"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>why this obsession with feel? > >I take pictures because I like using cameras. The "feel" of the >equipment means as much or more to me as the picture.
I'd like to add my 2 cents worth in. There is a certain pleasure in working with something that is well engineered and made. An enjoyment in the tactile feel of it. The analogy of a musician strikes me as being similar. A great guitarist can make a $50 Sears guitar sound wonderful, but most will play well set up Strats, or Les Pauls, or maybe a custom body. I played bass in a blues band in the 80's and I loved the feel of old Fender precisions (I had a 64 with a B neck). Did it make me a better bass player? not really. Did it add to my enjoyment? most definitely. I find the same is true for me with cameras. I like the feel of older Pentax lenses and bodies. They don't make me a better photographer, but they add to my enjoyment. I would consider feel ONE of the criteria in buying a new (to me) lens or body. BUTCH "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" Hermann Hesse (Demian)
