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I'm only a novice photographer but I'll offer my two cents of why I'm sticking to film for now:
with a digital camera you can take a hundred thoughtless pictures of the first thing you see and delete 99. film's cost per shot forces you to consider your choices more carefully. I like eggleston's approach: one shot per subject, then move on without worrying about whether you 'got the shot'. gotta make them count.
I get a childish thrill out of racking up shots on a roll without knowing what's in store. finally seeing the developed shots feels like christmas. it's a lot of fun to see them, having forgotten most of what you shot, and saying to yourself 'idiot! what was I thinking?' and maybe once or twice 'damn, I'm good'
I also like that there's no fucking around with settings, worrying about raw vs jpeg, etc. the controls on my camera are limited to shutter speed/aperture/focus, the rest is up to me. no distracting LCD screen means less missed opportunities and less chance of accidentally walking into traffic or falling off a cliff
I also enjoy the authentic 'thunk' of my pentacks shutter that turns heads and frightens birds out of trees while welcoming light onto the frame
