Andrew O'Neill
Moderator
More than ten, less than one hundred...
The Pronea is APS, no? That‘s an unusual format in 2023. How do you use it?
Maybe ask how many manufacturers I have: Nikon, Canon, Yashika, Olympus, Contax, Leica, Voightlander, pentax, sony, fuji, Mamiya, Beronica, Graphic (crown), Hasselblad, Burke & James, Deardorff. I have multiples in many of these manufacturers. I've used all of them but are settling down with 35mm and 6x7.
There were 120, but I got so stressed I resolved to cut back and after eBay sales and charity donations I'm currently down around 80. Somehow new cams still sneak in, but the rule now is 2 out, 1 in.
After years as an auction bottom feeder, I've finally realised (a) quality trumps quantity and (b) I'd rather be shooting film than fixing broken cameras.
Why so many? Fascination with the incredible mechanics of the 1950s and 1960s cameras. Hearing a Compur or Copal shutter firing at 1/30 does it for me...
Favourites? Voigtlander, Retina, Minolta, Olympus but on the basis that the best camera is the one you're carrying, I'd settle for my Minox 35 EL which I bought new in 1978.
Not so unusual. Visit www.tapeheads.net to find folks who collect hundreds of cassette tape decks. A visit to www.watchuseek.com may turn up folks who collect hundreds of watches. Quality trumps quantity in those sites, as well.
There were 120, but I got so stressed I resolved to cut back and after eBay sales and charity donations I'm currently down around 80. Somehow new cams still sneak in, but the rule now is 2 out, 1 in.
After years as an auction bottom feeder, I've finally realised (a) quality trumps quantity and (b) I'd rather be shooting film than fixing broken cameras.
Why so many? Fascination with the incredible mechanics of the 1950s and 1960s cameras. Hearing a Compur or Copal shutter firing at 1/30 does it for me...
Favourites? Voigtlander, Retina, Minolta, Olympus but on the basis that the best camera is the one you're carrying, I'd settle for my Minox 35 EL which I bought new in 1978.
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