Film in the 21st century

So there I was, in the 21st century and still taking photographs, mostly with a series of digital SLR's, when I decided to get back to where it all started.
I still have a collection of film cameras in 35mm, medium format and a 4 x 5 studio camera, mostly they were gathering dust on display or packed away.
Last Winter was brutal, snow every day and bitter cold temperatures. I needed something to keep me occupied on those long dreary days. That's when I made my first pinhole camera, a 5 x 7 format, using sheets of photo print paper for negatives. It was a simple box within a box, made from black FoamCore material. The pinhole was crudely punched in a piece of aluminum duct tape and the paper negative was simply wedged in the back of the camera. Fortunately, I still had my developing trays form years ago and with the purchase of some basic chemicals and the use of a second bathroom as a darkroom, I was once again hooked on the process.
There is nothing quite like the thrill of seeing an image emerge from the "soup" and knowing it is your own creation.
Over the last twelve months I've made several more large format pinhole cameras and converted some old film cameras to pinhole, all with varying degrees of success.
As a Flickr member, I discovered the large following of photographers who are members of the pinhole community. Some of these images have to be seen to be believed, they rival anything shot with a digital camera and all are inherently artistic.
It's ironic in today's world of instant gratification on the web, where everything is just a few milliseconds away, that this type of photography is still alive and gaining popularity. When a single exposure can take from a few seconds to several minutes, it gives me time to reflect on how far photography has come, yet the basic principles are still being explored and developed (pun intended) by so many.
So, if you have the opportunity, give film a try, or a second look, I'm sure you will not be disappointed.
By the way, you'll probably get a few curious looks and some equally curious comments, when shooting with a pinhole camera. But be careful, you may have to engage in another of those lost arts, conversation.