Post by genazzano on Apr 14, 2013 2:10:28 GMT -5
I won't name anyone nor any sites, but frankly I'm irritated when I see comments online that camera collectors belong to some obsessive subculture. I object to any negative terms being used when describing others. I cannot adequately explain the fascination that Others and I share regarding old cameras. I realize I must be in a bad mood or something, or just getting curmudgeonly in my advanced age.
Collectors, for the most part, and IMO, preserve photographic technology. Cameras of the passed decades hold an interest for me that goes from design, history, stories of those who started companies and struggled to keep them afloat. Many made small but clear contributions to photography in the form of their cameras, some short lived, and others going on to influence many other camera designs.
Many prefer to shoot with the old cameras and gaze at their images while the camera itself remains in the background. All of these people share something and contribute to preservation of history.
None the less, I wonder why collectors seem to catch so much crap these days. We are not a bunch of kids on-line and flaming one another. There is often a common thread that I read: "Am I the only one?" My reply is simply a "No".
Collectors, for the most part, and IMO, preserve photographic technology. Cameras of the passed decades hold an interest for me that goes from design, history, stories of those who started companies and struggled to keep them afloat. Many made small but clear contributions to photography in the form of their cameras, some short lived, and others going on to influence many other camera designs.
Many prefer to shoot with the old cameras and gaze at their images while the camera itself remains in the background. All of these people share something and contribute to preservation of history.
None the less, I wonder why collectors seem to catch so much crap these days. We are not a bunch of kids on-line and flaming one another. There is often a common thread that I read: "Am I the only one?" My reply is simply a "No".
