On a more serious note...(This may apply to many here too)...
I just love the way a camera feels in my hands...I love the way they look...They are beautiful creations...some are chrome, some black...You can dress them up with different glass and other things...and they stop time!!!
If any of us here were handed a camera, any camera, top of the line digital/film or disposible...50 buttons or just one...we would be able to figure out how to shoot it...without a manual...why??? Because we love cameras...
I also love to watch the world through a viewfinder...up close or wide...color or B&W...laughing or crying...
I think it's hard for others to understand this feeling...They just see a camera, they just take snapshots...they haven't taken it to the next level...Passion...