Alright, let’s yak about this 120mm film stuff. You know, them picture-takin’ thingies. Folks keep jabberin’ about which one’s the “best,” so I figured I’d put in my two cents, even though I ain’t no fancy photographer or nothin’.
Now, what is this 120mm film anyways? Well, it’s just bigger than that other film, the 35mm stuff. Bigger film means bigger pictures, and that means you can see more stuff in ’em. More details, like the wrinkles on my old face, you know? Them fancy folks say it’s got higher resolution, but I just say it makes things look clearer.
- They got color films, them bright and cheery ones.
- And they got black and white films, the kinda serious lookin’ ones.
Which one’s better? Well, that depends on what you’re lookin’ for, I reckon. Some folks like them bright colors, like a flower garden in the summer. Others like that old-timey black and white look, like them old pictures of my grandpa.
I heard tell there’s a fella, Jay P. Morgan, he went and bought every kinda 120mm film he could find. Color, black and white, the whole shebang. He took a bunch of pictures with all of ’em to see which one looked the best. That’s a lot of picture takin’, if you ask me. But I guess that’s how you figure these things out.
Now, some folks get all hung up on sharpness and detail. They want every little hair on a dog’s back to be crystal clear. And that’s fine, I guess, if that’s your thing. But sometimes, a little bit of blurry ain’t so bad. Makes things look kinda dreamy, you know? Like rememberin’ somethin’ from long ago. The best film, someone said once, is the one you got in your camera when somethin’ purdy happens right in front of you. I tend to agree, it ain’t the tool but how you use it I always said.
And there’s this thing called tonality. That’s just how the different shades of gray look in a black and white picture, or the different colors in a color picture. Some films make things look real smooth and even, others make ’em look kinda rough and contrasty. It’s all a matter of taste, I reckon.
Choosing the “best” film is like choosing the best pie. Some folks like apple, some folks like cherry, some folks like pecan. It’s all about what you like the best. There ain’t no right or wrong answer, no matter what them fancy photographers try to tell ya. But from what I heard this 120mm film stuff gives ya some real purdy pictures if you do it right. Bigger and clearer than them little 35mm ones.
So don’t you go frettin’ about which one to pick. Just grab a roll and start takin’ pictures. That’s the best way to learn, I always say. Experience is better than book learnin’, ain’t that the truth? You’ll figure out what you like soon enough, and that’s all that matters. And remember, it ain’t the film that takes the picture, it’s you. So go on out there and make somethin’ purdy.
Why are they makin’ this stuff so complicated? Back in my day, it weren’t this hard. You just got your camera, you put your film in, you took your picture. Now they got all these different kinds of film and all these different settings and it’s enough to make your head spin. But if more detail is what you want, seems like this 120mm is the way to go from what they’re all sayin’. Just make sure to find a camera that fits it and you should be golden.
So there you have it. My two cents on this 120mm film. Like I said, I ain’t no expert, but I know what I like when I see it. And I reckon that’s all that matters in the end.
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