How many more cameras do you want?

[MartinCrabtree]

Well I have a few Harleys. They're not all high dollar if you ignore sweat equity.

 

[PentaxBronica]

A working Pentax ME F, ideally with the AF 35-70mm lens. That's about it.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

We have a "how many cameras do you need?", so I thought I'd start this thread. I have about 13 analog cameras and there's about 7 more that's on my list. Couple more Nikons-FA and F3HP. Currently I do not have a Canon so maybe an A1 or AT-1. I have a Pentax ME Super but want a KX. And a Minolta XD11 for my 2nd Minolta. I've never owned an Olympus so an OM-1 would be nice. I have a Kiev 4 RF but I'd like a Kiev SLR-Kiev 10 or Kiev 15. I'd like a Kiev 60 MF but they're not reliable so maybe a rebuilt Kiev 60 called the Arax. So what's on your list?

only a digital back for my Hasselblad as soon as they become affordable

 

[pdeeh]

None really, in fact I'm trying to unload many of my lenses and bodies at the moment.
I suppose if someone offered me a Chamonix 8x10 in exchange for most of my 35mm and MF gear I'd say yes, but then it'd be a different camera instead rather than an extra camera to add, which latter I suppose is what is meant by "more"

 

[hamradio]

I must be a serious minority as I've no desire for a Leica.

Same. After using a couple various Ms, screwmount cameras, etc., I'm perfectly happy with my lowly little Bessa R. I own a IIIc and IIf, but they came as part of another deal, and will probably get sold soon. They're neat on a shelf, but the Bessa is a much better user, and costs less than a shutter curtain replacement. For RFs that support swappable lenses, the cheap and great options are vast.

I've never felt a strong pull to the 'nice' gear that everyone always places highly...no hasselblad product has ever held an appeal, I own a couple Rollei TLRs but have no connection to them nor found them to be particularly remarkable compared to other medium format cameras, and a Linhof Technika would be nice, but my old B&J 4x5 and speed graphic get the job done. I find myself buying the weirder, more obscure gear when it's too cheap to pass up. That's why my workbench is currently populated with a Kiev 60, Kiev 6s, and a Salyut S. The Mamiya RZ67 ends up collecting dust while I mess with cheap old Ukrainian gear...

I try not to have a lot of overlap in the gear I own. I have one nikon 35mm slr body, and that's enough...I sold the others I owned, since I thought I'd have them loaded with different films, etc., but I barely used even one. The RZ I own is probably next to go. While a fantastic camera, it's big, clunky, and I end up using a fuji rangefinder instead.

The only thing I'd kinda/sorta like to own this point is a nice Contax II or Kiev 3/4 body, and a 4x5 Graflex RB to fill the gap between my 3x4 and 5x7.

 

[blockend]

The only cameras I fancy now are ones that take unusual formats, in other words cameras that don't take 35mm, 120 or 5 x 4, and as I have a freezer full of film for those it would be stupid to buy yet more just to satisfy a craving for novelty. The idea of buying cameras to never use them seems ridiculous bordering on immoral, so I'm good for film cameras. If something unusual comes my way, like the box of 25 working cameras I picked up for £5 not too long ago, I reserve the right to expand the collection.

 

[Les Sarile]

Just one more . . .

 

[Ap507b]

Just another Nikon F2 body for me. I have a perfectly good DP-1 sitting here doing nothing & it seems a shame to not have a body to use it on.

 

[benjiboy]

I learned more than thirty years ago that constant equipment acquisition only made me more unhappy and didn't help me feel good about the results I was producing, and that constant switching cameras didn't help with what I was trying to achieve the" best camera" was the one I was most used to and could operate without thinking.
I'm now in the fortunate financial position that I could afford just about any camera available today and the last camera I bought was fifteen years ago, I have no ambitions to buy any more in this lifetime except to have what I already own serviced if and when required.

 

[BrianShaw]

Indeed

 

[MartinCrabtree]

An often repeated maxim.











Variety is the spice of life. For me it's far more than the end result.
















paradoxically I still don't want a Leica.

 

[Sirius Glass]

So far we goth these threads:


-) "how many cameras do you have?"

-) "how many cameras do you need?"

-) "how many more cameras do you want?"


I'm curious about what is coming next...

+1

I have responded to some of these. The bottom line is that I have the cameras that I want and used. Therefore I no longer have GAS and I enjoy my cameras and darkroom.

 

[frank]

Always, just one more.

 

[DannL.]

No more cameras for me . . I hope. I should be good with the four I have, for at least another 50 years. Over the past ten years I probably went through well over a hundred different cameras. Ultimately the only cameras that maintained my interest were wooden view cameras, all manufactured prior to WWI. There's something about a rickety old camera made from wood, brass, and glass that I find fascinating.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

... I have no ambitions to buy any more in this lifetime ...

Well, there's the next thread: "What cameras will you buy in your next lifetime?'

 

[flavio81]

I must be a serious minority as I've no desire for a Leica.

Me neither. If I was really after build quality, i'd buy a Rolleiflex, or a Contarex. Not a Leica.

 

[Bill Burk]

Now I'm buying them for my daughter.

She just got a Holga today...

 

[OldBodyOldSoul]

I stopped getting new stuff three years ago. Decided to limit my budget to what I already had in gear, which led to some swaps, some buy-and-sells, and now I can't see how I could improve my gear any more. I can't blame the lack of this or that for not making great photographs any more. Now I blame the weather, the lack of time, and, if that doesn't apply at the moment, other people.

 

[Europan]

What format and viewing system?

Nice you’re asking

Film format is 35 mm, 4-perf. advance, interchangeable aperture masks. What I have in mind is a reflex viewfinder that is usable during standstill of the movement. As of now it’ll be a compact but heavy affair. I see it on tripods and geared heads, I have never liked the handheld camera concept.