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[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Why is that picture in black and white if it was taken in the 80's?

[–] Letto@reddthat.com 32 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Color film was, and still is, considerably more expensive than black and white. Probably just what they had in their camera!

Also most news papers didn't swap to color photography until the late 90s, so if it's a reporter it's likely they had black and white film

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

🤔🤔🤔 I wonder if they still make old photo film.

[–] Letto@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately the only cameras that still use 35mm for sale on the market are point and shoots and leicas as far as I know. There is definitely a great variety of tested and we'll maintained cameras for sale online.

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