I know what youre thinking.
“Nikon still makes a film camera?
And not only that, the F6 was one of the best film cameras ever made.
Nikon
The F6 is an SLR camera, just like todays DSLR, only without the D for digital.
Its incredible that Nikon was still making them and selling them new.
RIP Nikon Film
The F6 was Nikons best ever film camera, in terms of capabilities.
), and all the niceties of modern DSLR cameras.
The other is the Leica M-A, at $5,195 without a lens.
Right now, reckon it’s the camera is still on sale in Japan.
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The Resurgence of Film
Like vinyl records, film is far from dead.
But we’re nowhere near the peak of the late ’90s, early 2000s.”
Even Kodak cant keep up with demand.
“2019 has been an exceptional year for film.
The chances of a major manufacturer creating a brand new film camera today are infinitesimally slim.
Meanwhile, smaller boutique companies are making and selling unusual films to enthusiasts.
And Barcelona-based Dubblefilm makes specialty films with crazy colors for experimental shooters.
Dubblefilms Adam Scott says film is finding new fans in a digital age.
“I dont think its a fad because there [have] been waves in the past.
It’s just this one is bigger,” Scott toldLifewirevia email.
People also get into photography via their phones.”
Film cameras are still cheap.
Some people, then, have rediscovered their love of film.
Others are reacting to its permanence and physicality in a world of digital ephemera.
“Keeping up with trends and always being connected to our phones has become a necessary evil.
Film cameras are a way to disconnect from the digital world for a little bit,” he says.
What About Cameras?
If you want to shoot film, what camera do you buy?
The answer is on Craigslist or eBay.
“Film cameras are still cheap,” says Tocchio, who sells them at his F-Stop Cameras store.
And we can still buy a professional-level film camera used for under $200, easily."
Prices are going up, though, and these second-hand cameras arent getting any newer.
Right now, you could pick up a1990s era film SLRthat works as well as it did when new.
But plastic and electronics both degrade, and there are no good new film cameras to fill the gap.
