anonlawyer

Yes, Acros II is still a unique product which seems pretty much identical to the original Fuji-made Acros. See: https://bluemooncameracodex.com/film-fridays/ffacrosii I've shot a roll of Acros II and liked it, although I thought the shadows blocked up a bit at box speed and will likely shoot my next roll at 64 instead of 100 (or shoot at 125 and push one stop).

(I never said Acros II was a relabeled Ilford product; I said Ilford was making Acros II for Fuji.)

All of the Fuji slide films are approaching $30 a roll now on the rare occasions they are available. The only black-and-white film Fuji is currently selling is "Neopan 100 Acros II," which is actually now made for them in the UK by Ilford.

Personally I think a big reason disposable cameras are having a resurgence is that the camera makers have abandoned the compact camera market and don't seem to be interested in making or marketing any camera they can't sell for at least $1,000. That much money can buy a lot of film.

For anyone willing to put in even the slightest effort to learn the basics of photography, picking up an inexpensive used film camera will be much better than a disposable or the "reusable disposable" super-cheap new film cameras available now.

I have several 40–50 year old film cameras that continue to work just fine, and it's a pleasure to own a physical object that continues to function perfectly for decades, in stark contrast to disposable products and the planned obsolescence of virtually everything you can buy today.

Further, the UI/UX of most digital cameras is horrible, with dozens of confusing settings. It's much easier to use an all manual camera like (for example) a Pentax K1000 and set everything yourself than to figure out how to make a digital camera's dozens of settings and automatic functions do what you want them to. Most new DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have user manuals approaching 900 pages!

I'd say $220 mil is a pretty good price for a company that hasn't introduced an innovative product in 50 years. Colt's main products are the AR-15 (introduced ~1963), the various 1911 models (introduced in—duh—1911), and the single action army revolvers (introduced in 1873). It must be a hell of a marketing effort to keep flogging 50–150 year old products.

Tweetie. Then again, with the way Twitter is today, I don't miss Tweetie as much as I used to.

Sparrow.

Aperture.

Picasa.

My catch-all note taker is a Rhodia notebook with four different Lamy fountain pins, each with a different color ink. For digital stuff, I use Simplenote on mac, iOS, and Android and Resoph Notes (synced to Simplenote) on my Windows work laptop. I only just learned of Dynalist and may give that a spin but doubt that it will unseat Simplenote in my system.

Nikon FE manual focus SLR. Every control a real photographer needs, nothing you don't. Tough—mine is 35+ years old and works as well as the day it left the factory. The match needle exposure meter is better than anything that came before or after. I love mine, even if shooting film is a pain in 2017.

Nikon FE manual focus SLR. Every control a real photographer needs, nothing you don't, and the match needle exposure meter works better than anything else ever invented. Tough—mine is 35+ years old and works like it's brand new.