• I estimated an exposure to cost 25¢ with film cost and processing, which was far from negligible back then, compared to practically free storage with digital. Now you don't have to have a professional budget to use the technique of taking lots of photos and picking the best. • Immediate review, to know that you at least got something. • Thousands of images on one unit of storage media instead of 24. • Film is delicate and easily ruined; SD cards are practically indestructible. • Grandma gets her copy in minutes instead of days. On two trips I shot a roll of film that didn't turn out and will always regret not capturing those images. In San Francisco, I neglected to load a roll of film at all, and didn't realize it until I had shot over 30 times without running out of film. In Buenos Aires, my camera was shooting blanks and I had no idea until I came home.Have you made a complete switch to digital?
Yes, I haven't bought a roll of film in ten years. I can barely muster nostalgia for taking chemical pictures, digital wins in every way: