They say you can't go home and with film cameras, that is almost, but not quite, true, I'm afraid. I went on an expedition to find a battery for my old Sears TL SLR
film camera and discovered that the old 1.35 volt mercury batteries are no more, due to the problem with mercury. I can appreciate the need for that, so next best thing are the 1.35 volt hearing aid batteries, though they don't last very long. Still, I can live with that. Film, though, is more of a problem. It is getting harder and harder to even find a convenient source of film, especially if you are shopping for a specific brand and model. Then, too, you still have to have the film developed and a lot of places don't do that, anymore. Okay, I plan to develop my own film. Not so fast, there, gal. The state of Illinois is making it expensive to go down that road with more and more regulations on the chemicals and some nasty taxes and fines for improper disposal. In other words, what was supposed to be a move to a simpler type of photography with film has been anything but simple, so far. Guess the world wants to drag me, kicking and screaming all the way, into buying a
digital camera. Of course, I'm just stubborn enough and contrary enough to push even harder to stay with film and a an old
film camera.
