Retro-grade
Film photography has been making a comeback.
Like a lot of retro stuff, like vinyl records, film photography seems to be seeing a resurgence.
Well, to each their own. Except, fuck right off.
Film rolls were a pain in the backside - buy them, get them processed and developed, have a dark room, breathe harmful chemicals, perform satanic rituals etc. etc. etc.
You are limited to 32 per roll or some such dumb number. in 2024, you want this? Well yes, compared to the 10K or so photos you can take with your phone or an average digital camera, I want to be limited in this aspect. Yes sir, why not?
And film rolls have a set ISO number - so for different ISO, you need a different film. Of course - that is what you want. Not the convenience of having a digital control to change ISO - helllll naww - that is devil spawn.
If this is a hobby you want to indulge in, here is an idea - take a pile of your cash and set fire to it. That is exactly what that is.
Digital allows you so much latitude and creativity, that it makes no sense for someone to say - oh yes, what I want in life is a more painful method to capture worse photos.
It’s like saying I want to use a typewriter again, because of how unreliable and slow it is.
Fuck right off.
But after all that, if you want to part with your hard-earned money and destroy your mental peace - go right ahead.
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