Honestly- get something in white. Don’t register for actual “china” at all.

Good to know. Did you try reaching out to them for repair or replacement? It seems like their policies are pretty generous, but thibgs could be different on paper vs how they treat it in real life.

Honestly for high quality photos, I’d just take the file up to those kiosks in drug stores or Walmart.

I just bought a jacket from a UK based climbing company called Rab. I hadn’t heard of them before, but they seem to be the UK equivalent of Patagonia, but very climbing focused vs general outdoors. It looks like they have a similar return and repair policy to Patagonia.

Check out Nisolo.

Do you have a recommendation on what to buy?

Oh you’re right. I just remembered that their offerings a few years ago when I was looking at them were mostly Blake stitched.

I see their ads a lot. Should be a good boot. They are Blake Stitched, which is fine, but may necessitate shopping around when they need to be resoled. Goodyear Welt tends to be an easier resole process. Blake stitch does have a sleeker profile.

Features like Wi-Fi, video, no. But only the most expensive digital cameras are JUST getting to have the same quality as a 35mm film negative. Obviously quality scanning is a must as well.

Didn’t know that, but I also haven’t used them since 2018.

And I don’t think any digital camera will ever rival the detail I can get out of a high quality scan of Medium Format film. I’m usually shooting 6x9 format on a Mamiya RB 67

Edit- what’s up with the downvotes- what I said is true.

Depends. A lot of people still using analog cameras shoot black and white and develop at home. I personally even have a darkroom where I can make prints with an enlarger. Home developing black and white film is super simple. I have to buy it online.

For C-41 fim (most color film), there are places that still develop, Walgreens, Costco etc, however I believe they just send it off to a larger lab that processes all the film. I personally found a lab that I like that I send my color film to. They process and scan my color film for a great price. You can buy cheap color film like Kodak Gold at a drug store like Walgreens, or even Walmart. I use more specialty color film like Portra and some other “professional” color films, so I also buy those online.

Alden Indy’s fit that bill well. They work well at work unless you need to wear a suit. They work well with jeans erc in the weekends and nights too .

Also- bonus, they are the boots Harrison Ford wore as Indiana Jones (hence Indy).

That seems like a terrible idea.

HAha sorry- bad joke. In the band Phish, the drummer will get up and “play” a vacuum by making it whistle against his mouth while in front of the mic as a silly gag they do about once or twice every tour.

https://youtu.be/1v4dIZNXfsE

How does it play?

Chaco. Tbey are very durable, and repairable. My friend just took hers to one of those mobile repair shops they had, and they ended up replacing the straps and sole for free.

The fridge one is what gets me. Is it possible to buy a high quality fridge these days? Or is it better to find a vintage pre “cheap fridge era” - I forget what year this is when essentially all of them went to a design that’s meant to wear out. But then I think you have to suck it up and defrost the freezer.