I preferred Ektachrome, but I took a lot of Kodachrome as well—with an Agfa camera. I now have two Nikons—a D200 DSLR and a Coolpix L4 point-and-shoot.
I have a Lumix “point and shoot”
and a Nikon Coolpix L1000 that I got at a yard sale.
When I was a little girl (9) I used to load my dad’s Speed Graphic plates (huge negatives) and stack them in a carrying case for weddings.
Then he would shoot the wedding, and we would unload and develope the negatives, print up a set of proofs, and the bride would make her selection. Then we would print them up as 8 x 10s, assemble the albums together and Dad’s weekend job (added to his “day job” at the phone company, helped support us (6 kids).
I really MISS the smell of the chemicals. Digital just isn’t the same.