Here is a short video made in India about why some of those folks hang in with film. The strength I see in it is their understanding of the tactile and physical nature of chemical photography. The fatal weakness seems to be the fact that no one outside of the photographer cares about this. That has been the problem for lots of media, that is, the challenges of producing work are utterly irrelevant to the observer. The content is the thing and digital does as good or a better a job of conveying content as any other form of photography.. The whole history of photography has been tumultuous and disruptive as multiple methods compete with each other.
Oh well, I won't solve it and to boot I am a digital "traitor, having finally put up the white flag over most chemical photo efforts. So, here it the link to the movie:
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