Here is my latest obsession: a circa 1976 full-manual 35mm minolta SR-505 WITH 50mm f/1.4, 28mm f/2.8, and 200mm zoom that my mom found while cleaning out the closet. She bought it for my dad when they were still dating. It still works, except for the light meter — they stopped making that battery because it has mercury in it! This piece of family history makes me so happy.

I need to go out and buy some more film for it, I’m almost done with my first roll, but I’m sure the exposures are a bit iffy because I winged it with a roll of ASA 400 film that’s probably way past its expiration date. This will satiate my cravings for a rolleicord… for now.