Why use slide film?
Professional photographers and serious amateurs shoot slide film because with slides what you see is what you get. Slides are developed under a rigidly controlled and complex process that allows virtually no room for manipulation (unlike negative films). Serious amateur and professional photographers want consistent results without having to worry about how processing variables will affect their final images. With color print film much of the look is based on processing (operator skill, processor settings, and the freshness of the chemicals used in the development process) and these variables determine color, brightness and the contrast of the print. Art directors, magazine editors, and book publishers prefer slides because they’re easy to view and because the publishing/printing industry is set up to get the best from slides. Storing and finding slides is relatively easy if you index your slides and keep them in archival slide sheets in hanging files or binders. Most slide films can b
