No, I think not. There collectors and there are investors. The investor don't give a diddlely about what they invest in all they are interested in is making money. A collector loves what he acquires, he fondles it, shows it to anyone who will look, and unless it is so valuable it would be stupid, sometimes even then, he uses it.
A strange thing about investors in collectibles is that they never seem to realize they are buying retail and selling wholesale. Go figure Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 1:58 PM Subject: Re: OT: An Xmas discussion about hobbies and putting them in perspective. > Hi, Tom, > > You are, of course, correct. If I have more than one camera, then I guess I'm a > collector. That is an entirely valid use of the term. > > When I think or say collector, I think of that type of person who purchases > something for a purpose which (at least partially) is other than that for which > the device is designed for. Something intended to be put in a closet or garage, > usually so it can appreciate in value - or at least not depreciate through > ordinary usage. > > Of course, the extreme is someone who buys, let's say, a "collector's edition" > Leica (or whatever - I just mention Leica because they make so damned many > "collector's editions"), never takes it out of the box, lest it's value be > compromised by allowing it to see air or sunlight! This, imho, is an > abomination, and he will never get into Photography Heaven that way. > > So yeah, I guess that I collect 50's to 70's usable Japanese cameras that were > made in the millions, and are still available very inexpensively. I also try > for cameras that will take a pretty good photo (given an opportunity by a good > photographer). > > Of course, I just got a Voigtlander Vito for $2 the other day on eBay (no, I > didn't forget any zeros - $2), so now I think I'll have to drop the "Japanese" > from my collection description. > > I guess there are collectors, and there are COLLECTORS. :-) > > regards, > frank > > Tom Rittenhouse wrote: > > > But you are a collector. To take photos you only need one camera. The fact > > you have several proves you are a collector. Malcom's friend probably drives > > those trucks too, now and then. > > > > Frankly, I don't know why so many photographers refuse to accept they are > > collectors, maybe not serious ones, or they would have a collection that had > > a theme (all the screw mount Pentax bodies, for instance), the we are > > collectors. My camera collection has pretty much been serial, a few at a > > time, over the years, but still I am a camera collector. Some times I am a > > photographer too. :-) > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
