Today Flora and I went to the Atlanta Zoo where we met daughter Glynnis and granddaughters Sofia 4 and Audrey 2. I took the K10d in a backpack and, because the charge indicator looked iffy, my Voigtlander Vitessa L, a handheld meter and some extra film.
Sure enough the K10d died after a dozen shots. That charge indicator is lousy! Vitessa to the rescue. One youngish guy with a Canikon, a huge lens and using a pop-up for 20 foot shots outdoors stared but no comment. Two women in their late 30's came up and asked about the Vitessa - how old is it, does it use film, do you get good pictures. They were impressed by the camera. Apparently their digital's batteries had also died. At the Cabbagetown Cafe (good place!) a guy sitting nearby asked how old it was, and pronounced it awesome. Our waitress said "Awesome camera!"
Wolf hand the negatives developed in about 30 minutes. The clerk in his twenties asked about it and was appreciative. Turns out he collects cameras and described his old Speed Graphic.
I guess that photographic good taste exists in Atlanta, and the Vitessa is victorious.