Originally posted by Liney Is this the same phenomenon as the revival of good old fashioned vinyl records?
Good question. I'm not sure what exactly is fueling the revival of vinyl, but in Honolulu we do have a film camera and vinyl store that attracts a lot of young adults...so they do seem to go hand in hand.
At our local film/vinyl store, Nikon and Canon still dominate, but the Pentax K1000, KM, KX, K2, and the 67 are NOT rare. I believe the owner works with someone (pre-pandemic) that would pick up cameras in Tokyo.
I don't miss scratched records that skip but I do miss the cover and inside art and lyrics, and the analog linear way of listening to an entire album, or at least the sense of Side A being the first half of a journey. I also miss big speakers with a fullness that gives you goosebumps.
The last time I think I felt that way about a photo, just really sort of speechless, was putting fresh Kodachrome slides into a carousel, waiting till dark, and then the hum of the fan, the smell of burnt dust, and the saturated color and discovery of new shots taken a week or two ago.