C3PX said:
If the use of film were to come to an end, it would be the loss of an art form.

I kind of see it the opposite way. Digital will get cheaper and cheaper while film will just get more expensive. So fewer people might end up using film, but it'll still be there as an art form.

Similarly, with digital photography you no longer have to worry about having enough film to get that "killer shot". As long as you have enough space on the memory card, you can take pictures to your hearts content. When you get home to your "digital darkroom" you can then pick out that one great shot out of the hundreds of photos you took. Maybe you didn't get the ISO right or maybe the exposure time was to long on one shot. As long as it was right on the one shot out of 20, then you still got your shot. And of course it's also possible to "make" that one great shot if one photo is close but not quite right. The difference is that instead of it costing you 80% of a roll of film (assuming 24 frames and math I don't feel like doing) it didn't cost you anything for the digital shot.

Of course, there are still people who would prefer to wait and try to get that perfect shot. To them I say good luck. It'll be a little more expensive for them, but if they enjoy it, then so be it.