At my age, I don't want to invest in a whole new technology. I was around when the SLR was beginning to gain popularity ( I still have my Leica with the viewfinder) The SLR has matured, but it shouldn't be allowed to die out. There are still plenty of photographers who have a considerable investment in their SLR systems. I think the camera companies show still support those people.

Darn....I just swatted a fly and at my age, bedwetting could return

Yep... did this several years ago to photograph the eclipse

They are either half good or half bad..... but never terrible

They started putting V8s in the 1932. This is what they called a little Deuce Coupe in the hard top version

When I got my digital, I bought two extra chargers and batteries. One for the camera, one for home charging and one kept in the car for when I traveled. A long trip, I take all three chargers I always have plenty of battery power at least one fresh battery when I'm out shooting.

Thinking back, that's what I did with film. One in the camera, one in my pocket and three or four in the cooler in the car.

There are such thing as a 360 degree camera. Older ones used film? You may have to explain this to younger photographers. Basically the ones I saw had lenses that had a 180 degree lens. You took a picture, rotated the camera and took the other pictures. These were stitched together in a darkroom. (You may have to explain that to the younger photographers.

They are available in digital today

The best 360 cameras are highly specialized tools, enabling you to capture photographs and videos that are utterly unique.

Able to shoot images and footage in a navigable 360-degree space, the best 360 cameras can be used to create interactive content that can be navigated with a mouse or touchscreen. There's nothing quite as immersive as 360-degree imagery, whether you're capturing an epic landscape, a bustling street scene, or even a breath-taking bike ride through thundering terrain.

While 360-degree files are big and unwieldy (often requiring you to stitch together video from more than one camera), and require the right software to process, they are incredibly useful and versatile.

You don't only have to use them to create 360-degree content though; you can also dive in post-capture and pick out a slice of the scene that you want to convert into a more traditional "flat" image or video. This means you can use a 360-degree camera as a great kind of catch-all camera, for moments when you want to capture the action but aren't sure where it's going to be happening.

Gave up film long ago. But I still do Black and White Digital. Some subjects tell a better story in B&W.

If it's on a public street, the exterior it's fair game. You can photograph. But there's a catch. Prior to 1990, there was no copyright for buildings. If the building was built before 1990 you're probably safe. If it was built after 1990 you can photograph it as it is in the public domain. You may not be able to legally sell the photograph you took.

As to the logo, that probably is copyrighted.

So in my opinion, if you are on the street, you can legally take a photograph for your own use. If you intend to sell the photograph, you should consult an attorney that deals with copyrights.

We did manipulate photos in the Darkroom. I enjoyed the experiences of the old film cameras. But, you had to wait until your film was processed to determine that you had overexposed the entire roll, because you forgot your light meter was set for ASA 25 and you were shooting ASA 100 (or higher film) . If you didn't have a darkroom, you had to wait for processing and printing.

However, I have a digital SLR, and I enjoy it. I can see if my pix were framed right, the exposure was right and different images of the subject. Try that with a 20 exposure roll of Kodachrome. Digital is the savior of time, and chemical darkrooms. It can preserve the purist photographer and create the experiment photographer.

As to the cell phone.....the poloroid of digital photography..... well sometimes. But, I still get out in the wilds with digital SLR.

I enjoy going to that area of New Mexico

I enjoy going to that area of New Mexico

Windows 10 update caused a lot of problems with other programs too. I think Microsoft did this on purpose to force you into Windows 11

Landscape photography is simple and easy. Landscape Photographers make it an ordeal. Never underestimate the human ability to complicate things

Som Berthiot Paris Flor 50 mm F/2.8 Lens f. Alsaflex