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I haven't shot film in almost 10 years but I enjoy dropping into this thread from time to time. Even so, now that digital sensors are getting so good, I've found it hard to shake the feeling that film is something of an anachronism. However, this weekend I had somewhat of a revelation.
My GF didn't really get into photography until after digital was widely available and I was surprised to discover she didn't really know much about slide film etc. So this weekend back at my parent's I dug out a folder of old slides, a loupe and lightbox and showed her some shots of a trip I made to Uganda in 2002.
Frankly I was just blown away. Something just seemed so intangibly "right" about sifting through sheets of transparencies and the colours just seemed to "pop" in a way that I've never got digital to.
My first reaction was to ask for slide scanner recommendations but even that feels like it would mute some of the images. I guess next time I visit my parent's I'll just have to lock myself away with my dad's old projector instead.
/csb