I have used the pages of this publication on more than one occasion to mock the handbag buying tendencies of my beloved wife. There was a time when not a week would pass without the courier company delivering yet another bag shaped dead cow, to be followed soon after by a posting on eBay and the departure of the bag to another owner.
This cycle of bag acquisition and disposal (admittedly at times, at a profit), ceased several months ago. When I queried she who must be obeyed, she stated she now had a handbag collection she was happy with and would require no more. Astonishing.
But now we have another problem in the Spike household, but this time the problem is cameras and the instigator is me. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I give you exhibit A, the current Spike camera collection:
At the back we have the Canon 1D, the big daddy. With an accompanying collection of lenses (not shown ‘cos they wouldn’t fit on the table). This is the camera I use when I want to get serious about taking photos. Next to the 1D is a Canon 30D, the camera I used before I got the 1D. Now it sits around as “back-up”, and is used on occasions by she who must be obeyed when she thinks she wants a DSLR (she finds the 1D to be too heavy and too intimidating).
In the next row there is a Leica D-Lux 3 which I bought in Singapore after too many beers. It never turned out to be as good as I hoped it would be; but it does come in a gorgeous leather case, so she who must be obeyed was happy to adopt it as her camera.
In the middle is the Panasonic TS1 which is used exclusively for getting videos in the water. Unfortunately, two of my three camera mounts have disappeared, so it is not seeing much action at the moment.
Then there is the Sigma DP1, an absolute horror of a camera to use, but capable of lovely images should it decide to actually take one for you.
Finally, at the front, there is the Panasonic Lumix LX3, which arrived quite recently. My response to the arrival of handbags was a combination of mocking and abuse. The arrival of the LX3 led to a slight rolling of the eyes and a sigh from my understanding wife. She knows there is no cure. I know there are many more interesting cameras on the market. And look, there is still some space on the table.
Technical note: The more perceptive amongst you (that means all of you of course), will be wondering how I took the photograph given that all the cameras were on the table. Well, it was the same approach as when you want to take a group photo with yourself included. I framed the shot and put the camera on a ten second delay; then quickly moved the camera to the table so it could be included in the shot. Simple!
Comments 🔗
2009-06-24| Camberley saysThat last paragraph betrays a bit of over exposure to Braid me thinks.
2009-06-24| Moonman saysThat’s some fancy time/space manipulation with the camera taking a picture of itself; from 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
Are you sure you accidently didn’t end up on the “Lost” island? Now there’s some ingenious time curvature.
or
Perhaps you just used your cell phone…
2009-06-25| Spike saysBraid, level 6, third screen.
No phone cameras were hurt in the making of this photo.
2009-06-25| Camberley saysJust completed level 1 and am no wiser as to what the hell it was all about.
2009-06-25| Spike saysComplete level 4 then you will understand.
2009-06-25| Camberley saysOh! I must have missed something. I completed 2 to 6 before I could even start level 1. I will have another wander round.