Battista Film
My Camera:
Mamiya RZ Pro, waist level view finder, without optional light meter, or auto film advance. Using my Sekonic 758dr light meter and advancing the film manually, is nothing less than sublime affirmation.
Holga 120 Twin Lens Reflex
Film Stock:
Kodak TRI-X classic B&W film with wide exposure latitude, for use indoor
Kodak T-MAX for finer detail outdoors
Fuji Acros, when I wish to create a rich contrast with darker skin tone models
Ilford Delta 100 for detail outside and 400 for excellent results in low light
Lenses:
All Mamiya: 110 f.28, 180 f4.5 and 250 f4.5
Scanner:
Imacon Drum Scanner
I only Shoot Film.
Not because I'm a hipster and it sounds cool to say. Not because I am nostalgic and lament the passing of an era. Not because the image is superior.
I shoot film because of the creative process. Film forces me to take time to learn my subject.
Only after I've uncovered the essence of my subject, can I then capture it.