Darkroom work is "actual photography"
I respectfully disagree with this viewpoint. It is pre-supposed that a certain amount of energy exists to be divided between photography and collecting. I posit that one can do both without detriment to the other; that these activities can be complimentary and are not necessarily contradictory/mutually exclusive.
Think of photography and darkroom work: Is it also true that if all that energy devoted to darkroom work were directed into actual photography they would be far more productive? Of course not. Just my opinion.
Additionally, why would you be concerned about what others do?
Darkroom work is "actual photography"
It seems to me that too many people are more interested in owning, thinking about owning, buying selling and trading up photographic equipment than in making pictures with them, and if all that energy thought and effort was directed into actual photography and some of money they wished to spend they spent on maintaining the gear they actually use on a regular basis instead of buying more and more cameras their photography and their life would be much more productive.
There is a much nicer way of thinking about the superfluous number of camera's many of us own. I like to think that I have more camera's then I require to make my pictures, because I like to keep these marvelous pices of engineering from the scarheap, clean them, maintain them, keep them, and use them just for the sheer joy of it. I suspect I'm not alone in this... I am not doing analog photography to be "productive", I am doing it to enjoy meself.
There is a much nicer way of thinking about the superfluous number of camera's many of us own. I like to think that I have more camera's then I require to make my pictures, because I like to keep these marvelous pices of engineering from the scarheap, clean them, maintain them, keep them, and use them just for the sheer joy of it. I suspect I'm not alone in this... I am not doing analog photography to be "productive", I am doing it to enjoy meself.
There is a much nicer way of thinking about the superfluous number of camera's many of us own. I like to think that I have more camera's then I require to make my pictures, because I like to keep these marvelous pices of engineering from the scarheap, clean them, maintain them, keep them, and use them just for the sheer joy of it. I suspect I'm not alone in this... I am not doing analog photography to be "productive", I am doing it to enjoy meself.
There is a much nicer way of thinking about the superfluous number of camera's many of us own. I like to think that I have more camera's then I require to make my pictures, because I like to keep these marvelous pices of engineering from the scarheap, clean them, maintain them, keep them, and use them just for the sheer joy of it. I suspect I'm not alone in this... I am not doing analog photography to be "productive", I am doing it to enjoy meself.
I haveOne single frame camera
One double reflex camera
One rangefinder camera
One camera that does not have a distance setting
One press camera
One view camera
Three cameras that do not have rangefinders and one has to estimate the distance
Four reflex cameras
Four focal plane shutter cameras
Seven cameras with shutters in the lenses
How many cameras do I have?
Ok...
Actually I want: 2 lenses for my "new" Kiev 4 - One lens for my Nikkormat - One Nikon F or F2 body - One Zenith with some lenses - One Fed 2 or 5 with some lenses - A Bessa R with some lenses - A Fuji GSW 670 - A Rolleiflex with Tessar....and......
SOMEONE COULD STOP ME PLEASE....?!
You have been afflicted with GAS [Gadget Acquisition Syndrome] and the only way to control it is to buy more equipment. At APUG we all have this. For you there is not hope so get out your credit card, check book and cash so you can start spending.
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