What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

The thrill of getting developed pictures posted back to you, to find that your camera has developed a light leak...

Are there any new developments in film stock and film camera’s which make them a meaningful alternative to digital ones?

There are some new instant cameras and films from Fujifilm.

But isn’t shooting film currently an affectation?

Are there any new developments in film stock and film camera’s which make them a meaningful alternative to digital ones?
Genuine questions by the way.

Trying to shoot on film now just feels like a bit of a faff and I grew up on it.

So, of course that hasn't been any meaningful developments in (35, 120, large format) film tech for a while now. The last was probably Vision 3 in 2007 and the revisions to Portra using the same tech in 2010.

Asking about tech kinda misses the point in why people shoot film. It's a meaningful alternative for me because I enjoy the faff - using a 60 year old camera, using the film itself, cycling over to Palm to pick up/drop off stuff (and end up chatting to Steve for a while every time as he's a really nice guy) etc

Also, and more subjective, I prefer the photos I get back from film compared to digital. I realise that for most film is also digital as you're relying on scans, but for me enough of the character of the film is kept in the scan to make it worthwhile.