And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Remember when each country had its own style, both engineering and artistic? You could tell a German from an Italian from a Russian from a French item by the characteristics as easily as you could a person by their language. Now, everything is the same and economies of scale rule.
How I dreamed of one of those growing up, settling for a Ricoh KR5, a K1000 Pentax and FINALLY a Nikon F4 before heading over to the medium format. Never made it to that Leica class, but still watch yardsale tables...dreaming of 'when'.
Me too. For years, I settled for what my dad and I could find on the bargain table at the camera stores (remember them?). Finally got an Asahi Pentax a friend had gotten in Japan. Did me until I went digital.
I had a basic Konica that had two funky lens. I upgraded to a Cannon T-1 and later to a digital SLR. They are all obsolete to the pictures my Galaxy S25 can take.
It was out of my price range in the day. It is engineering art.
ReplyDeleteRemember when each country had its own style, both engineering and artistic? You could tell a German from an Italian from a Russian from a French item by the characteristics as easily as you could a person by their language.
ReplyDeleteNow, everything is the same and economies of scale rule.
Leica, Hasselblad, Linhof, will we ever have such incredible machines again? I miss my youth, I miss the smell of a darkroom...
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DeleteHow I dreamed of one of those growing up, settling for a Ricoh KR5, a K1000 Pentax and FINALLY a Nikon F4 before heading over to the medium format. Never made it to that Leica class, but still watch yardsale tables...dreaming of 'when'.
ReplyDeleteMe too. For years, I settled for what my dad and I could find on the bargain table at the camera stores (remember them?). Finally got an Asahi Pentax a friend had gotten in Japan. Did me until I went digital.
DeleteIt is art, imagine a century passes, what it will seem like. How did those people back then even make something like that, by hand?
ReplyDeleteI still prefer an SLR over a rangefinder or DLR.
ReplyDeleteBought a Canon SLR digital 15 years ago. Wanted a Canon 18-270 lens, but a Tamron was $500 less.
ReplyDeleteI had a basic Konica that had two funky lens. I upgraded to a Cannon T-1 and later to a digital SLR. They are all obsolete to the pictures my Galaxy S25 can take.
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