Author: eric Date: Monday July 20th, 2026

I made a throwaway minimum bid at a local auction house for a Canon AT-1 35mm camera and a box of lenses. The website had a single, low resolution and out-of-focus photo so I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I placed the bid.

Turns out, what I got was:

 - An f2.8 50mm lens
 - An f1.8 28mm wide angle lens
 - A 100mm-200mm telephoto lens
 - A macro lens of some sort
 - A near-mint camera body that just needed a good cleaning and dusting

I can't believe my luck! I bought a roll of 200 ISO Kodak Gold film and I'll see how it turns out. I am loving the deliberate and purposeful decision making that happens when there’s a finite and number of photos that can be taken (not to mention the fact there’s a distinct dollar value attached to each one). I also really like that there is no immediate satisfaction. I have no idea if the 8 photos I took this morning are any good, and I probably won’t know for a while until I shoot 28 more and get the roll developed.