Is film photography dying? Not for me, since I have finally retired after nearly 60 years (DoD, DARPA, teaching) of solid work as a warfighter and engineer. I just bought a mint Linhof Technikardan 45, mint Zone VI (made in Newfane) Version 4 Mahogany & Gold field camera. Got all my lenses ready to go with those 4x5 systems from 75mm out to 400mm. Redoing my darkroom to handle up to 20x24 prints. Still have my Linhof Super Technika V, and Rolleiflex E, and a few Canon rangefinders (P, L1, 7s). That stuff will outlive me, but will be donated to my sons and their families when I am no longer vertical...
I plan on having fun, slowing down to take in much of what has been a blur to me in the literal sense, and let the hobby act as "Ex-Lax" for my brain, which means I can finally unplug from AI, MATLAB, LabVIEW and the rest...
BTW: I'll save the digital stuff for birds-in-flight, sports (HS baseball and gymnastics), and those UAP moments...
Regards,
Edd
Aug 13, 2025 at 05:43 PM
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