In the current digital age, shooting images has become as easy like breathing and literally, the cameras these days are more capable of doing things that other photographers once had a hard time figuring out.
Before everything transitioned to digital, photography existed but only in the hands of those who knew what it was and how was it to be done. Having a lot of cool cameras was not an option and only a handful of people could afford cameras if they could really shoot with them. The main reason being that the cameras of the past were fully analogue or what we call manual cameras. These cameras used film (35mm/120) and you could only get a handful of images from every roll of film. Shooting film is also not everyone’s cup of tea and so the famous photographers we idolise now were those among the handful in the past who used to shoot.
Shooting film is not only a slow process as you cannot see or review your images after you have shot but also the wait for the pictures to be developed and then printed. The entire process was tedious and entirely manual from shooting to printing. All this made photography exclusive unlike now where every individual is able to afford a camera. But analogue cameras meant strict business and only those who are professionally sound with photography can attempt to go back and shoot film again.
Kodak recently made an announcement that filled a lot of minds with hope. Yes, Kodak is planning to bring back Ektachrome which was one of its most popular 35mm films. Till date many photographers and enthusiasts prefer shooting on film rather than digital. In the last few years, the sale of film has seen demands which is now pushing film manufacturing companies to bring back their film stocks. Kodak still produces a variety of films and so does Fujifilm. There are some other players like Bergger, Foma etc who also have started making cheap films seeing the demands of the present day. There are only a handful of people who would still find it interesting to shoot film. But for a photographer who looks forward to polishing his skills to the next level, should at least once try his hand at film.
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