Oh I don't know Brian, three.......and I certainly don't feel guilty.
Well done!
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Oh I don't know Brian, three.......and I certainly don't feel guilty.
Yeah, me. It beats spending your money on "illegal" drugs, booze, hookers, donkeys, and penicillin. :deadhorse:Any one else who just has a M9 and Leica lenses just as a hobby?
Okay, well - let's not get crazy here.Yeah, me. It beats spending your money on "illegal" drugs, booze, hookers, donkeys, and penicillin. :deadhorse:
Hmm. Given the cold/flu I've had in the past few days, penicillin sounds like a darn good thing ... !Yeah, me. It beats spending your money on "illegal" drugs, booze, hookers, donkeys, and penicillin.
Well said.Well . . all the things I've thought of saying have been said by someone else.
If you enjoy your M9 and you like shooting with it, then don't feel guilty about it - it's cheaper than lovers or sailboats!
I'm afraid I have too many cameras, but going back to my M9 is always an Aaaaaaah moment - and going through my photos from this year, it's the M9 ones which give me most satisfaction.
If you like it enjoy it (and forget the guilt).
all the best
uh?Hobbies can be more important in your life than your job
This philosophy reflects my personal belief and practise - and deserves careful consideration. In paticular I beleive that it is important to be able to point ot some success in the hobby ( whatever it be and whatever that means) - whatever is needed in order to pursue this serious commitment is fine.During my training I had a chief who had been raised in Japan...came to the US and ended up the head of an Anesthesia Department at a major university medical center in the Midwest. He always hosted a conversation and dinner for students that centered on finding a passion in life that allowed you to weather the stress of your profession. He and his wife were concert level pianists and art collectors...she a respected painter. His point was that one all too often spends a large amount of time without focus away from work and life is too short not to accomplish something in addition to your profession...that effort should be one that renews you and allows you to stay alert oriented and clear.
Many of us here are probably on this path knowingly or not. At times it can be expensive but money is not the key to knowledge nor competence.
Sorry for the run-on...just some thoughts.
Bob
Thank you Pete . . I'm not terribly good at the whole concept of photography as a 'hobby'. I'm not professional . so I guess my photography must be a hobby (the odd paid gig is neither here nor there).This philosophy reflects my personal belief and practise - and deserves careful consideration. In paticular I beleive that it is important to be able to point ot some success in the hobby ( whatever it be and whatever that means) - whatever is needed in order to pursue this serious commitment is fine.
Pete
I've heard that you can collapse a Summicron on a Leica M8 and M9, but the manual advises against it.When I go back through my pictures, the M9 ones can make me feel guilty. One Internet to whoever can identify this picture. You may find embarrassment prevents you from admitting it, though.:ROTFL:
Matt
Jono,. . I'm not terribly good at the whole concept of photography as a 'hobby'.
all the best
Matt,the inside with the front cap still on.
D'oh!
Matt
It just adds to my embarrassment. I was using Auto Exposure , and there was enough light leaking in that it wasn't THAT long an exposure. Good thing I chimp a lot!Matt,
Mine are usually fairly close to 0,0,0
Bob
Well I don't disagree with anything you say Jono - as Bob indicates I think we are in fact saying the same thing. I am (mostly) too phlegmatic a character to use a word like passion to describe my passion -Thank you Pete . . I'm not terribly good at the whole concept of photography as a 'hobby'. I'm not professional . so I guess my photography must be a hobby (the odd paid gig is neither here nor there).
. . . . but despite my flippancy here I take it really seriously - it sure isn't a form of relaxation - it's another direction for creativity, and I put plenty of effort into it. Hobby seems just too demeaning! I try and apply just as stringent controls as I do with my 'real' work. . . as you say, a serious commitment - not so much in money, but certainly in time and effort.
all the best