During December I rarely used a camera and when I did, it was for those sort of pictures that required onward transmission quickly (eBay postings, school concerts and Xmas pictures of the children to e-mail to relatives etc) and I noticed how easily it was to get used to instant results.
This morning I got out my LX and realised how much I've missed shooting film. With all the advantages of running costs, time and convenience of digital use, I still want to be limited to the number of photographs I can take on a film, the inconvenience of buying, storing and processing - both costly and slow as I don't do this myself - and no immediate results. I can't immediately think of a good reason as to why film still has such a hold, although the anticipation of a set of developed slides landing on the doormat from the post may well be part of it. Time to buy some film. I miss it! Malcolm
