Originally posted by ragamuffin1171 Is there any reason why someone would use film slr over digital slr? ... What are some good reasons to use film slr other than for nostalgic value?
Speaking personally:
You're a little weird and like to be different, and proud of it?
You get full-frame cheaply (all your cameras can be full-frame with 50 mb sensors).
No sensor cleaning required?
Your'e not in the rat-race and can concentrate on photography instead?
Your equipment won't date (dated already)?
You may be living in the digital age, but your mind is still in the steam age (and you like it that way)?
Your equipment is unlikely to get stolen and, if it should be, its cheap enough to replace (save on insurance)?
The technology is "mature", therefore stable and unchanging (not having to master new stuff all the time)?
Anyone can take pictures with digital (even nursery-school kids): film is more challenging and easier to screw up?
You just "like old stuff" (made of leather, metal, and glass, with springs and gears, often made by people "who cared", and lasts "forever")
You can get more of it for the money?
You don't need to own or know anything about computers, IT, etc/
What's VR/SR? Who cares?