So I got a Diana + for my birthday with some B&W negative film in it.
Being fairly new to the old analog scene am I able to just take the film out the back of the camera and scan it on my dads photo scanner or does it need to be processed and printed in a shop.
If the later I can see this being quite an expensive hobby!
Thanks
OOOH, I'm really feeling my age. I learned photography on film cameras in the '70s and just moved to digital recently. YES you need to have it processed and printed before you can scan it. DO NOT open the back of the camera unless you have fully rewound an exposed roll of film.
Film photography is more expensive unless you have what we used to call a wet darkroom where you would process your own film and prints. I quit photography for quite a few years after I left school and didn't have access to a darkroom anymore. Having someone else process and print my photos took a lot of the fun out of it.
Shoot with your 120, that is a great film format. I'm a proponent of learning on film because you have to be really conscious of the image in the frame. You can't look at the back and say "I don'y like that one". It builds discipline. If you find you really like photography, then take a look at digital cameras.
Sorry for speaking up like that...
Dale
