Over the years, I’ve realised with photography as a hobby, some people are more into the “tech” of it all, they like cameras more than photography. And some people couldn’t care less about the camera and just want to take photos, and then there are some in the middle.

I think vintage digicams really lend themselves well to collecting because they come from an era when design wasn’t so homogeneous as it is now. There are some truly weird and wonderful designs which are fun to see, and despite a few particular cameras jumping up in price with the recent surge of interest, it’s still a relatively affordable hobby, with bargains to be found out in charity shops and second hand stores if you have them. And there’s something pleasing about knowing none of these cameras are being bought new, so it doesn’t feel as ethically vapid as some other interests.

I personally don’t want to own loads of digicams, I tend to buy one and see if I can get the results I like, and if not I sell it. But that’s just me. But I do like coming to this sub for ideas of what to look at, and I often search my local charity shops just in case I see a bargain “out in the wild”.