I am a total dork. New (to me) F2 delivered today

[SchwinnParamount]

Is this you too?

USPS delivers the camera that I bid on, won the bid, paid for, and waited waited waited... for days. Now my 1977 vintage Nikon F2 arrives after dark. I load batteries, put on my AS finder, load film, attach the shoulder strap... and then walk around the house trying to take pictures of shit. Too dark. I give up and recognize I can't go out with my camera until daylight tomorrow. But I don't take the camera off my body. I'm still walking around the house with it and will until bed time. I may sleep with this new machine.

Am I a total dork or what?

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

No worries. I slept with my 8x10....while it was on tripod.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

No worries. I slept with my 8x10....while it was on tripod.

Whose the bigger dork over here? That's awesome, Andrew.

 

[logan2z]

Am I a total dork or what?

No offense, but yes

 

[Horatio]

Wait. Weren’t you selling an F2?

 

[bdial]

What? You’ve never heard of night photography?

Congratulations on your new gear.

 

[vickersdc]

Not a dork at all. As long as you weren't walking around with it whilst naked - that would be a bit weird, tbh.

Many cameras are things of beauty, wonderfully engineered and made to enjoy. So, enjoy.

 

[Auer]

Not a dork at all. As long as you weren't walking around with it whilst naked - that would be a bit weird, tbh.

Many cameras are things of beauty, wonderfully engineered and made to enjoy. So, enjoy.

Why did you have to paint that image.....

 

[ic-racer]

I remember when I got my Rollei SL2000F in the early 1980s. It was also dark. So I took it outside on a tripod and explored its long exposure times. It would go up to 16 seconds on auto. That was pretty amazing at the time.

 

[vickersdc]

Why did you have to paint that image.....

Apologies.

But imagine how I felt having that image in the first place? That's why I had to talk about it... think of it as my therapy.

 

[Auer]

Apologies.

But imagine how I felt having that image in the first place? That's why I had to talk about it... think of it as my therapy.

we all need some therapy these days

 

[Tel]

we all need some therapy these days

None better than a new-to-you F2

 

[md_photo]

No worries. I slept with my 8x10....while it was on tripod.

Now that must be a very large bed.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Now that must be a very large bed.

In a sleeping bag, whilst camping.

 

[MattKing]

No.
I think that makes you a nerd.
But if that isn't splitting hairs, I don't know what is.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Is this you too?

USPS delivers the camera that I bid on, won the bid, paid for, and waited waited waited... for days. Now my 1977 vintage Nikon F2 arrives after dark. I load batteries, put on my AS finder, load film, attach the shoulder strap... and then walk around the house trying to take pictures of shit. Too dark. I give up and recognize I can't go out with my camera until daylight tomorrow. But I don't take the camera off my body. I'm still walking around the house with it and will until bed time. I may sleep with this new machine.

Am I a total dork or what?

No, you are better than a dork. If you had bought a Canon then you would have been a complete dork.

 

[ChristopherCoy]

No, you are better than a dork. If you had bought a Canon then you would have been a complete dork.

If Canon makes you a complete dork, where does Olympus leave you?

 

[Sirius Glass]

If Canon makes you a complete dork, where does Olympus leave you?

Under Dork?

 

[MattKing]

If Canon makes you a complete dork, where does Olympus leave you?

In my case, satisfied with 45 years of exemplary performance.

 

[flavio81]

No, you are better than a dork. If you had bought a Canon then you would have been a complete dork.

And if had it been a Hasselblad, you'd be an integral, ultimate dork.

 

[Brendan Quirk]

You may be a total dork (not my estimation!), but your media page is very nice! Keep shooting!

Have you considered printing? I like the winter pictures.

 

[Cholentpot]

At least they delivered it.

USPS delivered me my package that I sent off two days ago. When I brought it back they said 'oops'. That's all. Hello? Guys?

Cameras are fun, carry it around, why not? Get joy where you can find it.