V. Film

What type of film to use depends on your KAP goals. Negative film is more forgiving about bad exposures and it produces good prints. But it's easier to store and view 20 slides on a single plastic page, and once upon a time slides were known for making better reproductions. For archiving images, Kodachrome slides should have the least color change over time.

Another issue is film speed. Generally, the slower the film, the finer the grain, the better the enlargement. On the other hand, the faster the film, the faster the shutter speed, the less blurry the image. The goal is a compromise between grainy high-speed film and blurry slow speed film. Thankfully today there are many excellent high-speed films. I've been happy using Kodak Gold 400 film.

Film length is another factor. Once you've launched your camera, it's nearly impossible to keep track of how many photos you've taken. Typically I try to take a photo every hundred feet as I let out and take in the line. I generally find a 24-exposure roll to be about right.

Processing will likely be more important than the film itself. I've had more success with Kodak processing than with local processors.