It's had a huge revival the past two years. I got into it about seven years ago when it was still niche/"who shoots film anymore? Just get a sony a7!". Now the photography community has had a huge backlash against digital, especially in the hobby space.

Now it's very fashionable. Pretty ironic since the biggest destination for it is just Instagram, where it's a pixelated square but alas. The plus side is that the revived interest has led to more companies and people making and selling cool film stuff. New film types, accessories, labs opening. The biggest downside is that prices go up to match demand. Good film cameras are no longer being produced. There's a limited supply out there. And Kodak (the best color film producer, nothing beats Ektar 100) price increases are only matched by price increases at your lab to develop and get prints.

Film photography is an amazing hobby. It's a really fun artistic outlet that just about anybody can learn a lot about themselves with. You shoot for a year or two an you'll learn you have a style you like taking most. Maybe black and white architecture. Maybe golden hour landscapes. Rarely do other hobbies make you learn about your tastes as such.

I'm not very good. Maybe partially lack of experience. I think I mostly have some 400TX and Fomapan. I think I have some Fuji 400 something for color. I have some dry developer too. Probably have to use it up fairly soon before it gets too old. I develop the negatives, but then scan them using a photo scanner.