So, I sat on the idea for a while. I looked over the MG-1 that I already owned, played with it a little; subconsciously I really wanted that camera. I started to notice all the little imperfections that my MG-1 had and I even wrote myself a reminder note on my dry erase board to go back to the VDO in a week. A week later I went back and sure enough, it was there with a discount, now it was only $12.00! Not only that but I had forgotten that it had a Yashica CS-12 flash unit on top of it. Sweet deal.
So now I has twin Yashica MG-1 cameras, one in black and the other in Silver/Black. The flash is crusty packed with dried battery acid, so that thing is going to need a lot of love, cleaning and possible rewiring: joy.
Oh, and I should mention that while I was at the VDO for the second time there was a Kodak Brownie type camera (honestly I can't remember the model, they're all so similar.) I'll probably end up going back for that one, too. It takes 620 film, which isn't available, and the film advance lever is missing so I didn't grab it when I was there BUT it was $4.00 with an orange sticker and the girl behind the counter said that orange was going to be one of the colors starting Thursday. I could pay $2.00 for a Brownie.
The girl behind the counter was probably only 18, maybe 20 at the most, and when I asked to see the Brownie she didn't believe that it was a camera. I had to open it up and show her where the film went, where the view finder was, how to hold it and how to snap a shot. I love that about old cameras. To so many people it's either a great source of nostalgia, remembering the old family TLR, or to the younger folks it's a great mystery there there isn't a slot of a memory card, no viewing screen in the back, no auto focus or movie features. It's a great way to start a conversation with strangers but I worry. In ten years, will young people still know about 35mm film? Is film really following LPs and VHS tapes?
p.s.
It snowed again.
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