There is something very appealing about the old folding cameras from the 1930s through the 1950s as exemplified by the Zeiss Ikon Nettar cameras. Small enough to carry with you on a lunchtime walk or day trip, excellent optics, large 6x6 cm negatives, affordable. The cell phone cameras of their day, I reckon. I have two versions, one with a relatively slow f/6.8 lens and one with a much fancier 80mm f/2.8. They both make sharp and contrasty photographs in good light. It never ceases to amaze me how good the Zeiss optics are, especially considering this technology is two or three generations removed from the present day. That said, both cameras have intermittent issues with film transport and film flatness, and that is really the sorrow part of the equation. Those tears are just part and parcel of working with a camera that was perhaps purchased new around the time of WWII. In a similar vein, I have an old large format lens that needs to be exercised for a few minutes prior to exposing any film with it, just to increase the odds that the shutter doesn't stick open and ruin the shot.
I'm expecting poorish light this weekend, and hope it's better wherever you may be.
