camera.bear
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For my birthday this year I got a NIB Chinon Infrafocus 35F-MA. Should I shoot it or shelve it? 
le vrai rdu
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I wouldn't give a camera if I knew it would rest on a shelf
gb hill
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Shoot it! Cameras were made to be used!
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
It doesnt take fotos in the box.
alexnotalex
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fondle it and put it on the shelf!
bizarrius
the great
People leaving their cameras in their box makes me feel sad.
Unless is the guy that sold me his M6TTL which was unused for 12 years and i bought it for free at a price lower than ebay
Unless is the guy that sold me his M6TTL which was unused for 12 years and i bought it for free at a price lower than ebay
btgc
Veteran
Just for record, AF sensor windows look like on Chinon's early SLR AF (standalone, that is) lens(es).
upd: if you will enjoy it more on shelf than hanging from wrist or neck, just shelve it, no problem.
upd: if you will enjoy it more on shelf than hanging from wrist or neck, just shelve it, no problem.
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camera.bear
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Thanks to everyone for their comments and advise. As I was reading over your posts, I thought about the way that I choose the cameras that I buy. I buy them if they are interesting to me and functional. I have never bought a camera solely for asthetic reasons. If I did so, there would be no room for me to live in my house.
So the Infrafocus will go into the on deck lineup and I will be shooting with it in due time.
Thanks again.
So the Infrafocus will go into the on deck lineup and I will be shooting with it in due time.
Thanks again.
amhildreth
Hootie-Hoo
It's not an investment, it's a camera. Open it, load it, go have fun, and post the images so we can see them!
CK Dexter Haven
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I do not understand the question.
freeranger
Well-known
Nail it to a Frisbee and fling it over a rainbow
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Even if it were a NIB Kriegsmarine Barnack Leica or a black paint Nikon SP or anything, it should be used. Doesn't matter how unique or normal or new it is. It was built to make images.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest
Pablito
coco frío
Personally, I would have no use for this camera, but I make my living from photography and all my equipment is chosen very carefully to accomplish certain goals. I see no reason to use it just because someone gave it to you unless it is a camera you WANT to use. I would put it away or sell it. It may be a perfectly capable instrument but I would have no use for it so in my eyes it would just be one more piece of junk to deal with. Perhaps there is a Chinon collector who would really appreciate it. Or, if you just like it, then do whatever you like with it! The notion that you should use it because cameras should be used seems bizarre to me. It's just a thing, an object. Is it somehow wrong not to watch your TV just because you own it?
freeranger
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My father bought our first colour television to coincide with the 1976 Summer Olympics so that we could enjoy the spectacle in all its glory.
It was a memorable time for us, but thereafter he did not allow any of the family to use it for watching black and white movies
- What a nutter!OP - do what makes you feel happy.
(but if you use it then, as it is capable of taking colour film, I suggest that you do not soil it with monochrome!)
film nut
Established
Put some film in it and take some pictures; see what they look like. I'm curious about everything. I do the same thing with my Vitessa, my Super Ricohflex, my Bessa R, Bessa R3M, Canon Elan 7, Fujica 705. If i could get some film for my Kodak A-3 Autographic I would shoot that one too at least once, just to see what the pictures looked like.
Mike
Mike
Roger Hicks
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"Cameras are made for taking pictures"
And boots are made for walking, so are you going to try to wear a pair of Victorian boots to go shopping? Or swords are made for killing, so go out and kill someone with your Crusader broadsword.
Sorry, this is a non-argument. EITHER it's a museum piece, in which case you don't want to scratch it up, OR it's an old, cheap camera, and who cares?
Hint: If everyone used everything until it was worn out, there'd never be any museum pieces. This is especially true of cheap junk that no-one cares about.
Cheers,
R.
And boots are made for walking, so are you going to try to wear a pair of Victorian boots to go shopping? Or swords are made for killing, so go out and kill someone with your Crusader broadsword.
Sorry, this is a non-argument. EITHER it's a museum piece, in which case you don't want to scratch it up, OR it's an old, cheap camera, and who cares?
Hint: If everyone used everything until it was worn out, there'd never be any museum pieces. This is especially true of cheap junk that no-one cares about.
Cheers,
R.
Ranchu
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My father bought our first colour television to coincide with the 1976 Summer Olympics so that we could enjoy the spectacle in all its glory.
It was a memorable time for us, but thereafter he did not allow any of the family to use it for watching black and white movies
OP - do what makes you feel happy.
(but if you use it then, as it is capable of taking colour film, I suggest that you do not soil it with monochrome!)
Reminds me of this, fifth one down.
"[SIZE=-1]Calvin's Father on Why Old Photos Are All in Black and White"
http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/political-economy-of-calvin-and-hobbes-1.html
(only place I could find the image...)
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To me, I wouldn't bother with it... you probably have better options than that camera, so why bother?
Neare
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Because quality isnt everything! Fun cameras you love are more important.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Middle-aged men who fall in love with ancient low-end cameras look even siller than middle-aged men who fall in love with young girls.
I'm reminded of the old Brother Dave routine, conducted in the style of a Southern Baptist preacher. From memory:
"Faith! Ya gotta have faith, dearly beloved! Faith is what makes dogs chase cars, and old men chase young girls. Ain't neither of 'em could do a durn' thing if they caught 'em, but they THINK they can! That's where faith comes in to it!"
Cheers,
R.
I'm reminded of the old Brother Dave routine, conducted in the style of a Southern Baptist preacher. From memory:
"Faith! Ya gotta have faith, dearly beloved! Faith is what makes dogs chase cars, and old men chase young girls. Ain't neither of 'em could do a durn' thing if they caught 'em, but they THINK they can! That's where faith comes in to it!"
Cheers,
R.