Well, you are odd but in a harmless kind of way, and you should tell
your wife that compared to some other hobbies you might take up, this
is not very expensive (I assume you don't pay very much for those semi-
working cameras). Just threaten to take up high-end audio or golf--the
latter is a particularly effective threat, since not only is the
equipment expensive but you also have to spend a lot of time away from
home to indulge in it.
Nathan
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On Jul 22, 2008, at 1:36 AM, Brent wrote:
>
> Does anybody else get in trouble from their partner for collecting
> semi-functional cameras off *Bay... and then never having the time to
> fix / use them?
>
> Got the comment last night "Another camera??? But none of the ones you
> bought work anyway!"
>
> I guess I might be a bit odd, but when I get time I actually like
> pulling the old vintage cameras apart and trying to fix them... then
> running a film through to see what I get, forcing myself to work with
> all the weird old technology and learn it along with making all the
> mistakes. I don't often get good results from the really old gear
> (except for from my OM gear which is finally getting into a fairly
> decent state of repair), but they're improving and there's always the
> chance of a rare shot which works perfectly.
>
> Composing / imagining the end photograph, getting out there with the
> sole intention of capturing images, it's almost like meditation. Same
> thing with fixing the cameras. I'm not particularly good at it, but
> trying to figure it out and learning as I go is a welcome relief from
> the pressures of work and life. In a way the actual resulting
> photographs are secondary... a bit like fishing - the ritual of
> preparation, being out on the water etc is to me more important than
> actually catching fish (not that I've done any fishing in recent
> history).
>
> The frustrating thing is that because work and family take up so much
> time, I tend to collect the various camera bodies and never get the
> time to spend fixing them, and extremely rarely get the time to
> dedicate purely to using them. So I end up with a rather mournful
> hoard of semi-functioning camera gear.
>
> Anyway, my wife doesn't get it... she doesn't get fishing either for
> that matter.
>
> Wondering if there's anyone out to commiserate, or am I just odd?
>
>
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