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Shooting film for stock?

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epixx:
From a purely financial point of view, this doesn't make sense, but as I'm getting tired of reading about new revolutionary cameras that I "must" have to stay competitive, I went back to my Nikon F6 and Fuji GX680 to shoot a few rolls of film, mostly Portra 160 and 400. When I received the results back from the lab, I was struck by the quality of the output and the fact that at 6-10MP, they looked as good as or better than any digital file, but with the big difference that colours, contrast etc. look great straight out of the box.

So I would like to shoot some film for stock too, just for the satisfaction of doing it, and because there is actually something called "film look". Yes, I know there are plugins available for this, and yes, I know that would be cheaper, but it's not nearly as fun.

Has anybody submitted film shots to microstock lately and had it accepted?

Asthebelltolls:
Good for you! Great seeing someone with such an adventurous spirit!

The only film I've submitted is archival, b/w. A lot of fascinating material but much of it isn't in the best of shape. Good luck with your project!

Brightontl:

--- Quote from: epixx on September 19, 2017, 21:27 ---From a purely financial point of view, this doesn't make sense, but as I'm getting tired of reading about new revolutionary cameras that I "must" have to stay competitive, I went back to my Nikon F6 and Fuji GX680 to shoot a few rolls of film, mostly Portra 160 and 400. When I received the results back from the lab, I was struck by the quality of the output and the fact that at 6-10MP, they looked as good as or better than any digital file, but with the big difference that colours, contrast etc. look great straight out of the box.

So I would like to shoot some film for stock too, just for the satisfaction of doing it, and because there is actually something called "film look". Yes, I know there are plugins available for this, and yes, I know that would be cheaper, but it's not nearly as fun.

Has anybody submitted film shots to microstock lately and had it accepted?

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You must have a lot of time at hand...

derek:
You have to scan the trannies or prints and pref drum-scan!  not a cheap service unless you have your own drum!

dpimborough:
Here's an interesting comparison of flatbed versus drum scanning

http://www.simonkennedy.net/blog/architectural-photography-2/4x5-flatbed-vs-drum-scan/

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