I shoot more film than digital and here are my top Black Friday deals for film photographers

(Image credit: Sebastian Oakley / Digital Camera World)

In today's digital age, where I can effortlessly transfer images from the best mirrorless cameras to platforms like Instagram and Threads in mere seconds, I find myself shooting film more than ever.

It’s a therapeutic experience, and I'm here to offer all of you analog shooters a bit of the Black Friday magic and showcase the best deals that I love to see, and buy as a film shooter!

While these all range in price and product I can assure you that I have used nearly all of these products on this list over my time shooting film.

They will also make the perfect gift to give to a loved one who shoots film, guess you must like them a lot to buy them a Pentax 17 - but you get what I'm saying, these are great stocking fillers ready for the holidays, and why not get them cheaper this Black Friday!

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For nearly two decades Sebastian's work has been published internationally. Originally specializing in Equestrianism, his visuals have been used by the leading names in the equestrian industry such as The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), The Jockey Club, Horse & Hound, and many more for various advertising campaigns, books, and pre/post-event highlights.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science, and holds a Master of Arts in Publishing. He is a member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since his film days using a Nikon F5. He saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still, to this day, the youngest member to be elected into BEWA, the British Equestrian Writers' Association.

He is familiar with and shows great interest in 35mm, medium, and large-format photography, using products by Leica, Phase One, Hasselblad, Alpa, and Sinar. Sebastian has also used many cinema cameras from Sony, RED, ARRI, and everything in between. He now spends his spare time using his trusted Leica M-E or Leica M2, shooting Street/Documentary photography as he sees it, usually in Black and White.