Today's useless fact - Are film cameras going to be obsolete soon?

No. I don't believe film cameras will ever be totally obsolete. The same as painting canvas will never be obsolete. Film in and of itself is an artistic tool to be mastered. The same way an artist strokes and brushes his oils on canvas, so the same must the photographer use his vision to apply the proper filters, F stops, and exposure times. Film is an art form, I don't see it vanishing anytime soon, but it will become a more expensive medium of expression. No digital camera can capture the emotion, vision and work of a true and artistic film photographer. The textures are clearly more different, film just seems more organic than digital. Most people would rather listen to a groovy old vinyl record than a CD, the same goes for most folks who appreciate the grainy look of film compared to the overpowering clarity of a mega or giga pixel camera.

Also, Hollywood will more than likely always use film, not just for nostalgic reasons, but artistic ones as well, that digital may not be able to be able to portray at the moment, but its only a matter of time, that I am sure of.

Digital is more for those who just want to point and click and forget about it. I don't think we will see any work come from the digital age anytime soon that has impacted us as well as the photographic genius of Ansel Adams work has. But I could be wrong. Check out the links in our Cameras category for more.