new (old) camera
in recent months, youtube has been bombarding me with videos about digital minimalism and using items that people used to use a lot more before phones became an all in one experience, such as cameras. that got me thinking about my little old red digital camera. i don't think it has left my parents' house for about 8-ish years? i didn't even think it would turn on to be honest, it was a fairly crappy camera, but to my surprise, after charging it a little, it works! the buttons have seen better days, definitely, but it works!
however, that is not the camera i'm actually using. after showing my parents, that my lil old camera still functions, they showed me something way more special. their old film camera! i've never used a film camera, let alone one from the 90s, but since no one was using it, my parents gave it to me. we didn't even know if it was going to work, because we had no batteries for it or film, so it's safe to say i was very excited when it turned on.
it's a canon eos 500n and i love it < 3 i've been using it for over a month already and recently i got my film developed. i must say that i am so proud of myself. like i do take photos quite often with my phone, but taking pictures with your phone is such a different experience. with a phone, you can snap hundreds of pictures and then just pick the best one, it's very low stakes. with a film camera, it costs quite a lot of money for a picture, so screwing up often can get quite expensive. not to mention you won't see how it turned out untill you get your film developed.
so yes, my photos turned out great! when i went to get the film developed, the lady asked me whether i want all the pictures printed or just the good ones since i was getting my film digitized as well. i said, "only the good ones then". and they printed them all... i wasn't having a good day when i went to pick them up but it immediately brightened up my day when i flipped through my pretty pictures that i took myself on a camera that is older than me. it turned out to be a really good day
writing this is honestly still making me quite emotional... i don't know, being proud of myself is not something i get to be very often. i also more often than not have a hard time acknowledging that i did something to be proud of. this camera is truly really special to me now