I own nearly a dozen film cameras. What is it about film cameras that makes people like me want to collect them? Do I actually use all of them, or are they just decorations sitting on a shelf? What does each of these cameras bring to the table that not only makes me want to own it, but shoot with it as well?

If you’re into film photography like me, you most likely have at least one vintage camera that either doesn’t have a built-in light meter, or it has one that doesn’t work properly. Here I review the TTArtisan light meter as an alternative to the Sunny 16 rule or handheld light meters.

Two decades after Canon released its last professional film camera, film photography is anything but dead; in fact, it’s experiencing a renaissance. The used market in vintage cameras and lenses is vibrant, and although a few beloved film emulsions are now sadly extinct, many other favorites are still in production. So what is driving this revival of what many consider an inferior and obsolete technology?