Plus a backup in each category, of course.
Horses for courses. Different cameras have different strengths, weaknesses, and uses. Just as a carpenter has more than one saw or more than one hammer for different purposes, it is logical for a photographer to have more than one camera.
So, some categories to consider:
35mm
Point and shoot, compact, electronic -
Compact mechanical -
Electronic SLR -
Mechanical SLR -
Electronic RF -
Mechanical RF -
120
SLR -
TLR -
RF -
4x5
Press type -
Field type -
Mono rail -
Just as a carpenter has more than one saw or more than one hammer for different purposes, it is logical for a photographer to have more than one camera.
Having a lot of different cameras to work with certainly keeps me from getting bored...
...but I don't think it has made me a better photographer.
or three, or tenPinhole too
The need for different cameras
Some people don't know the difference between want and need and will do anything to rationalize their acquisitiveness, however it's their money and if it gives them pleasure who am I to judge.
I certainly never claimed that. This was meant as a light-hearted rationale for my ridiculous collection of cameras.
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