I have a couple of medium format cameras and a 4x5 that I still use in addition to my DSLR stuff. I develop the B/W film then scan and PP with Photoshop and other software, and then have them printed commercially.

I find it interesting that, after they go thru a digital scan step, the finished images have a different look than DSLR origin images. I can ony describe the film based images as "less crisp" than DSLR based images, but maybe that's just due to my scanning hardware, I really don't know.

I have a couple of medium format cameras and a 4x5 that I still use in addition to my DSLR stuff. I develop the B/W film then scan and PP with Photoshop and other software, and then have them printed commercially.

I find it interesting that, after they go thru a digital scan step, the finished images have a different look than DSLR origin images. I can ony describe the film based images as "less crisp" than DSLR based images, but maybe that's just due to my scanning hardware, I really don't know.

Just kinda re-entering the photography hobby after a bunch of years... When we moved about seven years ago I sold/gave away all my darkroom processing items........ I do have a Canon DSLR but, also have a couple of the older Canon film cameras.

I recently exposed a roll of C-41 process film and Walgreen's developed in about 25 minutes for 6 dollars....I scanned the ones I thought best using HP Scanjet 3970 which includes a four frame negative/positive scan capability. Good results but, I can see even at six dollars every 24 exposure roll could get expensive.

Looks like regardless of what the film lovers say, as time goes on it will be more and more difficult to use film. A lot of good things have gone away over the years-- unfortunately, or fortunately depending on one's view, that's called progress.

I used to develop both E-6 and C-41 along with black & white .....which might be in my future again.....The bottleneck seems to be the availability of bulk film, bulk film loader and empty cartridges.

Any thoughts?