Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most people will understand the car analogy: Is a car something that will transport you from point A to point B, or do you want to enjoy driving it too? (My wifes Toyota bores me, but I love my BMW!) On cameras, there is a quote I like from Ivor Matanle "Collecting and using Classic Cameras": - -The classic-camera user is a different kind of photographer, for whom the endless camera tests and articles on glamour photography that fill the middle sections of the popular photographic magazines have less appeal than the how-to-do-it sections on camera technique and the small ads of intriguing old bargains towards the back. He enjoys his camera and his photography as one might enjoy great music, a fine wine or a good book; reflectively, uncompetitively, as a fulfilment of something not easy to define. But to be completely honest, I just bought a Nikon SLR (N90x) with 20-35-50-105 and 80-200 AF lenses. It was a hard decision, as I had to part with my two collectors M4:s... But I still have my two M6:s, and cameras are made to be used! That F5 surely looked nice too, and I am trying to figure out how it fits in with the above philosophy... Regards, Hans P > > When I try to explain my choice of cameras to people who ask, the light just > doesn't come on for most of them. I try to explain the magic of owning > something that is made so well and they don't get it. If it doesn't say > "Craftsman" they couldn't care less, does anybody follow what I'm saying? > > Curious, > > ,/8^| >