jlw
Rangefinder camera pedant
Okay, this is weird, and probably not exactly on-topic -- but I thought I'd share it with my fellow Canon nuts as an example of how far obsession can go!
Last night I had a short but extremely vivid dream in which I was examining a Canon rangefinder accessory, trying to decide whether or not I should buy it.
The accessory was beautifully finished in black and lettered in the style typical of the VT/VIT/P era. It was a flattish, wide, rectangular-sectioned block finished in glossy black, with an accessory shoe mounting foot on the bottom. Neatly engraved in the usual style on the top were the words "Canon Filter Previewer." There was a viewing eyepiece on the back, and on the front was a small satin-chrome turret with a knurled edge, mounting five small, round filters: red, yellow, orange, green, and a clear position, each with the equivalent Wratten filter number engraved next to it.
On top of the body was a transverse slot with a small chrome knurled knob in it; this was engraved "BW" with an arrow, and when you slid the knurled knob in the direction of the arrow, a rectangular, bluish-tinted filter would slide into the light path behind the eyepiece. From the label I deduced that this filter was to help you visualize the tones produced on black-and-white film.
Obviously the purpose of this device was to sit in your RF Canon's accessory shoe and help you determine the effect various filters would have when photographing the scene.
Anyway, as I said, in the dream I was fingering this device, wondering whether I should spend the asking price ($10, as I recall) to buy it. On the one hand, I remember thinking, it's not in Dechert's book and thus might possibly be quite rare; on the other hand, I seldom use filters, so I don't really need it. And at that point the dream ended.
What's really weird is that, as we all know, Canon NEVER made any such accessory or anything similar to it. So why did my subconscious mind "design" it in such exacting detail? I can still picture exactly what this figment-of-my-imagination looked like, right down to the style of knurling on the "BW" slider.
I suppose what my subconscious mind is really trying to tell me is that I need to get a girlfriend or a life or something! But I'll bet some of you other far-gone Canon enthusiasts have had similar dreams (if not of a non-existent accessory, then maybe of finding a mint-in-box P in a yard sale or something.)
Or if not, then I must be REALLY loopy!
Last night I had a short but extremely vivid dream in which I was examining a Canon rangefinder accessory, trying to decide whether or not I should buy it.
The accessory was beautifully finished in black and lettered in the style typical of the VT/VIT/P era. It was a flattish, wide, rectangular-sectioned block finished in glossy black, with an accessory shoe mounting foot on the bottom. Neatly engraved in the usual style on the top were the words "Canon Filter Previewer." There was a viewing eyepiece on the back, and on the front was a small satin-chrome turret with a knurled edge, mounting five small, round filters: red, yellow, orange, green, and a clear position, each with the equivalent Wratten filter number engraved next to it.
On top of the body was a transverse slot with a small chrome knurled knob in it; this was engraved "BW" with an arrow, and when you slid the knurled knob in the direction of the arrow, a rectangular, bluish-tinted filter would slide into the light path behind the eyepiece. From the label I deduced that this filter was to help you visualize the tones produced on black-and-white film.
Obviously the purpose of this device was to sit in your RF Canon's accessory shoe and help you determine the effect various filters would have when photographing the scene.
Anyway, as I said, in the dream I was fingering this device, wondering whether I should spend the asking price ($10, as I recall) to buy it. On the one hand, I remember thinking, it's not in Dechert's book and thus might possibly be quite rare; on the other hand, I seldom use filters, so I don't really need it. And at that point the dream ended.
What's really weird is that, as we all know, Canon NEVER made any such accessory or anything similar to it. So why did my subconscious mind "design" it in such exacting detail? I can still picture exactly what this figment-of-my-imagination looked like, right down to the style of knurling on the "BW" slider.
I suppose what my subconscious mind is really trying to tell me is that I need to get a girlfriend or a life or something! But I'll bet some of you other far-gone Canon enthusiasts have had similar dreams (if not of a non-existent accessory, then maybe of finding a mint-in-box P in a yard sale or something.)
Or if not, then I must be REALLY loopy!
taffer
void
Well, did I tell about my very own dream when while visiting some photographic fair both the 50/2 and 35/2 Zeiss lenses for the new ZI were priced at €250 !?
Well those are often my thoughts as well, glad to see I'm not the only one
Well those are often my thoughts as well, glad to see I'm not the only one
Mark W
dazed and confused
See a Therapist soon for your own good!
jlw
Rangefinder camera pedant
I suppose what I really should be doing is using my 3D modeling software to make a photorealistic model of this nonexistent accessory, then seeing how much I can get for it on eBay! ("L@@K! Super-Rare! Not Listed in Any Reference Books!")
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so i'm not the only one who wants to find a new in box p?
it feels so good not be alone...
joe
it feels so good not be alone...
joe
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Oldprof
Guest
I had a similar dream the other night. But it was about a nurse.
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was she new and in a box?
lol
joe
lol
joe
Ohhh Myyy. I don't think I've had any camera dreams like that... I have had some computer nightmares, including one that I was trapped in a program and could jump from address to address, but each one was at the beginning of a loop, and the loop counters got reset, and I COULD NEVER GET OUT! But that was a long time ago, even before Tron.
But I could use that Little device. Please add some deep Red filters into it.
Well, gotta get back to reading through some Hex Dumps...
But I could use that Little device. Please add some deep Red filters into it.
Well, gotta get back to reading through some Hex Dumps...
