Who in the heck uses a motor winder/drive on a film camera these days?

faberryman · Nov 11, 2022

Helge said:
What kind of lab are you using. Or alternatively, how long do you wait before you develop?

I only shoot black and white film. I don't use a lab. Sometimes I develop film the same day I shoot; sometimes it takes a while before I get around to it. It depends on my schedule. It is the same with digital. Sometimes I look at my images the same day; sometimes it takes a while before I get around to it.

You don't need to cite all these rationalizations for shooting film. If you want to shoot film, shoot film. If you want to shoot digital, shoot digital. Or shoot both. The same goes for using a winder or motor drive. Whatever you want to do is fine.

Helge · Nov 11, 2022

faberryman said:
I only shoot black and white film. I don't use a lab. Sometimes I develop film the same day I shoot; sometimes it takes a while before I get around to it. It depends on my schedule. It is the same with digital. Sometimes I look at my images the same day; sometimes it takes a while before I get around to it.

You don't need to cite all these rationalizations for shooting film. If you want to shoot film, shoot film. If you want to shoot digital, shoot digital. Or shoot both. The same goes for using a winder or motor drive. Whatever you want to do is fine.

Everything is equally good. Nothing is bad. Everything is beige. Let’s not fight ever.

BrianShaw · Nov 11, 2022

Helge said:
Everything is equally good. Nothing is bad. Everything is beige. Let’s not fight ever.

Gray, or grey. EVERYTHING IS GRAY, NOT BEIGE. Other than that, a good plan!

Sirius Glass · Nov 11, 2022

BrianShaw said:
Gray, or grey. EVERYTHING IS GRAY, NOT BEIGE. Other than that, a good plan!

There is no Gray[Grey]! Everything is Black or White.

MattKing · Nov 11, 2022

Sirius Glass said:
There is no Gray[Grey]! Everything is Black or White.

I expect if a bunch of the members of Photrio were together in a room and you looked at their hair, you would come to a different conclusion

Sharktooth · Nov 11, 2022

MattKing said:
I expect if a bunch of the members of Photrio were together in a room and you looked at their hair, you would come to a different conclusion

Yup, I sense we're a high ISO crowd. Lots of greyn (grayn) here.

faberryman · Nov 11, 2022

Sirius Glass said:
There is no Gray[Grey]! Everything is Black or White.

You might want to check with a logician or a therapist about that.

Sirius Glass · Nov 11, 2022

MattKing said:
I expect if a bunch of the members of Photrio were together in a room and you looked at their hair, you would come to a different conclusion

You are assuming that many of the males still have hair.

Sirius Glass · Nov 11, 2022

faberryman said:
You might want to check with a logician or a therapist about that.

Did you mean Boolean expert?
How do you feel about that?
When did you first feel that way?
How would you react to what your mother would say?
Are you always feeling that that?
When did those feelings first start?

faberryman · Nov 11, 2022

Sirius Glass said:
Did you mean Boolean expert?
How do you feel about that?
When did you first feel that way?
How would you react to what your mother would say?
Are you always feeling that that?
When did those feelings first start?

Check with Eliza.

Sirius Glass · Nov 11, 2022

faberryman said:
Check with Eliza.

Great! You got the reference!

faberryman · Nov 11, 2022

Sirius Glass said:
Great! You got the reference!

And confirmed that we are both older than we care to admit. On the upside, our long term memory seems to be intact.

Sirius Glass · Nov 11, 2022

faberryman said:
And confirmed that we are both older than we care to admit. On the upside, our long term memory seems to be intact.

In my case years of work with artificial inteligence or was it real stupidity? I ferget now.

Moose22 · Nov 11, 2022

faberryman said:
And confirmed that we are both older than we care to admit. On the upside, our long term memory seems to be intact.

That's good to hear. Memory is the second thing to go.

Sirius Glass · Nov 11, 2022

Moose22 said:
That's good to hear. Memory is the second thing to go.

What was the first?

Larryc001 · Nov 11, 2022

Can’t remember.

Helge · Nov 11, 2022

Please stop.

guangong · Nov 11, 2022

BrianShaw said:
Ironically, that’s exactly what the folks who take photos in continuous and burst mode also say.

Same
Exact
Words

Gotta ask, which “decisive moment” is most important: the decisive moment that the image is most interesting, or the decisive moment the shutter is released by the photographer.

Probably the same difference as driving a sports car and a selfdrving car.
I have nothing against motor drives. I can see the need at large weddings, industrial applications, etc. To each his own.

eli griggs · Nov 12, 2022

Helge said:
If you want the winder off at some point while out and about, you are f**ked.

Another good reason to pack a changing bag in the bottom of a camera bag.

woodlandSerenade · Nov 12, 2022

The only camera I've used a motor drive on is my EOS 1V. The vertical controls added by the PB-E2 are very handy. Being able to offload the stress of film advance on an external (replaceable) motor is nice, as is the counterweight for larger lenses, and being able to rely on lithium AAs rather than costly 2CR5s.
That being said, I use it exclusively in single-shot mode as it seems to ready the next frame faster than the internal motor.

ic-racer · Nov 12, 2022

Almost no disadvantage to having the built-in motor drives in these cameras.

CMoore · Nov 12, 2022

I have often wondered the same as The OP

Like all things, there is LOTS of nuance to different scenarios.
There have certainly been times when i wanted to shoot a lot of frames of the same subjest and wished i had an auto winder.
I am sure motor drives are no where near as popular as the once were and never will be.
Some will find more need that others.

Craig · Nov 12, 2022

CMoore said:
There have certainly been times when i wanted to shoot a lot of frames of the same subjest and wished i had an auto winder.

For me a winder is very useful when doing macro work with the camera on a copystand. Winding by hand often moves the body, with a winder I don't have to reframe after each exposure.

It's the opposite of photojournalism/sports photography, but the winder still serves a useful function.

AnselMortensen · Nov 12, 2022

Nikon F3HP / MD-4 combination is an ergonomic delight.
....and a good defensive weapon.

Ever wonder why Hasselblad 500 EL/ ELM/ELX, etc go for pennies on the dollar compared to a 500C/M?

theolj · Nov 13, 2022

My Canon EOS cameras have motor drives, which is useful in firing off action shots for people and wildlife, I also stuck one on my FM when I owned one cuz I didn't like having to pull out the advance lever to trigger the meter.

Who in the heck uses a motor winder/drive on a film camera these days?

Do You Use an Accessory Motor Drive or Winder on a Film Camera

No way, man, too much weight and bulk

Are you kidding me, look at the cost of film and processing

Ya, baby, these things are so cool!

Yes, I really do find them useful

Yes, it's important for collectibility

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Who in the heck uses a motor winder/drive on a film camera these days?

Do You Use an Accessory Motor Drive or Winder on a Film Camera

No way, man, too much weight and bulk

Are you kidding me, look at the cost of film and processing

Ya, baby, these things are so cool!

Yes, I really do find them useful

Yes, it's important for collectibility

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