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> drop my Canon P this morning
> viewfinder gets knocked out of place, condenser block behind it cracks
> try to fix to no avail, fuck it up more
> get depressed and bemoan the dead camera
> lens is still great
> decide to get Leica M2 to replace it
> realize it’s a $1000 camera that is actually work in most regards, only way it’s better is framelines, and I use the both eyes open approach and find the 35mm framelines very usable with the Canon P
> discard idea
> consider higher end Canon rangefinder
> all more expensive, dimmer finder, weird Leicavit-like lever on bottom
> realize Canon P is basically a steal even if it means getting another one
> buy one with a legendary 50mm 1.4, with camera and lens essentially mint, for $300
It’s actually shocking how much of a deal these things are. They’re 90% of a Leica in quality, easier to use, and are easy to service yourself (unless you fuck it up like me) without worrying about destroying $1000 of value. If I had dropped an M2 I wouldn’t be able to live down the horror. I’m sad about the dead P but now I have tons of parts for my new Mint one so maybe I’ll be good for years.
Also don’t push Porta 160 to ISO 5000 it’s actually embarrassing I did that with my last roll lmao
