Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Patrick wrote: >But it doesn't answer the important question: why >do I want more of these old cameras? It's a sickness. jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk wrote: > I guess it's many different reasons for many different folks, genuine > photographical want, security, envy, pride > It would be interesting to hear what a pschologist defines as the > infatuation of collecting. There have been psychological studies about how people relate to their possessions. To some extent a person's possession is a part of that person; it defines who they are. I have three Leica M's. The last one I bought with the clear knowledge that I didn't want a near-mint M3 ending up as a fashion accessory in a foreign country, and so I felt compelled to "save" it. Hoewever, I also feel absolutely compelled to buy any mint Nikon F2 that I find (and I do have more than a few already). I cannot explain this, and the knowledge that I don't "need" it or that I've already got some doesn't help. - -Dave