A murmuration of starlings I caught with an old video camera circa 2000. I was at the Oregon coast so you can hear some seagulls in the background and even my astonishment at their movements near the end of the clip. lol
Yeah it did me well. I recently used it to help me play back all the tapes so I could digitize them. Right when I got done I noticed a couple small pieces fell out when unloading the tape. Not sure if it still works but it finished the job. :)
Sounds like it picked perfect moment to retire. 😄 At least it held together long enough for you to get every tape digitized. That's a pretty good send-off for an old machine after years of service.