Do you prefer slow compact zooms or fixed pancake lenses?

What do you think?
What have you done?
Dumping some of my most recent.

This is the Film General Thread, aka the /fgt/.
Please post film photos in this thread.
It's ok to ask about film gear in this thread.
>it's not gay to post in the /fgt/, unless you can't pan Velvia with a 300mm at 1/30

old thread >>>4434198

Thread Question:
Do normies deserve to have their events shot on film by a patrician such as you, or do they only deserve digislop?

Is it worth it to trade in my Sony a7ii and Zeiss 50mm f/1.8 lens for a Pentax KP with a couple primes and a zoom? I like the weather sealing of Pentax bodies and any lenses I get for it will also work on my K10D. I can't think of anything about the a7ii that makes me want to keep it except for the fact I already have it. Thoughts?

Z10 cult edition

When shooting my paintings, I end up loosing some of the range and softness of the colors and values. Everything looks too saturated and "potent".
I'm using a non polarizing light filter on the lens, and on the LED lights, as to not get glare.
>Canon EOS 2000D
>F/8
>4 sec exposure
>100 iso
>55mm focal length
>white balance is set to ambience priority
these are the best setting I figured out with the help of AI.
No amount of Photoshop can save the inaccurate values and exposure.
Right is the photo I took with my phone in sunlight, and it's close to what it looks like irl.
Is the issue the lights not being powerful enough?

Photobooks recommendations

Also Photobooks are insanely hard to pirate.anyone willing to share a MEGA?
or should i fuck off to /t/ ?

Post your experimental shots here. Stuff outside of your comfort zone. Throwaway shots and different processing techniques welcome.

Let's inspire each other by throwing pieces of shit at a wall and seeing what sticks.

What are some recommended books to gain knowledge about photography? I'm thinking of buying this one, but the old publishing date makes me a bit wary.

Did we lose something when everyone gained a camera in their pocket? Especially video ability.

I can't describe it but I think society was better when someone with a camera was a rarity.