Andy in Sig
Vice President in Exile
- Location
- Sigmaringen, Germany
What other hobby gives you as much pleasure as cycling does?
I ask because I have just got in from a ride in very April-ish weather (sun, rain, dark cloud and pelting hail) but luckily with the wind at my back for three hours, got home and realised that the dramatic lighting demanded a few photographs, which brings me to my other hobby: film photography or more specifically rangefinder camera film photography. I've got three film bodies loaded at the moment with colour slide, black and white and black and white infrared film, the latter for producing spooky, ethereal pictures.
Rangefinder cameras are not necessarily cheap and I luckily got into this when prices were on the bottom (they are now climbing dramatically as people realise that there are bargains to be had and that digital just can't compete with the mechanics of film and developing your own stuff, it's the difference between a craft and a production line). This is not a thing to pursue if you are one of those unfortunates who cannot control their urges and who is therefore prone to collecting things.
The best thing about it is that you can combine the two hobbies: the bits and pieces of one being nicely portable in the top rack bag of the other.
I ask because I have just got in from a ride in very April-ish weather (sun, rain, dark cloud and pelting hail) but luckily with the wind at my back for three hours, got home and realised that the dramatic lighting demanded a few photographs, which brings me to my other hobby: film photography or more specifically rangefinder camera film photography. I've got three film bodies loaded at the moment with colour slide, black and white and black and white infrared film, the latter for producing spooky, ethereal pictures.
Rangefinder cameras are not necessarily cheap and I luckily got into this when prices were on the bottom (they are now climbing dramatically as people realise that there are bargains to be had and that digital just can't compete with the mechanics of film and developing your own stuff, it's the difference between a craft and a production line). This is not a thing to pursue if you are one of those unfortunates who cannot control their urges and who is therefore prone to collecting things.
The best thing about it is that you can combine the two hobbies: the bits and pieces of one being nicely portable in the top rack bag of the other.
