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The Urge to Buy Old Crap
Brian Krakow
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So, recently I inherited a Konica Auto S2, which the internet tells me is a pretty decent camera.
Unfortunately, the light meter in mine seems to be broken, so I bought this fine specimen of Soviet engineering/knock off of more expensive western light meters, the exceptionally pretty (well, for a light meter) Leningrad 2:
Anyways, to make a long story short now I'm sorely tempted to buy a Soviet camera before I've even gotten my first roll of film from the Konica back. Soon enough I'll surely be drowning in Soviet optics.
So, SE++, what old junk do you waste your money on (or inherit, or hell, even bought when it was new)? Antique furniture? Betamax players? The Monkees merchandise? Doesn't matter what it is as long as it's old. In addition to my soon-to-be extensive Soviet photography collection I also own a couple of Super 8 movie cameras and a typewriter. Yes, I do wear a keffiyeh, skinny jeans, and horned rim glasses, why do you ask?
Tl;dr: tell me about your old crap.
Unfortunately, the light meter in mine seems to be broken, so I bought this fine specimen of Soviet engineering/knock off of more expensive western light meters, the exceptionally pretty (well, for a light meter) Leningrad 2:
Anyways, to make a long story short now I'm sorely tempted to buy a Soviet camera before I've even gotten my first roll of film from the Konica back. Soon enough I'll surely be drowning in Soviet optics.
So, SE++, what old junk do you waste your money on (or inherit, or hell, even bought when it was new)? Antique furniture? Betamax players? The Monkees merchandise? Doesn't matter what it is as long as it's old. In addition to my soon-to-be extensive Soviet photography collection I also own a couple of Super 8 movie cameras and a typewriter. Yes, I do wear a keffiyeh, skinny jeans, and horned rim glasses, why do you ask?
Tl;dr: tell me about your old crap.
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I'm using the photography stuff and occasionally the typewriter comes in handy (my handwriting is atrocious); I don't know what I'd do with them that don't relate to photography or writing, though. I also tried to fix/update a different old light meter to run on a calculator solar panel but failed miserably, so there's that.
My collection isn't huge but I've got some cool stuff, like a '30s bowler and a couple '20s black bowties. I also have a tailcoat I don't know the dating on (and haven't worn yet - still need to put together the rest of the outfit).
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And what Hullis said, of course.
I always walk out with over a hundred dollars worth of purchases
The oldest one I have is a little something from the 19th century about ancient Roman heroes
But my pride and joy is a pair of first editions of old Ian Fleming books and a Raymond Chandler novel from the fifties
(I like old books)
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the lens is lovely but for film i use my ricoh xr-10. the light metering is much better and i got some even better glass for it
also i found this mad little instamatic for $5. now i just need to spend lots of money on 126 film
They're so cool though.
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They're so fucking cool
Also old comic books
I have the first issue of Steve Ditko's The Creeper!
It's neat!
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I'm currently using a Technics SL-1700 MK II direct-drive turntable from the mid-80s or thereabouts. It was my mother's, but she had left it neglected in the garage for a decade or two. When I got it, it was a mess, so I had to gut it and replace/repair the turntable mechanism myself. Luckily, the arm and counterweight were still intact, so I was lucky in that respect. Now it's a heavy-duty, stainless steel behemoth, and it sounds freshhhhhh. I've got it running into a Sony DA3ES receiver (rated for 600W), two Klipsch Synergy Series KSF-8.5s, and a KSW-10 subwoofer.
turns out i got quite the bargain
more than enough in a one bedroom apartment
edit: one of the reasons it's so cool is it's tiny. power amp, reciever, graphic equalizer, tuner and a (broke-ass) tape deck that would probably fit in a shoebox. if you left the lid off.
edit: since we're on stereo gear, these are the speakers i've had for many years - a hand-me-down from my muso family. they sound awesome. mine have cloth covering and the wood veneer is all-class
And I just bought an antique French farmhouse table off eBay. God I'm excited for that to arrive.
But yeah old cameras are awesome. There's no way I'd have time for proper photography and development nowadays but I love seeing what other people do with older tech. Film has so much more soul than digital.
A 1917 edition of The Works of Guy de Maupaussant
A 1932 edition of The Flying Carpet
A 1934 edition of The Poems and Plays of Robert Browning
A 1938 collection of Edgar Allen Poe (which no longer has a spine
It's cool that I have these, and I try to take good care of them, but I'm mostly here for the smell. Old book smell is so good.
Records?
Uhh, all of my furniture.
Actually I have a lot of old stuff but it's mostly of the antique variety.
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Hooked up to a 37" 1080p TV.
I got over being mad at that and started being livid at the people who get paid Actual Money to produce extremely shitty "portraits."
I have several of these people on my Facebook.
The oldest thing I have is a small Trilobite. It's not collectors quality though.
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And this: