Have been thinking about these stuff lately and with the world slowing down. Often in many avenues we hear a lot about equipment and that voice tries to reason with us. I have a 35mm format and now a Hasselblad 500CM and a RB67. I don't have a Mamiya 6 or 7.
When I think about it now with covid. I sit here and nothing changes around me. I could have all this gear and I pretty much just view it on my screen or view the print by myself. I used to carry my camera to work so I went out to photograph during my lunch hour or I attended a camera club meeting and after that at 9pm I go out and shoot night photography but haven't done so much of that lately. For me I am a 50/50. Sometimes I go out and pursue something, other times I just watch TV or have a pizza or a beer if you catch my drift. I admit sometimes maybe it is about just having cool gear and play around with it at home. If Nikon decommissioned their dSLRs I could go and pick up a D6 even thou I don't shoot sports, I had a D2h second hand many years ago but sold it cos I didn't use it often. Before Nikon decommissioned their film SLRs I already have a F100 but I thought about picking up a F6 which I haven't. At the end of the day for me I would probably take the D6 or the F6 and just go and photograph a mountain handheld or on a tripod in AF-S single frame mode hahah.
How do you guys fair in this? Even with my involvement in camera clubs, when we have had field trips many of us were more interested in the chit chats and having beer or coffee that followed afterwards or the slightly more popular Christmas function with the sharing of food and wine for those who were bothered enough to leave their homes and join us at the venue.
Cheers.
When I think about it now with covid. I sit here and nothing changes around me. I could have all this gear and I pretty much just view it on my screen or view the print by myself. I used to carry my camera to work so I went out to photograph during my lunch hour or I attended a camera club meeting and after that at 9pm I go out and shoot night photography but haven't done so much of that lately. For me I am a 50/50. Sometimes I go out and pursue something, other times I just watch TV or have a pizza or a beer if you catch my drift. I admit sometimes maybe it is about just having cool gear and play around with it at home. If Nikon decommissioned their dSLRs I could go and pick up a D6 even thou I don't shoot sports, I had a D2h second hand many years ago but sold it cos I didn't use it often. Before Nikon decommissioned their film SLRs I already have a F100 but I thought about picking up a F6 which I haven't. At the end of the day for me I would probably take the D6 or the F6 and just go and photograph a mountain handheld or on a tripod in AF-S single frame mode hahah.
How do you guys fair in this? Even with my involvement in camera clubs, when we have had field trips many of us were more interested in the chit chats and having beer or coffee that followed afterwards or the slightly more popular Christmas function with the sharing of food and wine for those who were bothered enough to leave their homes and join us at the venue.
Cheers.