Exactly I think it's up to each one to decide whenever they want to spend time on oldies whenever it is for fun or technical curiosity and it is not because someone else think different that you are wrong, do what ever you want, it's not up to me to decide what they have to do but you asked a question and I answered it the way you needed that's what a forum is supposed to be used for.
I also spend time on oldies time to time, for example I am right now fixing an old computer Laptop mother board (not powering on at all), I found it's because is a small MOSFET component ($1 piece of elecronic, one of my hobbies), of course the time I spent was far too long if you look at the age of the computer (still running XP by the way) but again it is all about the purpose, and this computer belong to an old women (with Alzheimer) and the only thing she likes and now about this computer is to play Scrabble and Solitaire that's all (no Internet) and changing its computer would be too disturbing for her, because of the disease, it's like my old car that I only use it for short transport mainly to get rid of garbage and crap and my wife would certainely not agree I'll do it with our newer car ;-) it do not use much fuel (never did because it is small sized car), do not need more "safety" for few miles transport, and it cost me nothing as this car do not use any electronic or extra features that you often cannot fix by yourself and in this car never needed any special fixing appart from "usual" liek breaks or oil because it is "simple".
Hope you'll enjoy your small camera !