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>What's the advantage of film over digital in 2018?
oh im glad you ask.
here are some advantages:
>it exists
>it looks better
>it prints better
>the cameras look cool as fuck
>chick magnet
>darkroom is a thrilling experience
>it has a whole romantic aura, a film photographer is something else
>film preserves highlights in a great way
>film grain
>slide film is god like
>looking at slide film in light table is a godly experience
>no batteries, or minimal battery requirements
>medium format
>a huge range of formats, each for a particular use
>great diversity of cameras, all with its own charm and personality
>lenses have great optical character
>you have a physical back up of your photos
>infinite, molecular level, resolution
>developer/fixer smell funny, enhancing the whole process
>better color rendition
>absolutely better skin tones
>better black&white rendition
>exposed film from 1910 found frozen in antarctica was recently developed and still had photos