Rolling Along

As a counterpoint to the previous post I’d like to expound on some of the environmental benefits of analog cameras. The first is that digital cameras are frequently used for a few years or less, while analog cameras are often used for many years. (I have been using this camera for 10 years, and my father used it for more than 10 years before that-and I can still get parts and repairs for it, whereas most digital cameras will be obsolete after several years.) This is significant because the production of cameras and the production of the materials used are harmful to the environment. While developing film is more harmful that printing digital photos, storing prints is not as opposed to most digital pictures which are stored on hard drives which are harmful to produce and dispose of. To sum up, it’s not immediately obvious which is more environmentally, analog or digital cameras.