ajramirez
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- Location
- Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Name
- Antonio
I wanted to share my little afternoon mishap and ask a philosophical question.
For the first time ever I dropped a camera. Mind you, it was only from about three feet, but the sound it made when it hit the concrete sidewalk made me sick to my stomach.
The good news is that the camera was not operationally damaged, and the aesthetic damage, while very noticeable, is not too significant. The bad news is that it was my recently purchased, formerly in mint condition, 1953 Kodak Signet 35.
I feel incredibly stupid in that the reason the camera fell is that I had attached a wrist strap to one strap lug of the bottom half of the Signet's leather case. I guess 1953 leather is just not up to the task. The camera was hanging from my wrist as I was walking, when the leather split, releasing the strap lug.
Even though it is not a particularly valuable camera, I still feel awful that I have sullied what was, until this afternoon, a mint 1953 vintage camera. My question to you is, how do you feel about risking vintage equipment by continuing to use it as if it was new? Should we let the modern cameras take the knocks while preserving our vintage treasures in glass cases?
Regards,
Antonio
For the first time ever I dropped a camera. Mind you, it was only from about three feet, but the sound it made when it hit the concrete sidewalk made me sick to my stomach.
The good news is that the camera was not operationally damaged, and the aesthetic damage, while very noticeable, is not too significant. The bad news is that it was my recently purchased, formerly in mint condition, 1953 Kodak Signet 35.
I feel incredibly stupid in that the reason the camera fell is that I had attached a wrist strap to one strap lug of the bottom half of the Signet's leather case. I guess 1953 leather is just not up to the task. The camera was hanging from my wrist as I was walking, when the leather split, releasing the strap lug.
Even though it is not a particularly valuable camera, I still feel awful that I have sullied what was, until this afternoon, a mint 1953 vintage camera. My question to you is, how do you feel about risking vintage equipment by continuing to use it as if it was new? Should we let the modern cameras take the knocks while preserving our vintage treasures in glass cases?
Regards,
Antonio