Quality fulfilled - where do I go from here?

blockend · Feb 26, 2016

I shoot around 4 to 8 rolls a week, plus digital.

Sirius Glass · Feb 26, 2016

It varies. A lot.

nolanr66 · Feb 26, 2016

To answer the OP's question. It's just camera's and not a big deal. Own 1 or 50 and it makes no difference to the world. Just whatever you want.

Frankly Unsharp · Feb 27, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
It varies. A lot.

Right! And there are so many other things in life than photography. I don't think that the number of rolls You shoot or the amount of paper You print could be a measure of success. Let's say You manage to shoot only one , really good photo per year. You begin in Your teens (15). By the time You are 65, You have a portfolio with 50 super-pics!

benjiboy · Feb 27, 2016

It's not about fulfilling the "quality" of your equipment, nor the quantity, it's about the quality of the images you produce with them, lousy photographers can produce crap meaningless photographs with Nikons and Hasselblads and often do.

dabsond · Feb 27, 2016

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Sirius Glass · Feb 27, 2016

dabsond said:
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I do not see any MF or LF cameras there.

benjiboy · Feb 27, 2016

I don't display my equipment I keep it locked in a steel cupboard because I don't want to make it easy for thieves, or tempt people who aren't already to become thieves.

Sirius Glass · Feb 27, 2016

My cameras and lenses are in their camera bags. All I have to do is add film [or more film], grab it and go.

RobC · Feb 27, 2016

Quality fulfilled - where do I go from here?

My guess would be back to the shop.

Theo Sulphate · Feb 27, 2016

APUGuser19 said:
I see the Nikkormat and the Mamiya/Sekor 1000DTL. Can't do better than that. Honorable mention to the Topcon.

I was going to say exactly that! Yes, nice collection. I haven't seen a Topcon Super D (née RE Super) in a long time.

Frankly Unsharp · Feb 27, 2016

RobC said:
My guess would be back to the shop.

"Don't tempt me Frodo"

benjiboy · Apr 2, 2016

It's not conducive to mental health to obsessively buy anything, how many cameras do you need to own before you are officially declared mentally ill ?. I have found in over sixty years of photography It's much easier to buy loads of cameras than produce loads of good photographs.

ColColt · Apr 2, 2016

It's not conducive to mental health obsessively buy anything, how many cameras do you need to own before you are officially declared mentally ill ?

I think post #36 has a good start. On the flip side, a man after my own heart! I only have about half that many.

removed account4 · Apr 2, 2016

hi franklyunsharp

i wouldnt' worry about how many cameras you have; if you are enjoying yourself
and you can eat have shelter, treat yourself once in a while.
its just when the buying gear takes precedence over happyness, food, life that you should worry about it.
and as you already did, when you find you have more than
you want you will probably contact your friends with the boxes again
and they will box up &c your cameras and lenses .. and you'll get some more.
as the song goes: don't worry be happy ...

Two23 · Apr 2, 2016

My solution was to just stick to one camera from each decade. For 1980s I have a Nikon F3/T with 28/50/105mm. For 1950s I have a Rolleiflex. For 1940s I have a Leica IIIc with 28/50/90mm. For 1920s I have a Gundlach Korona 5x7 with Dagor 100mm, Heliar 150mm, Dagor 240mm, Velostigmat 300mm. For 1900s I have a Century Camera No. 46 with Velostigmat 150mm in Volute shutter. Lenses are another story, but I have clustered them between 1844 an 1865, and 1910 to 1930. I've been selling things I just don't use any more, such as 1920s and 1930s folders (Keeping the 1928 Bergheil with Heliar lens.) I really only camera gear I'll use.

Kent in SD

fstop · Apr 3, 2016

]Photography was more fun as a kid when you only had the one, and glad to have that. In a way I'm glad they're gone. Less hassle for my Sister when I kick the bucket. She will be able to wrap up my "estate" in a day, cash out and walk.

Not me, I plan on leaving 100+ cameras behind so they won't forget me too soon.They might end up hating me, but won't forget.

Sounds like you've been letting off some GAS. In my experience people who have GAS always have GAS so whether you reduce to 5 cameras of not, you'll soon be back to 10 or 20 or 30 again and can let off some more GAS again.

A friend of mine has GAS with boats, his place has boats,motors and trailers all over the place looks like a marina.

Les Sarile · Apr 3, 2016

In some case, having three of each may even be necessary. For instance in the shot below, I used Kodak TMAX-100 in my Pentax LX to take a picture of another LX through the viewfinder of yet another LX. Otherwise, how else could it have been done . . .

darinwc · Apr 3, 2016

Now thats just mean!

CropDusterMan · Apr 3, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
Buy a Hasselblad and you will never look at the other cameras again. Just ask the man that owns one.

Funny you said this...I am currently contemplating trading my 500C/M and Prism with 80/2.8 for a Leica M6 body...

It's funny, I swore I'd keep it forever. It's hard to beat a Hassie though!

4season · Apr 3, 2016

Until recently, I wasn't in the habit of accumulating a lot of photo equipment because I never felt that I could afford to! If I wanted a shiny new toy, chances are I'd need to sell something else, maybe a lot of other things. But as a result, I have owned and enjoyed lots of nice cameras over the years: Leica 3C, 3F, M3, 4, 4-2, 6, Leica R4S, R4S Mod P, 4x Hasselblads, Fujifilm 6x4.5, 6x9, Mamiya 6, Minox C, LX, 35EL, Nikon FE, F, F2, F2AS, F3, F4, Rolleiflex SL66, Rollei 35SE, Yashica T4 Super etc, etc. But not at the same time.

What's left from that original bunch? Not one thing: I sold it all while prices were still high: I couldn't hope to realize those sorts of resale prices today.

Today, my goal with film cameras is to have fun for almost no money, looking for gear that's got a certain charm to it, while avoiding "ultimate" models which almost inevitably wind up being larger, heavier and more expensive. I'm thinking more Zenit than Nikon F6.

Sirius Glass · Apr 3, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
Buy a Hasselblad and you will never look at the other cameras again. Just ask the man that owns one.

CropDusterMan said:
Funny you said this...I am currently contemplating trading my 500C/M and Prism with 80/2.8 for a Leica M6 body...

It's funny, I swore I'd keep it forever. It's hard to beat a Hassie though!

Instead buy the Hasselblad f/3.5 CF 100mm lens and you will never be temped to buy a Leica.

CropDusterMan · Apr 3, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
Instead buy the Hasselblad f/3.5 CF 100mm lens and you will never be temped to buy a Leica.

Most of my work is shot wider...35, 28. These days, If I'm doing scenics, I'll shoot the
6x9 or 4x5. I have a Rolleiflex, so that covers the 6x6...I find the Hassie is spending more
time in the bag these days. I already have an M4-P with a Summarit 35.

Sirius Glass · Apr 3, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
Instead buy the Hasselblad f/3.5 CF 100mm lens and you will never be temped to buy a Leica.

CropDusterMan said:
Most of my work is shot wider...35, 28. These days, If I'm doing scenics, I'll shoot the
6x9 or 4x5. I have a Rolleiflex, so that covers the 6x6...I find the Hassie is spending more
time in the bag these days. I already have an M4-P with a Summarit 35.

It sounds like it is time for a Sirius intervention! Contact me so that I can get you straighten out soon. I see a Hasselblad 903 or 905 SWC in your near future.

CropDusterMan · Apr 3, 2016

No No No Sirius! I see your signature, and I am heeding the warnings!!! LOL.

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