I Have Too Many Cameras, Too
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On this week’s "podcast" episode, I talk about having too many cameras and why trying to narrow it down to one (or a number close to one) is a really good idea.
This plays off of the whole nearly-dying in a Utah Canyon thing I talked about last week, of course. But it’s not just about weight (literal or metaphorical).
It’s not just about becoming experts on our specific cameras, it’s also about moving away from being consumers.
I recently talked about inspiration and how sometimes we’re told that buying a new camera or new gear will inspire us. It’s a dangerous idea.
Fortunately, I also explain how to narrow down your cameras and why you might not have to (sort of, you’ll see).
To accompany this piece, I took a half dozen or so 4×5 shots of "all" of my own cameras gathered together in a big pile which sometimes featured Godzilla for no real good reason.
I shot some with natural light in my living room and some others (including this one) using a headlamp that I found along a trail while hiking and photographing Pawnee Buttes.
It’s also using a new-to-me lens. This isn’t a very good test of what it can do, but I wanted to see how it worked. Seems fine.
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‘I Have Too Many Cameras, Too’
Camera: Chamonix 45-F2
Lens: Schneider Xenar 150mm F3.5
Film: Fomapan 200
Exposure: f/3.5; 2min
Process: FA-1027; 1+14; 9min
Washington
March 2025
