Photography or Cameras? What would you give up?

Photography or Cameras? What would you give up?

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I am not a gun collector, but

I am not a gun collector, but

I have a lot of different guns for various reasons. I have a single shot target pistol for match shooting - best shot. I have a clip fed match pistol for repeat shooting. I have a shotgun for bird hunting and a high powered rifle for killing dangerous wild beasts. I have an AK-47 for when the time comes.

I need them all and I do or will use them under varying circumstances.

My 4X5 is like the single shot target pistol
My Fuji G690 bl is like the clip fed auto pistol
My shot gun is like my wide angle 645 rangefinder
My high powered rifle is like my G1 Contax or my Canon A1
My AK-47 is clearly like my digital camera - hold the button down and hope for one good clean shot out of a full clip (memory card)

What was the question again?
 
kuzano said:
I have a lot of different guns for various reasons. I have a single shot target pistol for match shooting - best shot. I have a clip fed match pistol for repeat shooting. I have a shotgun for bird hunting and a high powered rifle for killing dangerous wild beasts. I have an AK-47 for when the time comes.

I need them all and I do or will use them under varying circumstances.

My 4X5 is like the single shot target pistol
My Fuji G690 bl is like the clip fed auto pistol
My shot gun is like my wide angle 645 rangefinder
My high powered rifle is like my G1 Contax or my Canon A1
My AK-47 is clearly like my digital camera - hold the button down and hope for one good clean shot out of a full clip (memory card)

What was the question again?
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have to say that this sort a analogy was running through my mind for a while reading these posts.....same sort of thing could be said for someone that collects cars.

i wonder though if collecting cameras and gear that are for different uses make one more of a photography buff/fanatic rather than a collector. i too have different cameras for different jobs but also collect some old vintage cameras just because i appreciate their history and looks and also to tinker and restore them..perhaps just an associated but seperate hobby to photography. although it does keep ones mind on the basic elements to photography and where it came from
 
kuzano said:
I have a lot of different guns for various reasons. I have a single shot target pistol for match shooting - best shot. I have a clip fed match pistol for repeat shooting. I have a shotgun for bird hunting and a high powered rifle for killing dangerous wild beasts. I have an AK-47 for when the time comes.

I need them all and I do or will use them under varying circumstances.

My 4X5 is like the single shot target pistol
My Fuji G690 bl is like the clip fed auto pistol
My shot gun is like my wide angle 645 rangefinder
My high powered rifle is like my G1 Contax or my Canon A1
My AK-47 is clearly like my digital camera - hold the button down and hope for one good clean shot out of a full clip (memory card)

What was the question again?
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Apropo.

It is said that once after the young Castro landing on Cuban shores and caught in a disastrous situation by the Batista forces, Che Guevara found himself under heavy fire and somewhat far both from his rifle and his medical bag. So he had to make a choice about what to risk himself to catch. He choosed the gun.

Cheers,
Ruben
 
I would like to say that I would give up collecting (wouldn't everyone), but the truth is I probably currently collect more than I shoot already.
 
I don’t consider myself a collector in the sense that I will accumulate camera bodies and lenses for the sole purpose of owning them. All cameras I’ve ever bought have been acquired with a specific purpose in mind. I still own most of them, while some have been replaced by other equipment that suited my needs better. Rangefinders, SLRs, panoramic cameras, medium format… they all have their pros and cons and do not necessarily yield the same pictures. They certainly force me to see things differently and I think this can only benefit one’s photography. To be able to choose a specific camera and lens combination for a specific photograph is a luxury I would have a hard time giving up. By ‘luxury’ I mean that they are not essential to my photography, but it gives me pleasure and comfort using them. I appreciate cameras for their intrinsic qualities, the same as I appreciate classic watches, cars etc. Does that make me a collector? I don’t think so. I use all my cameras on a regular basis and regard them as tools to get the photograph I want. If I were faced with the choice you express, I guess I could use only one, but it would also restrict me.

So to vote in this poll is a bit difficult, but I understand where you’re heading and if faced with the choice, I’d rather have one camera and keep photographing.
 
Everything starts with one... and while you have only one.. it still much better than none... and go from there...
Nikon S with 3.5 f2.5 and 5cm 1.4 and I'm done..
 
I am glad to see the results of this poll at a ratio of 20:1 in favor of giving up collecting to keep on shooting. Heartening. :)

If film were to cease to exist, I'd still keep shooting. It's making images that's important to me - ultimately how and with what I do it is wholly secondary to the fact THAT I do it.
 
How am I supposed to give up photography if I can continue to have lots of cameras around?
 
The idea is to decide whether collecting is a stronger factor than making photographs.
 
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