Oh BTW, I stole some time last night to execute an idea of woodenizing my beloved Canon F1n.
Not proud of it yet, coz I was just peeling off old fake leather from the macine and applied decal sticker on certain parts. I don't know what you call this obsession of natural materials (leather, wood, etc), those stuffs please me and calm me like no other. Someday I'm gonna grab some real thin wood veneer to make it authentic.
Canon F1n is such a heavy full brass machine, sick to carry for a long time, but I guess the emotion for me loving it originated from my youth. No money, no taste, just love the idea of taking photos, some classmate made it to acquire an F1. I was "just" hanging on with my 120 Yashica. Took me years later to get my very own F1n.
What then? Treasure what I've already have or lust after Leica M? Same as lusting after hundreds of masking tapes, the important thing is what you do with these objects. Tresend yourself form object lust and free yourself from endless chase of equipment, AND enjoy the serendipity of not having those things in the timing you desired. Having said that, I still want a Leica M :)
