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Decommisioned

n80.jpg

Safely put away

I put away properly the N80 film body yesterday. Finished off the roll of film in it from last summer, took out the batteries, and put on the body cap. I had started in a roll of Velvia in July 2004 to do some night exposures - still had a dozen frames, which I finished off in the garden.

The N80 still feels good in the hand, light and responsible. Serviceable, and I learned a lot with it. It went to Paris and New Zealand and wolf-watching in Yellowstone and did not let me down.

That sounds so final. I'm keeping it, and I might need it for a project sometime. The D70 won't do star-trails, for example. It's a good back-up and a fine friend. Worth hanging onto.

Remind me: where do I go to get that film developed?

Comments (1)

Bryan William Jones:

I think that is the best Lensbaby image I've ever seen. It's beautiful.