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i might just be romanticizing a lack of phone and a fall back into old ways of analogue (the y2k version of that anyway) a part of me wants to quit using my phone as much, add some intention to my picture taking and the way i interact with the world. but another part of me says i donā€™t need to buy another thing to fulfill that need.
Feb 4, 2025

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you should absolutely get a little digi cam, me and my friend have one each and we always take them out with us on our little trips. It reminds us to take photos and the quality of them is so much lovelier than a phone camera. We have a google drive that we share with our freinds and we upload all the pcitures in little albums like "christmas party" and "aquarium trip". The highest praise (and best reason to carry on with digi cam shenanigans) is that our friend said that "these are the type of photos I want to have to remember being younger that I can show my family one day" :,) also you can get one second hand on ebay for cheaps! It doesn't have to be new and you can look after it for a long time
Feb 10, 2025
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minkeren omg obsessed with that i love that so much ive been looking on ebay šŸ‘€
Feb 10, 2025
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I just found my momā€™s old sony cybershot. I got a new battery for it and an SD card reader for transferring photos to my laptop and iā€™m so happy i did! Not sure if it makes sense but it feels like the memories are a little more tangible than photos on my phone. I think youā€™ll enjoy it :)
Feb 4, 2025
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guychinaski thatā€™s what i keep thinking is about the act of transferring to my ipad and taking the time to sort them and thinking it would feel more tangible like you said!
Feb 4, 2025
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Both things are true! A camera could help you see the world in a photographic way, especially if you donā€™t like the wide angle lenses most phones have. And also, no, you donā€™t need it. You might know someone with a camera you could borrow and find out which is the truest.
Feb 4, 2025
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bee1000 thank you that is literally a great thing to hear
Feb 4, 2025
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GET THE CAMERA!! i love mine. itā€™s a little kodak easyshare touch i got off of the shopgoodwill app for 15 dollars. it takes such sweet lil pics, and the videos have an old camcorder feel to them. i promise you wonā€™t regret it.
Feb 4, 2025
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carolinebreeden ahhh omg šŸ¤­ thatā€™s validating!
Feb 4, 2025

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