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Given the lively discussion in the Rolex/Montblanc thread, it's clear that many of us have interests in common besides fountain pens. It occurs to me that a lot of these might be considered "throwback" or "low-tech" hobbies. Another that I've seen is a penchant for riding fixed-gear "track" bicycles.

 

I'll start us off with my list.

  • Yo-yos are first, of course. I'll take my Duncan Freehand over a PSP any day.
  • I like fiber arts a lot. My favorite is a little-known crochet method called Tunisian or Afghan-stitch. It uses a long needle like a knitting needle, but with a hook at the end.
  • I'm a bit of a vinyl collector, but just a few select discs right now.
  • I cycle, and though I don't ride a fixie, I do ride a vintage Lotus road bike.

How about the rest of you? What are you into that makes your friends say, "Why on earth would you bother with that old thing?"

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I usually carry a vintage pocket watch from 1940. A Hamilton Railroad Grade watch. And I use an older Nikon F camera - probably from the 1960's. Dont play aby video or computer games, play chess and bridge instead.

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Whoops. I knew I'd forget something.

 

I shoot black and white with a Canon AE1 camera. Right now, I'm just buying the stuff Kodak sells that can be processed on color print equipment, but eventually I hope to get some darkroom time and print some of those negatives for a portfolio. I find I'm fascinated with photographing trees in black and white. The endless variations amaze me.

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Hmm,

  • I always wear a pocketwatch -- usually a stainless steel Mondaine open-faced watch (details), though I also have a 1920's Elgin that I wear on special occasions.
  • Like many others I've seen on the board, I use brush and soap for shaving instead of shaving cream (but I have to admit that I just use a safety razor instead of a straight).
  • Until I moved to the UK I was involved with a western medieval martial arts group (for those of you who might be interested, check the AEMMA site out). I miss that quite a bit, but I haven't found a similar group close to where I am now.
  • I quite enjoy a good pint of real ale, or a slightly lesser amount of a single malt whiskey (you can decide on your own if that's more properly throwback or low-tech :))

--joey

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I use a reel lawn mower. My wife and I bought one new when we first were married, but I'm now using my grandparent's mower, a cast iron model from 1927 --- had to replace the handle and roller 'cause they'd dry-rotted (but kept the pieces), but it cuts wonderfully nicely except for the bit of lawn where zoysia has encroached from a neighbour's lawn.

 

I too have a predeliction for single malt Scotch and dearly love a ``wine'', Pyment which is made by the Stonewall Winery in Virginia which is based on a 13th century English mead recipe.

 

I'm hoping to replace my old MGB next.

 

For retro-computing I mostly use a NeXT Cube.

 

William

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Ok, let's see

 

I wear bow ties (not clip ons[!]).

 

I shave with a brush and mug cream.

 

I'm a ham radio operator.

 

My wife and I buy antique kitchen appliences and gadgets to actually use (not really a hobby I guess).

 

My wife and I can/preserve our garden's bounty (well, not this year, but it was a crazy summer).

 

And probably a few other things I'll think of once I post this. :)

 

Kevin

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1920s Bulova.

 

Reel lawn mower.

 

I can actually cook from scratch. ;)

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Yo - Yoyo! I have an ancient Canon AE1 program with a squillion lenses that is waaaaaaaaaay too big and heavy for my small hands but it is stunning with black and white and I drag it and my tripod out whenever there is a lightening storm. I just give the resulting film to my bro who works in the industry and who delivers back to me lovely 8X10s a week later.

 

I won't part with it. It is my guilty secret. Well, one of them anyway :D

If you ever change your mind about parting with it, quote me a price!

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I cycle, and though I don't ride a fixie, I do ride a vintage Lotus road bike.

Oooh, shiny. You mean like the Chris Boardman one?

 

I'm firmly in the "steel is real" camp :D .

 

Martin

Oh, don't I wish!

 

Nope. It's a traditional steel tubular frame in a lovely forest green.

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Yoyo - I aint parting with mine but I've seen them up for grabs for very little money. It's worth googling from time to time and of course should I hear of anything, I'll PM...

 

<Good to know there's another nutter out there :D >

Right now I just need to get together the ready cash for a decent zoom lens. Birthday coming up. Maybe I'll get lucky.

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Oh Yes my friends:

 

I like old stuff. But not necessarily antiques. Actually I just realized that I like modern makes of old stuff.

 

I use my Modern Duofolds, and the Parker 51 SE.

 

I wear a Seiko 5 watch, which is not as accurate as my electronic ones, but it has this automatic movement that supposedly is a workhorse.

 

I listen to vinyl records on a modern 2 channel stereo system, although the music I listen to are real oldies but goodies.

 

I am still using film cameras. Actually manual film cameras. Didn't feel like going over to autofocus. Not interested in digitals right now. Still keeps a wet darkroom in my basement with 2 enlargers. I am worrying that pretty soon I would not be able to get enlarger lamps anymore. Love to be able to get a modern Rolleiflex. Didn't they produced one recently that costs big $$$?

 

I would love to wear a bow tie, except it would look really odd at work. We have even dropped the tie recently. No one is wearing them any more.

 

I like old books and journals that are bound in sewn signatures. Nothing like the new glued stuff.

 

I have been searching for old dial-up phones. Use a couple at home.

 

I must not forget old movies. I love them.

Ah yes, I have lots of old friends. getting fewer every year though.

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I'm another Canon AE-1 fan, ditto for the F-1, and my precious FTb-N. I also cherish my dad's Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP with Takumar lenses. I shoot TMax 100 and Infrared film in these bodies, and process and print my own BW work. Very enjoyable stuff. :)

Laura / Phthalo

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I use an ancient cast iron Dutch bowl in my kitchen probably more often that any other pan. I have a 1950s Hamilton mechanical watch but I don't wear it as much as I used to. I can't read the face without my glasses anymore :(

 

I have an old Nikon F2 with a full set of lenses. I drive a car with a manual transmission.

 

I knit with the wood knitting needles that once belonged to my Gran. Most of my furniture is quite a bit older than I am.

Mary Plante

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I don't really understand modern art, and prefer the works of the Old Masters.

 

I went around writing with dip pens and iron gall ink before I discovered my very first fountain pen, a c. 1925 Mabie Todd Swan.

 

I like doing things by hand-- be it embroidering a cloth bookmark, carving my own seal, etc.

 

Oh, and I write real letters! lol (That's probably the same with everybody on FPN)

 

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I used to lather using a cake of shaving soap and a boar's bristle brush to shave back when I shaved --- haven't shaved since my first camping trip after my wedding.

 

Collect some old books and bind my own.

 

Read older fantasy like David Lindsay and Lord Dunsany 'cause I don't much like much of the new stuff.

 

William

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I'm an hardcore fixie, meaning I ride a track bike.

 

I use a Leica M6 with Velvia slide film or B/W

I found my lost LOMO camera and plan to use it soon. It's the ultimate lo-tech russian camera, I also own a medium format LUBITEL 166, a cheap 6x6 soviet camera.

 

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