I still have my Minolta X300 reflex camera with a 28-70mm Tamron objective which I bought around 1985 as a teenager. I use it not often but when I use it I become melancholic because it reminds me of the good old days when we were free (no social media, no surveillance state). I grew up in West-Germany.
One thing old tech does better than new tech: nostalgia factor
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