Post by dee on Feb 6, 2010 13:38:59 GMT -5
I have an autistic glitch , which equates to constant lostness , like being a child [ with experience ] in an out of phase world .
I was always fascinated by ' pictures on the wall ' - slides - the magic of cameras , and the reflection from lenses .
I need sameness , constancy and continuity and like to surround and ground a fragmented , unresolved ' me ' with either my Leica IIs and derivatives , or my Kievs .
Even though I stumbled upon Leica II in late 2006 and Kiev some time later , no other camera from my past has ever been so ' real / tangible / known .
[ I can only surmise that a child was allowed to play with a Leica II and Contax , as safe toys have all been fixed twix 1947 and 1957 ... when the hard drive became full - and I can't dee'lete and add new files !!! ]
It takes just the slightest detail to change safe to sorry - Leica II is right , Leica IIIc is wrong / broken / not real / creates anxiety .
I can use a Leica IIIc , but there is ever a hesitation ... as there is with even my Minoltas and 1st SLR - Prinzflex STTL .
Ironically , Zorki 1 / Fed 1 - even Zorki S / 2S and Zenit 1 / S are fine , especially those Russian Leica - likes ... so , fakes are real and real is not LOL .
Even more wierd , I find myself ' correcting ' details which are correct - an early Kiev II / III has just the number on the accessory shoe , and simple KNeB block logo .
Later Kievs have ' Made in USSR ' either in Russian and or English and a dual Russian / English logo .
This means that my mind goes round and round trying to resolve the cyrillic writing and / or the cluttered accessory shoe . Contax and plain shoe are easiest of all .
' I ' also seem imprinted upon Contax / KNeB II and III in respect of the original body with ' foot ' , yet Kiev 4 is actually more ' correct ' in profile !!!OOPs !
I have an early Kiev 4 1957 , with non ridged meter cover [ like Contax IIIa ] and that is more comfortable than the later versions .
I blame this on my Dad's Praktina a sample of which I have just bought - very much Kiev 4 profile with it's waist level finder !
This all came about through selling my previous comfort zone - 1950s Dinky Toys for silly money on e-bay - think one toy = one camera , and I had 50 or so .
With Kiev , I intended to go for repaints without logo and filled access shoes , but finding several broken Contax cameras , I decide upon both the original KNeB II / III and 4x Contax baged cameras .
One KNeB III / IV hybrid , may end up in a lovely metallic Bluebell colour , and one Contax II rat , will have silver body paint and tan covering , but I am now staying with near standard .
Taking considered snapshots means that I can contain and frame a confusing world , I can also hide behind the camera and not be made to ' join in ' . This has also helped over the years to think 50mm - so even without a camera , I can often edit input .
ASD is disruptive - new shoes means learning to walk again - no almost instant accomodation , even new mug can mean wet tea shirt [ pun ] if care is not taken . Common Sense does not work for us as our minds work other-wise , formerly other-stupid .
But cameras and snapshots can be a life saver - it may mean that my head is going round and round like that little wheel on my Laptop , trying to resolve , but better someting safe and familiar , than the distress or working out ' people ' or Common Sense .
Thanks for ' listening ' , I guess this could be called Cameras and dee'sability . I love puns !
I was always fascinated by ' pictures on the wall ' - slides - the magic of cameras , and the reflection from lenses .
I need sameness , constancy and continuity and like to surround and ground a fragmented , unresolved ' me ' with either my Leica IIs and derivatives , or my Kievs .
Even though I stumbled upon Leica II in late 2006 and Kiev some time later , no other camera from my past has ever been so ' real / tangible / known .
[ I can only surmise that a child was allowed to play with a Leica II and Contax , as safe toys have all been fixed twix 1947 and 1957 ... when the hard drive became full - and I can't dee'lete and add new files !!! ]
It takes just the slightest detail to change safe to sorry - Leica II is right , Leica IIIc is wrong / broken / not real / creates anxiety .
I can use a Leica IIIc , but there is ever a hesitation ... as there is with even my Minoltas and 1st SLR - Prinzflex STTL .
Ironically , Zorki 1 / Fed 1 - even Zorki S / 2S and Zenit 1 / S are fine , especially those Russian Leica - likes ... so , fakes are real and real is not LOL .
Even more wierd , I find myself ' correcting ' details which are correct - an early Kiev II / III has just the number on the accessory shoe , and simple KNeB block logo .
Later Kievs have ' Made in USSR ' either in Russian and or English and a dual Russian / English logo .
This means that my mind goes round and round trying to resolve the cyrillic writing and / or the cluttered accessory shoe . Contax and plain shoe are easiest of all .
' I ' also seem imprinted upon Contax / KNeB II and III in respect of the original body with ' foot ' , yet Kiev 4 is actually more ' correct ' in profile !!!OOPs !
I have an early Kiev 4 1957 , with non ridged meter cover [ like Contax IIIa ] and that is more comfortable than the later versions .
I blame this on my Dad's Praktina a sample of which I have just bought - very much Kiev 4 profile with it's waist level finder !
This all came about through selling my previous comfort zone - 1950s Dinky Toys for silly money on e-bay - think one toy = one camera , and I had 50 or so .
With Kiev , I intended to go for repaints without logo and filled access shoes , but finding several broken Contax cameras , I decide upon both the original KNeB II / III and 4x Contax baged cameras .
One KNeB III / IV hybrid , may end up in a lovely metallic Bluebell colour , and one Contax II rat , will have silver body paint and tan covering , but I am now staying with near standard .
Taking considered snapshots means that I can contain and frame a confusing world , I can also hide behind the camera and not be made to ' join in ' . This has also helped over the years to think 50mm - so even without a camera , I can often edit input .
ASD is disruptive - new shoes means learning to walk again - no almost instant accomodation , even new mug can mean wet tea shirt [ pun ] if care is not taken . Common Sense does not work for us as our minds work other-wise , formerly other-stupid .
But cameras and snapshots can be a life saver - it may mean that my head is going round and round like that little wheel on my Laptop , trying to resolve , but better someting safe and familiar , than the distress or working out ' people ' or Common Sense .
Thanks for ' listening ' , I guess this could be called Cameras and dee'sability . I love puns !
