Re: Hardware geeks

Our fathers house has many mansions. In any interest groups there's always
the hardware nuts and the process geeks. Honor our brothers. (Sort of
delphic, don't you think?)
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Vande Bunt <Mike.VandeBunt@mixcom.com>
To: <pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Hardware geeks

> Yes. That's why I dropped out of the Toy Camera group.
> The whole idea behind using a poor quality plastic lensed
> camera is to show that one can make a good photo (though
> perhaps not a sharp photo...) with poor quality equipment.
> It forces the photographer to concentrate on the photographic
> process in a way that is absent when a super high-tech auto
> everything camera is doing the "work."
>
> The problem was that many of the Toy Camera group members
> were just as fixated on the "hardware" (Chinese plastic, instead
> of Swedish steel...) as the Hassy fanatics.
>
> Mike Vande Bunt
>
>
> Tina Martin wrote:
>
> > Well,you know, a lot of people hide behind the equipment question and
think
> > that if only they had the "right" or a "really good" camera they could
be
> > great photographers. What is really missing is the confidence in
themselves
> > and their own vision. They don't really believe it's the person that
clicks
> > the shutter (removes the lenscap?)that creates the magic. Too bad they
are
> > afraid to screw up, to allow that old serendipidy to happen.
> > Tina
> >
> > > >They weren't the least bit interested, when I showed them the cap and
my
> > >zone plate matted (and hand colored) images.<
> > >
> > >Not supprizing, they are all hardware geeks. They are in love with the
> > >machines, and not the images they produce. Photographs are only an
excuse
> > >to play with their toys. When I run into people that only wan't to talk
> > >about their cameras and lenses my responce has become - show me what
you
> > >have done, not what you own. Kurt
> >
> >
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Received on Thu Mar 22 07:35:00 2001