Is there still a good use for film cameras now that there are digital cameras?
Film cameras are less expensive than digital, picture quality is superior, the 35-mm cartridges have been standardized in the 1930’s, and Kodachrome and silver-based images are known for their permanence. Only platinum prints are more permanent. The ASA 25 35-mm films, when they were available, had the image quality that rivals medium-format. 35-mm Technical Pan, also ASA 25, actually looks like it was taken on large-format film. This was also available in medium and large format, although little would be gained. Film can be push-processed, especially Kodak T-Max P3200, which could be rated as high as ASA 25000, 50000, or even ASA 100,000. I tried ASA 1 million unsuccessfully, but this is such an extreme film speed that it would have no real use. The price and quality difference between film and digital is shrinking, with digital’s convenience foreshadowed by Polaroid.
