Quality fulfilled - where do I go from here?

[Ko.Fe.]

I sold all my cameras but my junk Nikkormat last year just to pay bills.

Ma Man, this was very suspenseful transaction! All of my cameras ain't going to cover my credit card (nothing dramatic, for now) bill.

 

[rpavich]

Well...my advice is to dump everything but 2 or 3 cameras that you cannot live without.

Then, when you get the urge to spend money you don't have; go out and shoot instead of spending.

Buy experiences, not gear.

I'm more happy with one camera and one lens than when I had bags full of stuff.

 

[chriscrawfordphoto]

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!

Don't trade it for 35mm, you'll regret it. Leicas are awesome and the lenses incredible, but they're still limited by that tiny film. I used a Hasselblad for years, but my health issues were making it harder and harder for me to handle the weight of the camera and the lenses I had for it. I traded it for a Mamiya 6 rangefinder. That camera and the three lenses for it are small and lightweight; I can carry them all day without pain or fatigue. The image quality is fully up to Hasselblad levels.

 

[CropDusterMan]

When it comes to wanting to trade my Hasselblad for a Leica M6 body, the deal is, I also have Fuji 6x9 90mm, and I prefer that format to 6x6 anyways.
I have an M4-P already and want a second body.