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123 <> CR2

Again and again and again. Time for a new battery for the ol’ Canon SureShot Z90w. What do I do when this happens? Well, since I live in a town and every town has, at minimun 1 Wal-Mart: I go to Wal-Mart and begin searching for a new battery. As I approach the electronics section, I make rude comments out loud such as, “Man, Kail. Do you think anyone sells film anymore?” As I look up and down each aisle, we finally arrive at a small half-height peg board collection of about 3 different types of 35mm film. Ahhh, yes. Here we go. A pack of 8 rolls of 400 speed 35mm Fuji film. But where are the batteries for my old analog jalopy?

Do I hate digital cameras? No. Do I have one? No. Why not? Because I don’t see the need for one. Can I preview the picture before I decide to take it again or have it developed? No. Can I un-do the picture if I don’t like it? No. Can I zoom in or zoom out, focus, flash, date stamp, turn on and turn off? YES. So, the only difference between my 35mm and a digital is the fact that I cannot take back a crappy picture. Which brings up another good point. If you don’t use a digital camera you won’t take meaningless photos. Think about it. What kind of crap do you take with a digital camera? Mostly useless stuff that you either leave on your camera or put on your computer and never have printed. Call me old fashioned (hey, I heard that) but there is something about taking a photo, having it developed and being able to hold it physically and then place it in an album.

Can you print digital pictures? Well, you can in your own house if you want to spend a forturne on consumables or you can be super lazy and upload them to you favorite retailer’s website (Wal-Mart (Hell), Meijer (notice that is Meijer and not Meijers), etc.) and then pick them up when you are done. I CAN tell the difference between a professionally developed 35mm picture versus a digital one. I don’t care if it is 13.9 mega-pixels. It’s just not the same. Analog wins in my heart.

Twenty years from now I can look at my bookshelf and grab one of the several albums we have and leaf through old pictures full of memories. When does this occur? Usually when the family is sitting down together and getting to know one another. Oh, crap. I really am old fashioned. And I also bought a pack of 2 CR2 batteries when they are supposed to be 123. Everytime. If you act fast, you can also snag a SpiderMan 3 pillow for $6 from Satan himself (Sam Walton).