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psipsyWhile poking around on ebay, I decided to see what my particular film camera was going for on the used market. Naturally, it wasn't much: It was fairly common, and while it had nice features, it wasn't the absolute top-of-the-line, like an EOS-1. The average was about $30 or so, with a few outliers on each end, not including any listings that come with a lens. So, while I got a nice and functional camera for less than whatever is on ebay, it wasn't much less. That said, the search results also brought up other things, such as a spare shutter assembly. I figured for the 10 bucks (which was actually more than what I paid for the camera), I might as well, because those are electromechanical devices that do wear out. And I already have the service manual for when that time comes. Or if that time comes.
Fujifilm decided there wasn't enough demand to market their ISO-100 film in the US anymore, so a friend of mine picked up a couple rolls for me while he was in Japan. I can still get Kodak Ektar, if I'm willing to buy online or go to camera stores 75 miles away. And I'm sure that's a good film in its own right. I figure a couple rolls is a good start, to see how I like it. If so, then I'll ask for more the next time he's over there. Or the next time I go, whichever comes first. These days, who knows!
Other camera stuff: Got an adapter to use older Canon FD lenses on my T3i, and an FD 28mm lens. For science! The FDs have manual focus and aperture control with no real electronics inside them to speak of, which makes them incredibly cheap compared to newer EF lenses. FDs are all over 30 years old, so having a way of making sure they work will help when I get something like an F-1 or AE-1. Not that I need to, it's more about the challenge.
My low-level craving for greasy diner food has been satisfied by way of a country-fried steak and eggs platter during a late-night visit to Denny's. Everything was just greasy enough without being too greasy. The best part was, while there, I observed a nearby group of 4 people trying to use voice commands on their phones to get the spelling of the word "colonel" for them. Judging by how many failed attempts they made, I presume Google was not cooperating. They asked me, I spelled it out, and as one of them was relaying it into her phone to verify, auto-correct took hold and returned with "colonial". As comedic as I thought it was, they were even more amused.
Gonna try my hand at transcoding my anime DVDs/BDs so I can load up whole series on my laptop or tablet. The first one I'm trying out is the movie Cherry 2000, which is very much not an anime. It's from 1987, about a man who goes on a search to find a direct replacement for his robot waifu who got short-circuited and fries, and none of the newer models are as good as the one he had. It's an oddly prophetic movie: Over 30 years later, we live in a time of forced obsolesence, where entire product lines go dark on the mere whim of the company that made them in order to sell a more expensive yet inferior product.
Fujifilm decided there wasn't enough demand to market their ISO-100 film in the US anymore, so a friend of mine picked up a couple rolls for me while he was in Japan. I can still get Kodak Ektar, if I'm willing to buy online or go to camera stores 75 miles away. And I'm sure that's a good film in its own right. I figure a couple rolls is a good start, to see how I like it. If so, then I'll ask for more the next time he's over there. Or the next time I go, whichever comes first. These days, who knows!
Other camera stuff: Got an adapter to use older Canon FD lenses on my T3i, and an FD 28mm lens. For science! The FDs have manual focus and aperture control with no real electronics inside them to speak of, which makes them incredibly cheap compared to newer EF lenses. FDs are all over 30 years old, so having a way of making sure they work will help when I get something like an F-1 or AE-1. Not that I need to, it's more about the challenge.
My low-level craving for greasy diner food has been satisfied by way of a country-fried steak and eggs platter during a late-night visit to Denny's. Everything was just greasy enough without being too greasy. The best part was, while there, I observed a nearby group of 4 people trying to use voice commands on their phones to get the spelling of the word "colonel" for them. Judging by how many failed attempts they made, I presume Google was not cooperating. They asked me, I spelled it out, and as one of them was relaying it into her phone to verify, auto-correct took hold and returned with "colonial". As comedic as I thought it was, they were even more amused.
Gonna try my hand at transcoding my anime DVDs/BDs so I can load up whole series on my laptop or tablet. The first one I'm trying out is the movie Cherry 2000, which is very much not an anime. It's from 1987, about a man who goes on a search to find a direct replacement for his robot waifu who got short-circuited and fries, and none of the newer models are as good as the one he had. It's an oddly prophetic movie: Over 30 years later, we live in a time of forced obsolesence, where entire product lines go dark on the mere whim of the company that made them in order to sell a more expensive yet inferior product.
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