Expedition Photography

For the last 5 years or so, I have concentrated a lot of my photography efforts on shooting film, mainly 35mm. My favorite part of shooting 35mm film is the whole slew of options for cameras and lenses. From rare and elusive rangefinders, to my coveted Nikon's and Minolta's. When I first ventured into photography 5 years ago, using film wasn't a big deal. I could shoot a role, take it Walgreen's, and a hour later I had my negatives and a CD. It was great. I loved it. Fast forward a few years and everything has changed. One day I took my rolls up the Walgreen's counter and was informed that film processing is no longer in store, and I would have to wait about a week. Living in a northern Midwest state, in a town of about 20,000, I soon found myself with few options. I found a store at my local mall that developed a roll for me for $1.50! I blew a sigh of relief as I had found an affordable, local film lab. I went there a few weeks later to drop more film off to fin