• Letto@reddthat.com
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    Color film was, and still is, considerably more expensive than black and white. Probably just what they had in their camera!

    Also most news papers didn’t swap to color photography until the late 90s, so if it’s a reporter it’s likely they had black and white film

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      Color film also requires more light. By making all elements of the film sensitive to all visible light, your essentially triple it’s sensitivity to light vs color.

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          🤔🤔🤔

          Can you still buy those types of cameras, or do you have to go to antique shops to get them?

          Man, having an old camera like that would be so cool. You could use them to make movies and stuff, too, and avoid disputes over whether video was authentic or a deepfake.

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            1 year ago

            The cameras are still sold, ebay is filled up with them. The gain of popularity of these cameras has caused quite a spike in prices though, be aware.

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        1 year ago

        Unfortunately the only cameras that still use 35mm for sale on the market are point and shoots and leicas as far as I know. There is definitely a great variety of tested and we’ll maintained cameras for sale online.