Latent: digital film camera

I like the film experience very much. I like the limitations of the medium (e.g. fixed ISO), the limitations of the process (e.g. no feedback until you process), I like the fact that you have to plan (e.g. you have the films you have, no infinite shooting), and I like the limitations of the render (e.g. you’re stuck with the film stock you chose). All those limitations make the process more of a slow, intent-driven, more personal experience. But it’s so expensive! Taadaa! So I thought to myself: could I turn a digital camera into a film camera? I could in theory have the cheap process and the film experience. I went round the interwebs, and found a few projects (e.g. FilmRoll). They all had good ideas, but they clearly didn’t want to let go off the digital background. They all created a sort of hybrid process I didn’t like. So, being an engineer, I decided to scratch that itch myself and I started a deep dive into camera firmwares, film processes, film quality and rendering, ane more.…

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