Reasons Why Film Is Still a Viable Option

• Excellent cameras are available dirt-cheap. Lightly used, top-of-the-line film cameras are selling on e-Bay for only a few hundred dollars. Even the creme-de-la-creme, such as Leicas and Hasselblads, sell for less than a Nikon D300 body. 

• Film is a reliable back-up medium. If you do nothing else but store your negatives and transparencies in a cool, dry, dark place, they're likely to last a lot longer than you ever will. You can't say that for magnetic or optical media. Even if the media remain intact, there are no guarantees that the supporting software and hardware will still be around.