Yes, Rayyan, wise words...very nice words to hear... and I do understand you completely.
I might be less social than you, there are the camera's, my wife and the children and a few friends...(without ranking
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Camera have a tendency to become related to dreams, fulfilled and most of all unfulfilled...
so concerning the unfulfilled dreams the cameras often becomes the steps on the latter towards the unobtainable mental condition and unrealistic vision of fulfilled satisfaction.
Camerawise, the most happiness for me, was walking around (several times in Venice) with the Hasselblad SWC and a heavy tripod, and not least afterwords, looking at them enlarged analog on photopaper.
So right now I'm dreaming of realizing a digital SWC, and sort of going back in time (very unrealistic I know), but nevertheless (perhaps).
Age is also hitting me, my knees, my back and so, but I got a friend who is at same level of craziness photo-wise, and almost buying the same sort of gear. We have encouraged each other to start physical exercise several times a week,
in the goal of keeping/shaping up the bodygear that prevent our bones falling apart - the goal is, apart from living some years longer with fewer physic problems, to be able to walk around and...take photos.
So the gear-plan is also somewhat to behold a physic and mental condition where aging can come along upon you without letting you down too quickly in both the physic but not the least the mental well-being (they are always linked together).
So that gear-considerations right now, I hope, is not just another step on the dreamlatter...but if I succeed, also provide a sensible direction in life..
KR Thorkil