Testing Fujifilm's X-Half gave me a painful reminder of the reality behind the romance of film photography.
I tried Fujifilm's film camera mode and remembered why I permanently switched to shooting digitally.
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If you’re like me, you started out shooting film. It’s possible that – also like me – you found the whole digital capture thing a bit alien and – certainly for everything post-camera – quite challenging.
Obviously I had to get my head around the new technology pretty fast, but I kept on shooting film for quite a while.
Over time, though, we’ve begun to take for granted all the conveniences that digital imaging delivers… so much so that going back now looks like the challenge.
This was particularly highlighted while reviewing Fujifilm’s X Half and, in particular, its Film Camera Mode.
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Author's summary: Film photography romance vs digital reality.