COLUMN: My camera’s getting old

My editor recently told me that my old Nikon D70s digital camera is nearing the end of its usefulness.
She said the well-used camera, which I’ve dragged around me with during the last 26 years of my writing career and produced thousands of photos that ended up in publication, is now taking grainy pictures due to its advancing age.
My editor said that, generally, most cameras have a life span of about 10 years, so I guess mine should be in a museum somewhere.
I was surprised because to my k