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I call
her Brick-Cam. We shared a lot of great
moments together. And today she
officially goes into retirement.
I
know, it sounds silly that I am
dedicating an entire entry to an object.
But she's not just another gadget. The
fact that I don't refer to her as an
"it" means that she's got a lot of
sentimental value.
Back
in August 2002 I bought a
dsc-p51. I was keen on buying a
digital camera because it was becoming
more and more time consuming to scan
photographs. I took a risk because Sony
didn't really specialize in cameras
then, she's more or less their
prototype. Every other Sony digital
cameras available today owe their superb
features to her design, including my
newly purchased dsc-w7... which I
haven't named yet.
Her
name was coined by one of my friends,
who fell victim to my relentless
snap-happy tendencies. Irritated because
she was being hounded by a
one-man-paparazzi, her exact words to me
were:
"Why
won't you stick that brick cam up your
a--?!"
Since
then I've taken thousands of images with
her of people and places, most of whom I
don't see that often anymore. I always
had her in my bag, and eventually she
accompanied me to work as well... where
at one occasion she fell into a big pot
of pumpkin soup. Miraculously she wasn't
damaged. I also dropped and scratched
her dozens of times. Yet up to this day
she's still in perfect working
condition.
I got
to know her well through our time
together... the feel of her surface, her
different abilities... and her tantrums
also. Yes, there were moments when she
simply refused to cooperate! And she got
to know me as well through the memories
that I captured through her lens. Even
images of myself, which was a real
challenge since I am camera shy. But I
managed by hiding behind her. :)
Years
fly when you're having fun... and we all
have to catch up with the times. A 2
megapixel resolution doesn't cut it
anymore.
I
definitely won't throw her. I also don't
have any plans of giving her away... but
if I do then I'll make sure it's someone
who knows exactly how much she's worth.
For now I'll put her alongside the other
cameras that I've had in the past. A
sort of hall of fame.
Maybe
one day I might take her along with me
again. But as of today she is consigned
to my past.
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