huh, weird. all three of my spectras have tripod holes (this one is a spectra system -- or welp, image system, because it's the euro model), and i'm weirded out that some don't have one because of spectra's premium positioning in general. that said, your story is def cuter this way

and yup, it's mine

and yeah, Kari has her ways, do not ever doubt her

also, yeah, damn, i hope you find your polaroid sometime. the cameras aren't very expensive though. my personal favorite is the impulse af, it's just so frickin easy and comfy to use, and its film is still in production. (rip spectra -- although there's a jig i found a while back, i should order one to see if i can shoot some 600 through this bad boy.) but yeah, you're not wrong about the film, lol