I don’t know about others, but we always have empathy for things. Things that we own for a long time, especially. It’s just sad when it’s time to let go.
When we had to give up our 8 years computer, I couldn’t help but give it a hug and thank you.
Last week we sold our 6 years Sony DSC-F717 for less than a quarter of its price, not to mention additional accessories that are included. We have been trying to sell it away for a long time. But when it’s finally sold, a bulk of sadness hit us. So it’s gone. It’s gone. We hesitated to let it go, but to keep it means the value will keep dropping while we are not using it anymore.
Maybe some memories that a thing served in the past mean a lot that it connects back to the fondness of the stuff. This camera was the first luxury thing we bought together. It saw us through many things, the registry of marriage, the wedding party, my brother’s wedding, the honeymoon trip and daily photo hunting. It even got us into mild trouble because of its bulky and ‘pro’ appearance when we were questioned by two suspicious cops while taking pictures..of…ugh..the sea (what are thinking anyway…).
As sad as other electronic stuff that fight their survival through the crazy pace of technology, the Sony came to the end when we picked up diving. It’s too expensive to house, the underwater casing cost much more than a (new camera with better feature + underwater casing + accesories), and even if we were willing to pay for the housing, it would be too risky if there’s any malfunction or flooding in the future, because the product was almost discontinued. With the new camera, Sony became just ‘land camera.’
Obviously, its new title was a big disadvantage, when the trips we made are mainly for diving, the new camera is a better option for land and sea, when much much more petite build for convenience. We tried to use it often, but all the extra tedious factors like Sony exclusive memory card hit in hard. We used to survive with 32 and 64M, but sadly, it’s just no big enough anymore and it’s too costly to upgrade. The longer we tried to hold it, the lesser the value it had become.
So sad, but we are happy to know that the camera is on the way to Philippine. Magically enough, a tourist bought it (what a hunter tourist!), he hunted it down through forum advertisement and we saw him used it. He happens to have same hobby with hubby and they met again in the RC track. So at least it will serve its purpose to somebody who hopefully treats it good.
Exaggerating post for a stuff? I don’t think so.
A nice stuff that witness important part of our lives.
