Book Board Chat

clem, yes I still think "Gut Feeling" is the most important thing. You and I know this from experience. I pray it will never be eclipsed by the "Iphone Phenomena".
I feel your angst at the lost importance of 35mm photography. So I will tell you a story.

When I was very young, I really , I mean really wanted to be a PHOTOGRAPHER. I read old photo mags at the library and collected them also. I looked at the backs to try to find a camera I could afford. There were always tiny little adds for importers of Japanese cameras in the 1960s. The major brands were Nikon (top of the line); CANNON somewhat better with a following; MINOLTA respectable and solid; Pentax below the bar but a good entry level camera.

After about five years I had enough money to buy a MINOLTA ST 101. It was about 350.00 in the mid 1970s. A great camera that helped me photograph the events of my teenage life. I think I still have it around here somewhere, I would not sell it. Too many memories.