It was storming, and now it’s hazy and sort of sunny and I think it may get stormy again. It can always get stormy again.
I splurged and bought myself a new camera, I have no idea how old my previous one is, old enough that my everything Tamron lens cannot be updated to work with the newer camera. And if I’m honest, I’m not thrilled with it.
There’s nothing to be done with it, you only have 15 days to return a camera to Best Buy, so even if there’s something wrong, you’re totally out of luck. I absolutely recommend against using them, and if you do make such a purchase, no matter where, check the policy. With something like a camera, problems aren’t readily apparent.
But beyond that, I am usually so meticulously careful when it comes to a rare purchase like this, I read information and reviews and the problem is you can’t always trust them. And these days the darling of one week may not be the darling next week.
It is difficult to realize you may have picked the wrong one, that you may have made a mistake. That what you thought you wanted isn’t what you really wanted at all; what you thought was important may not be so.
Obviously this isn’t only about cameras.
It’s a part of being human, though not a part I enjoy. I like to plan for every eventuality, I like to get it “right,” whatever right may be.
But “right” and life are as incompatible as perfection and life. Things change and not everything that used to be a sure bet still is. Like buying a camera from Best Buy. Or buying anything from Best Buy.
A lesson I should have already learned.
Anyway, with that ambivalence, I will wish you a wonderful Tuesday.
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