Comment by austinthetaco

2 days ago

This is only true for gear hoarders. Many many many people still shoot film or use high end cameras explicitly for the end result.

You don't have to be a "gear hoarder" to enjoy the manual process. It has a different pace from digital photography, especially if you're using a vintage camera with no automation. Then you can process the film yourself, too, if you want even more of a sense of craft about your image-making.