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Re: I would let it go

Posted by Romy on March 27, 2001 at 19:17:34:
*** The Camera and most of the lenses have too much personal value (all of it passed along to me by my father) to let them go.
I know what you feel. Approximately 10 years I made a creasy observation that among any camera lines there are the models that are capable to sponge the â€œspiritâ€ of the users. You call it â€œpersonal valueâ€ I call it differently. I considered that those cameras were so brilliantly designed (requirements/functionality/implementation balance) that those cameras itself become a spiritual asset which was able to communicate with the surrounding. Most of the time they are properly build (my buddy John Curl should have hard attack right hereâ€¦) with no extra functionalities and properly applied in the market (What the connection!) mechanical cameras. For example, to me they would be: Nikon FM, FM-2 (look: not F3â€¦why?), Pentaxâ€™s K-1000, Minoltaâ€™s entire old â€œGâ€ 7 line, Olympus OM-1, Canon F-1, practically all 4x5 and 8x10 cameras, most of the German Nazis cameras, Dresdenâ€™s Practical TL, Russian old Horizon, strangely practically non among the medium format except the old 220 or 330 twinsâ€¦
Pretend you father left for you a worm-plastic supper-digital-gismoâ€¦Those cameras are excellent butâ€¦ I do not thing it would survive the first trade showâ€¦ no â€œpersonal valueâ€. (perhaps some audio â€œdesignerâ€ should think about it)
Unfortunately for you, the Canon doses not keep compliance between its newer and older opticsâ€¦
Romy the Cat