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tischler-andre
I've been an enthusiastic amateur photographer since 1985. Back then, as a student I was bitten by the photo bug. I litteraly saved every penny to buy my first own SLR camera. One day I took the train to the big city to buy my dream - a Canon A1 - and returned with a - Canon T70. The dealer told me the A1 was yesterday's technology. Electronics would be the future...
The T70 was loud, kind of ugly, a piece of '80ties plastic junk, but I loved it to pieces and it was my constant companion from then on.
At some point, the next revolution came. Everything became digital. The old magic, the magic of analog photography, the lovable imperfect, the mechanical feedback, were left behind. Exchanged for sterile perfection and soullessness. Thousands of dollars were burned.
Today I own a Canon T70 again. It works fine just like me. And when I pick it up here and then I feel a little bit like I'm back in 1985. Grabbing some rolls of FP4, throwing everything into my rucksack and off I am...
"One eye of the photographer looks wide open through the viewfinder, the other, the closed looks into his own soul." — Henri Cartier-Bresson
I know, I know: it's not about the gear you use - but...
My all-time favourites:
Leica M7
Holga 120N
Canon EOS 1V
Canon New F-1
Minolta XD7
Zenza Bronica SQ-A
