ZippySLC

ZippySLC t1_iu0n8dy wrote

I was going to come and post about my Atlas mills. I've had both the salt and pepper mills since 2017 and they've been great. The copper exterior of the salt mill has developed a dark patina but the pepper one is still bright and shiny. I don't mind as it helps to differentiate the two at a glance.

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ZippySLC t1_iskkgib wrote

Film is having a resurgence, but unfortunately ever since the pandemic prices have been getting pretty crazy.

Personally my favorite place to buy film is Freestyle Photo, but you can also buy it at places like B&H and Adorama. As others said, you can also buy more "consumer" oriented film like Kodak Gold at Walgreens, Target, Walmart, etc.

If you shoot black and white then developing your own negatives isn't too hard, although you'll still need to scan them. If you do color, well - some people develop at home but I think the majority mail their film out to a lab. About 7 years ago I was lucky enough to work down the street from a lab that still did film developing, but now I just send film out in the mail.

If you're asking because you're interested in maybe trying out some film photography, a camera like the one OP posted, a Pentax K1000 (what I started with), or a Canon AE-1 are good reasonably inexpensive places to start. A lot of times you should be able to find them paired up with a 50mm lens which is sort of the "standard lens" for general use.

Check out /r/analog too.

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