>>3159366around 2008-2010 when i first got into film, was pretty chill. cameras were cheaper than they are now and people seemed to show more results than just talking about their cameras (except for the leica guys. those guys will always be die-hard gearfags). now you have people just buying MJU's, shooting grungy inner-city alleyways for a week then selling them for like $200
there's still some decent groups out there, but you really need to work to find them, and they dont stay good for long