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For a while I've wanted to get a watch with a clear back so I can look at all the gears whirring around in there.
I also have a small film camera collection including an old FED Zorki 2. When you unlatch the film door you can see a bit of the inner workings spinning around when you take a shot and wind it.
I have a Zenit made in the USSR my dad left me. It's heavier than a brick, but it's so dependable. And I got a Zeiss Ikon Nettar for dirt cheap at a flea market recently, so that I can shoot both 35mm and medium format. Shooting film is such a joy.
Some of the clear back watches can be relatively affordable (US $125 before customs/taxes) on AliExpress e.g. this Sugess chronograph
Hola, Rojo.
I almost find the first option (the watch with a clear window into it) kinda scary for some reason, maybe because I almost don't want to know how it works.
And yet... I like seeing the workings of certain "visible" technology.
Also, from what era does your film camera come from? Why do you have such a collection? Just curious. Is it better than digital?
Ah yeah I kinda get that with the watch. So much going on. I like it though lol.
Late 40s to early 50s for the Zorki 2. I've had an interest in photography forever. One time my friend started talking to me about his collection of film cameras and that gave me the push to start my own collection. Most of my stuff is from the 70s and 80s. I wouldn't say it's better necessarily and film can be pretty expensive to purchase and develop, but there's something satisfying about waiting to see how your shots come out.
Honestly, photography is underrated.
It makes history and is the prime tool of cinematography in film.
In some ways, the visual sight informs all other media in general, how we look at things in our minds, and even literature when you consider how the mind's eye looks at things.
Very intriguing sphere of interest.