> You can take better pictures with consumer film cameras from the forties. That's not exactly a fair comparison. In a film camera, you're essentially replacin

> You can take better pictures with consumer film cameras from the forties. That's not exactly a fair comparison. In a film camera, you're essentially replacing the "sensor" every time you add a new roll. '40s film (largely) has terrible dynamic range (far worse than an upmarket smartphone camera), is incredibly noisy under conditions smartphones can handle gracefully. Color film compatible with common cameras had only existed since 1930, and it remained disappointing well into the '70s.