Films

 So I'm guessing not many of you guys are using film cameras these days. The few of you who are, good for you! This dying form of photography is still magical to me. I recently got into it again, on the sideline, and I definitely believe it's helped me as a photographer in general. Knowing that you cannot get an instant preview of your image makes   Films  you concentrate harder on your composition, exposure, and all other aspects of taking a photograph. The manual SLR that I am using makes me concentrate even harder, focusing and exposing manually, and as many people have already said, thinking about a photo BEFORE you take it often results in a much better shot. In addition, using a prime (fixed focal length) lens makes you concentrate even more! You could be using a vintage Leica rangefinder from the '50s or '60s, a Japanese SLR from the '80's or '90s, but the film medium still remains the same. Sure, the newer ones do have autofocus and auto exposure, bu...