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"Shooting Film is Good for your Health"

cmacd123

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So says the folks in Rochester.


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Interesting statement.
Though I do not think most arguments come true on real sets. With modern film-cameras yielding a video-out, there is a good chance of several people in-time watching what is exposed on film.
 
Thanks for that. It is good to hear. I'll be sure to pass that on to my wife as I am sure she will be relieved.
 
I know that film photography has been very good to my personal health for years .
 
All film photographers are healthy, but some are more healthy than others !!
 
I think I like this statement a lot... one of my life pleasures have been making images from film I exposed.. it is a simple statement but for me quite true, I am energized each day to make more film and prints , I have been doing this professionally for over 40 years now and one would think that with any other type of job, retirement would be the goal.. For me I plan to keep on shooting film then eventually printing it into my 90's .
 
Not sure I buy the marketing claims... I've only spent a handful of hours on a few different movie sets, but the pair that were using actual film leaves me with 'slightly different impression'. [Is there a fine print warning of pretentious asshattery on the back of the can maybe?]

I love film, and I enjoy working with a wide range of film users, but man, no one gives film a worse name than film users.

Bob Carnie said:
one would think that with any other type of job, retirement would be the goal.. For me I plan to keep on shooting film then eventually printing it into my 90's .
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I think for some careers the goal of retirement isn't really to stop working, but rather being able to walk away from any project that doesn't interest you. I can't imagine ever stepping away from software development, but I can imagine hanging up on a few kinds of clients...
 
I like the attitude of this statement. Even if there's a slight tongue-in-cheek element to it, there's also some truth there. Keep it up!

Dale
 
Alone in my darkroom, 4 hours a day, 6 days a week, for the past 20 years, is THE BEST THERAPY. No social bs to be dealing with, no nothing except me and my own stuff.

The only thing that could beat this would be spending 4 hours a day, 6 days a week, at the Playboy mansion.
 
Take two rolls of film and call me in the morning.
 
I have always felt that having at least sufficient wealth for life and any endeavor in life is the minimum acceptable starting place.
 
I don't equate weight with health but I have certainly lost weight during lockdown by taking a bag of cameras out 2-3 times a week during April/May/June and into July...walking in fields, observing and photographing nature. I should get back to it, my mental health has taken a bit of a dive in the last month.
 
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