John lind wrote -
>It's not just the sound, it's all the senses. It's the entire zen-like
>experience of becoming one with the camera, including the heft of the body
>and lens, the feel of the controls, and the odor of the body covering. A
>poly-carbonate P&S or Wunderbrick just does not have the feel of brass,
>glass and steel mingling with the odor of a leather covered camera
>body. The journey in making the photograph is as important as its
>destination (the final image).
Ah, the warm feel of mahogany, the sent of brass polish, that wonderful
musty cloth over the head and the thrill of magnesium flash powder.....
Bellows zen!
AndrewF
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