These photos were shot with a Canon EOS Elan 7 SLR 35mm film camera and a Mamiya RB67 medium format film camera. Developed in my basement and then scanned with an Epson V600. For lenses, I used a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM and a Mamiya Sekor 127mm f/3.8 Lens for the RB67.

Black and white photography, when done correctly I find quite beautiful - but by no means is it something I’ve ever excelled at - or spent too much time on. These photo examples below are simply from around my neighborhood that I took and developed for film comparison purposes.

It’s one thing to explain the higher resolution of medium format over 35mm - but being able to see it firsthand helps dramatically - in my opinion.

Like most things, with increased quality comes increased cost. To get 36 exposures with 120 film is going to cost about $25 as opposed to $5.50 for 1 roll of 35mm Kodak Tri-X. For me, this is a fine trade-off as it’s usually a struggle to use up all 36 exposures on a roll of film anyways.

This isn’t to say I’ll never shoot 35mm again - far from it. There’s an abundance of lovely 35mm cameras and lenses - that are affordable, lightweight and convenient to carry around.