Photography forums can be real ego trips for some…
Lessons of youth
So a buddy of mine in a photography group is 16 and 'inherited' from his aunt a complete Technics stereo from circa 1992. It includes a receiver, CDP, turntable and a set of speakers. During COVID, I was able to help him clean it and set it up. He's been having a blast collecting CDs and vinyl and it reminds me so much of myself when I was his age. Better yet, I've been talking to him about doing some minor 'upgrades' that he could afford but he's not really interested. He's not into specs, cables, etc....he just wants to enjoy the music. He listens to everything from Rush, Bon Jovi (his favorite) to Kraftwerk. It seems like I'm learning from him now. Remember to enjoy the journey (and the music).
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LOL, I visited one of those photography forums back in the film days when one could develop and print his own pictures. No one talked about what one did to take pictures only about things like the resolution of a 35mm lense on a 36 inch print or the supposed improvement in your work depending on whether it was a Leica, Canon, Nikon, etc. ( And I want you to know I used a Nikon F3 and a 1.2 50mm lens. I was, presumably, then a serious photographer! No? :-) The real fun was in just taking snap shots of interesting stuff and playing with the negs in a dark room for my own enjoyment. The real fun in audio is listening to the music! The rest is just filling empty time.
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@newbee - as a photographer since the 60's, I know what you mean! When I show people my photos and they ask what kind of camera (meaning brand) I used, it's a tad frustrating as that is totally besides the point; it could have been any of a dozen or more cameras and the picture would look just the same! Now if they ask me about what developer I used, that's different, as that could definitely affect how the image looks.... |
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