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Playing With Old DSLRs

Photographers are split into two groups: those who swear by their gear and upgrade to the latest of everything all the time, and those who say that gear doesn’t matter. I used to be in the first group, I’m now in the second.

To prove my point, I got my hands on a lot of old Canon 40Ds for 8€ each. Canon released it in 2007. So these are nearly 20 years old. These have had a hard long lives (200K+ clicks, bits broken, rubber plugs broken or perished). But they allegedly worked, so I wanted to test them because I have plans for them (that will involve “deconstruction”).

Warning: big photo dump.

40Ds
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Photography Is a Solitary Process

For me, photography is a deeply solitary process. It’s not something I do in the company of others, nor in groups, and I don’t really talk about it with anyone directly. In an era of social media and oversharing, where every moment seems to be documented for likes and comments, this may seem counterintuitive. But for me, the act of taking photos is about introspection. It’s a personal experience. One that doesn’t require, and is often hindered by, external input.

Boat in Paris
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Symmetry

As I shoot mostly square at the moment, I look for symmetry. the square format lends itself to highlighting symmetry because of the symmetry of the frame.

When I was at Paris Photo, I saw that spot and the symmetry of everything struck me. Everything was so perfectly as it should be. Except the RJ which I put in the middle to accentuate that it’s different from the rest.

Symmetric wall and doors
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Headphones

I took this photo at an exhibition in the Quai Branly museum in Paris.

The line of headphones is what attracted me when I was walking from piece to piece in the exhibition (Hoda Afshar). They have nothing to do with the exhibition itself, they’re probably there in general, but when I saw them I knew I wanted to photograph them somehow.

Headphones
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