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Despite what you might have heard, film photography isn’t dead!

Much like bucket hats and bell-bottom jeans that have somehow come back into fashion, so has film photography.

A black and yellow Kodak Ultra F9 35mm film camera

At just $49, its very cheap, and film costs arent high either.

This means that you might waste some exposures, but don’t be disheartened.

Film photography is no different.

Kodak Ultra F9

Similarly, the photo you see above isn’t my finest work.

The Mercedes-AMG F1Legomodel is out of focus and it’s a grainy photo.

But do I hate it?

A photo of a cat sitting on a tree stump taken on a Kodak Ultra F9 35mm film camera

I like the vintage aesthetic of it, which is what draws a lot of people to film cameras.

That’s because photo labs can take a while to develop your film.

I remember the morning I handed in my Kodak Ultra F9 film roll.

A photo of a Lego F1 model atop a book about F1 taken on a Kodak Ultra F9 35mm film camera

Until the time I got my prints, I was eagerly checking my inbox every few minutes.

Most film cameras won’t burn a hole through your pocket either.

you could pick up a roll of 24 exposures for $6 / 8 (on average) too.

A photo of a building at Arno’s Vale, Bristol, taken on a Kodak Ultra F9 35mm film camera

Film photography is well and truly back.

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