"But it followed me home. I will feed it and take it out for walks."
Yes. My wife very firmly notified me that mine own collection tendencies had passed from "phase" to "obsession" about the time the 4th SRT-101 entered the house.
"But dear...if one breaks I'll have a spare..."
It seems like space is more of a motivating factor in getting rid of done stuff than anything else. Even though I started taking pictures more than fifty years ago, I am still in the accumulation phase. There are many Pentax and Minolta cameras and lenses in my collection. There are many other brands too. At thus stage, I am not interested in certain cameras even though it would be interesting to have some experience with them. The list includes cameras like the Minolta XK and XK Motor, the Canon T90, the Contax RTSIII, the Pentax LX, the Nikon F100 and the Topcon Super DM. Any one of these could become expensive paperweights in an instant. They are difficult or impossible to have repaired. A Canon FTb or a Minolta SRT, or a Nikkormat can usually be repaired. Even though I enjoy using cameras like the Nikon N90S or Canon AE-1 Program or Konica FT-1, I like having mechanical cameras in the same mounts so I always have something to put my lenses on.
You seem to be more connected to the Pentax cameras. If you decide to keep those, try keeping one Minolta camera and a small set of lenses for it. You might sometimes enjoy using them too. Even though my experiences started in 1971, I have in my collection some of the cameras that picture takers older than me started with. These include the Canonflex RM, some F mount Konica SLRs, a Nikkorex F with the 50/2 Tick Mark Nikkor-S, a Minolta SR-7, Pentax H1a and S1a cameras and the Topcon RE Super with the 5.8 cm f/1.4.
This is like asking which of your children you should sell into bondage. There is never a satisfactory answer.
This is like asking which of your children you should sell into bondage. There is never a satisfactory answer.
This is like asking which of your children you should sell into bondage. There is never a satisfactory answer.
.. and a spare, and a spare, and a ...............
Yeah, yeah, yeah!!
I broke down today and pulled the SRT-102 out of the pile. Interestingly it had the Vivitar Series 1 28mm f1.9 lens attached to it. I know Minolta has some great 28mm lenses and I do own a couple, but I also remember that back in the day this Series 1 was one of my favorites. I left it there for now. I used to be a lot more into using wide-angle lenses than I have been lately. This Vivitar is certainly not a very compact lens so there had to be another compelling reason that I liked it so much.
If you keep the Pentax system and want upgraded lens, Ricoh still offers a few manual limited edition lens such as the 43mm SMC limited edition. The earlier AF lens will work fine as they have an aperture ring and will work in MF mode as well. And if you to add an AF body, the PZ and MZ are viable options which will work M42, K, KA lens. Most of the entry to mid level bodies will only work with KA lens.
if they bring you joy, then keep them both.
You are certainly right about space. My own kids have long flown the coop, and their kids have largely done the same. My wife has let me know that she cannot keep up with a 4 bedroom house for much longer, and though I help out as much as I can, I do understand. None of the houses she is pointing out are anywhere near as large as this one.
The cameras, as many as there are and as important as they are, are really only the small part of the problem. There is no way my darkroom will survive, at least not in its current configuration. There is a chance that I can make the Focomat fit in a smaller space but I seriously doubt that I can shoe horn the Beseler or the Elwood in to a smaller darkroom.
But that is really a different thread.
Yes. My wife very firmly notified me that mine own collection tendencies had passed from "phase" to "obsession" about the time the 4th SRT-101 entered the house.
"But dear...if one breaks I'll have a spare..."
You are certainly right about space. My own kids have long flown the coop, and their kids have largely done the same. My wife has let me know that she cannot keep up with a 4 bedroom house for much longer, and though I help out as much as I can, I do understand. None of the houses she is pointing out are anywhere near as large as this one.
The cameras, as many as there are and as important as they are, are really only the small part of the problem. There is no way my darkroom will survive, at least not in its current configuration. There is a chance that I can make the Focomat fit in a smaller space but I seriously doubt that I can shoe horn the Beseler or the Elwood in to a smaller darkroom.
But that is really a different thread.
Costwise or cleaningwise?. Either can pull one down.
and my poor LXs and K2s are probably just about worn out.
Well, if you sell the Minolta stuff, you could give this cameras some maintenance and make the useable for the next decade. Having multiple LX's maybe you can make one or two good ones out two or three that you already have.
Anyhow, having two systems as well (Pentax K) and Canon FD and actually just finding out that I prefer the Pentax more (I have a CLA'd LX) I might be biased as well.
So now the non biased part, as you said you were getting older: for which system do you have the fastest lenses and/or have the brightest viewfinder?
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