm compare?

 

[sfphoto]

I'll take a Bugatti Chiron.

Plus there is even a Lego version

 

[Huss]

Plus there is even a Lego version

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It must really hurt to step on that when your kid leaves it out.