I have elected to enjoy the sunshine and blue sky today by sitting inside with the curtains partially drawn. I’m not ill, I don’t have a problem with the sunshine (infact I rather like it) the issue is that I don’t have my camera to hand, and being outside without a camera is one of the most depressing activities I have ever begrudgingly engaged in. Ever noticed that all the good shots turn up when there isn’t a camera to hand?

So to counter this issue; I’m considering getting myself an old film camera. And when I say old I mean really old. There’s a shop not far from me that has a rather diverse collection fairly cheap, so I think I shall, within the next week or so, grab a roll of film and wander in to see if it’ll fit in any of them (since film size in old cameras wasn’t standardised as such). Anybody had any good/bad experiences with old cameras I should know about before partaking in this venture?

I am, of course, well aware of the possibility that this camera may turn out to be broken (old things do have a habit of falling apart after all) so you’ll be glad to know I have a back up plan. Should the camera not work I will go to the most crowded place I can find and get it all set it up on a tripod (I will, obviously, choose the most professional looking camera I can find). I will then proceed to pretend to take lots of pictures of wonderful things in a very cool and professional manner while everyone marvels at how cool and professional I look. Then, when no one’s looking, I shall whip out the digital camera and sneakily take lots of pictures of all the things I was pretending to take pictures of before. I will then hide my digital camera away again, pack up my old, professional looking film camera and leave, continuing to look cool and professional as I walk away. This activity  shall then be repeated until I get bored of it or someone blows my cover. The latter will likely occur before the first.