Photography has always been my passion. I can still remember the analog days when i used to play with this plastic compact my mother gave to me as a present. If I am not mistaken, it was a KODAK. Anyway, we used to tour Singapore while me and my sister held on to our beautiful 35mm compacts. I will always remember a picture I took at Suntec City. It is probably somewhere in my photo albums right now. I still remember how we used to hand the camera over to our parents and they will wind the film and have it sent to be developed. When the pictures came back, we get very excited and compared to see who had the better pictures. That was when I was 5.
Fast forward to modern times, we seldom see people holding on to film cameras. Kids these days snap away with their phones while others use small DSLRs. They may not have been able to experience and appreciate the 35mm format. With the digital world we live in today, sensors in cameras are getting smaller to be able to fit into a small body. Children are less exposed to photography.
My Uncle passed on some of his old Nikons to me. Just this one gesture, I embraced films just like I did when I was 5. The familiar smell of crabs in a plastic container returned to my camera bag. I am so happy i managed to experience the film days. Films are simply magical. Even though i am unable to live with my current digital set-up, it is always nice to return to the "good ol' days". Film brings back so much memories. For me, the film days are not yet over. In fact, I think a brighter future lies ahead. New generations may not appreciate older manual equipment. I do. Do you?
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