Fighting GAS with the honesty of viewing a camera as a tool.

[film_man]

Exactly and that is why I have been selling off stuff recently. I'm even thinking of selling my sweet Harry Fleenor-ed Rolleiflex 2.8E, as I also have a 2.8GX. And while the E is definitely nicer built, the GX is the better tool as it has the built in spot meter, brighter focusing screen, and "modern" coatings on the lens. I just wish they built the GX/FX on the older 2.8 chassis...

I have bought and I have sold many many cameras. The one I regret selling was a Rollei 2.8FX. It was the best MF camera I ever had simply because it was small, light, had an accurate meter, a bright screen, a stellar lens and it wasn't falling apart like a 50 year old camera. I bought it and sold it and made a bit of money on it. I just wish I never sold it because even the closest GX I can find is 2x what I paid for it. If I landed a million $ somehow I'd put an ad for a 2.8FX-N and pay whatever they asked for.

 

[Sirius Glass]

"The Force of Gas, resist one cannot!" Yoda Star Wars XXXXVIII

I have always used the camera for enjoyment. On rare occasion, I have made money on photographs. I use 35mm AF cameras, mechanical cameras for MF and LF.

 

[CMoore]

HMM, interesting. I bought an F2 from you where the only serious wear point is a scratched base plate.

Confirmation

 

[Dismayed]

I wanted your Nikon rangefinder, but someone beat me to it. . .

Sorry, that was me. It’s in the hands of my 22 y.o. son - he developed his first roll of film at age 6. I still have my SP and Mamiya 7 II.