The Week in Film 01
Opening Note This is our first newsletter, and it opens on the question everyone seems to be asking: is film too expensive? In news, Nikon has opened two months of work on F, FM and FE bodies in Japan — cleaning, inspection, adjustment, light seals. Replacement parts are generally unavailable, so
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Film feels more expensive than ever—but is it? We compare Tri-X prices in 1977, 2005 and 2026, plus the per-frame cost of film versus digital. Whether cost makes the photographer more thoughtful or constrained in an open question, and one we explore here.
We spend time with Nikon's last great enthusiast film body, which is too modern to be loved, but too capable to be ignored, and ask who it actually makes sense for now.