so, i no longer have a camera. old one's with parental#1-- and i'm leaving to go to another continent in about a little over a month. the option to buy a camera came up today. but, i seriously was gonna go to australia without a camera in tow, i thought it'd be liberating to walk around, and live without one. i know, seems crazy, in our digital age. but i like the idea of not having the ability to take photos of my every move, and every place i go, etc. etc. savor the moment myself, you know?
so, the idea came up today, my pops (code name parental#2) asked me about it,... and i told him about how i had thought of purchasing one. but reality check: few things, i could live without one, mainly 'cause i can't afford to call it a priority. as my brother calls this situation: insufficient funds. then, i honestly, have no clue what camera to buy. if you ask me, and if price was out of the question, i will most likely choose one out of aesthetics and not function. i considered, and have been watching nikon's p7000 on amazon, and one's price dropped to $279 from last black friday, and i think it's staying that way.
it'd be nice to invest in a good one that'll last me years, but i feel really hesitant to buy one, and keep going back to these babies:
[old school gadgets!] i have no idea how to PROPERLY work these cameras; my dad just mentioned something about them being F2AS models. well, point is, i kinda just want to restore these ones, and use these instead, even if my dad did offer to fund my camera spending if it happened. can he just pay to get these goodies restored? it is kind of his, ish. we're having a nonexistent custody battle over them. i already claimed them as an inheritance. HAHAHA.
i'd have to get them cleaned and checked out, but there's something so beautiful about taking photos the "old" way. each photo really would capture that one special moment-- or i could pause and miss it, and it would only be immortalized in my memory alone.
thinking about every click because you only have 24 or 36 shots to take per roll. then developing is just as precious, and i would love to develop my own (not the colored ones! or maybe... digital printing!).
anyway, i'm looking for a good but cheap place to get cameras cleaned, etc. know of any?
if i get these set-up, i'd need to start storing some (b&w) film! i already have a stray roll from a year ago. had an 101 class that i loved. will post some photos i took sometime this december. (loved my travel town shots!)
