What Camera Are You Missing?

[eli griggs]

Either the Leica IIIc or M3 ss like I had, earlier in life, or another from either Barnacle or "M" line, or a good 5" x 7" Speed Graphic or a Linholf Master 4, or an upgrade and wide, normal and longer lenses and cams.

A second Canon F1 AE, as mine needs work and a couple of L series lenses would also be on my no longer too expensive list as well.

 

[madNbad]

I have an FS. Amazingly KEH had it for fairly cheap and I got lucky. I also have a Pentax SL, which is a meterless Spotmatic. While I have a lot of meterless medium format cameras, I love these because guessing exposure on an entire roll of bulk rolled 35mm is a lot less expensive than 120 or sheet film. So I use them to train my eye for exposure.

If there is any I'm missing, it probably a Philips 8x10. There are a lot of limitations dealing with 8x10, and I've settled on a very capable but fairly heavy Toyo 810mii. Everyone claims that the Philips combines light weight, capability, and enough rgidity. But I almost never see them for sale, and when I do I can't afford it.

The FS was probably one I sent in on a trade. If it is, it’s been serviced.

 

[abruzzi]

The FS was probably one I sent in on a trade. If it is, it’s been serviced.

Probably not--My FS is a Nikomat, not Nikkormat, unless someone swapped out the prism name panel.

 

[Cholentpot]

When my grandfather passed about a decade ago the family threw out his 'german camera' he was a Holocaust survivor and his kids just assumed it was junk and who'd want a icky German camera?

Well, it turns out it was a Leica and the story of the Leica Freedom Train surfaced. So, I'm missing a 1940's era Leica in my collection.

 

[Thwyllo]

When my grandfather passed about a decade ago the family threw out his 'german camera' he was a Holocaust survivor and his kids just assumed it was junk and who'd want a icky German camera?

Well, it turns out it was a Leica and the story of the Leica Freedom Train surfaced. So, I'm missing a 1940's era Leica in my collection.

That's such a sad story in multiple fronts isn't it.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I can't miss something that I've never had, but I sure do miss my Linhof Tech V. Why oh why did I ever sell it, I'll never know...

 

[John Wiegerink]

I'm not really missing anything in 35mm since I don't shot 35mm very much at all. I wouldn't mind having my Konica T & T3 with all my good Konica glass. The 21mm Konica lens was fantastic. I kept an early original Leicaflex with 28mm through 180mm to take the Konica's place. I have pretty much all bases covered in medium format as well.
I suppose if there is one camera I really miss it would be my Kodak 2D 8X10 with the 12" Commercial Ektar mounted in one of those large Iris lens boards. I loved that camera, but most of all the Iris lens board. I could mount almost any lens I wanted in just a few seconds. If I can find another Iris lens board at a reasonable price it will go on my B&J 8X10.

 

[Cholentpot]

That's such a sad story in multiple fronts isn't it.

Yes. While he didn't take the Train I'm convinced he knew about it. The survivor community was very small. He never spoke much about what he went through. I know he avoided German products his whole life. If he had a Leica he had a good reason to have one. I think I got my photography bug from him. Would have been nice to use his camera and pass it on down. At least I got the story.

 

[rcphoto]

I've been missing my hasselblads like crazy last few weeks. At one point I had 2 that I would carry around.

 

[hardly any color]

I had an xpan over 20 years ago and sold it. Recently I found one for a very good price with 45mn and 30mm lens. So not missing anything at this point.

 

[Kodachromeguy]

Another fan of the Xpan. A friend generously loaned me his kit for indefinite use, complete with 3 lenses and the 30mm center filter.

https://worldofdecay.blogspot.com/2022/07/hasselblad-xpan-panoramic-camera-how-to.html

But I moved to another part of the country and left the Xpan with its owner. I hesitant to buy one because of the possibility of an electronic failure. Maybe a Linhof 612?

 

[hardly any color]

If you want a 6x12 also consider horseman sw612. They are very well mafe, use rodenstock lenses and very flexible.

 

[Cholentpot]

Another fan of the Xpan. A friend generously loaned me his kit for indefinite use, complete with 3 lenses and the 30mm center filter.

https://worldofdecay.blogspot.com/2022/07/hasselblad-xpan-panoramic-camera-how-to.html

But I moved to another part of the country and left the Xpan with its owner. I'm hesitant to buy one because of the possibility of an electronic failure. Maybe a Linhof 612?

Ran some 35mm through a 6x9 120 roll film holder on my 2x3 Century Graphic. It ain't a Xpan but it's pretty wide and I can shoot it hand held.

 

[M-88]

Original Konica Auto-Reflex. One that allowed taking full frame and half frame photos. It's rare and the price is unjustifiably high for me.

 

[Thwyllo]

Original Konica Auto-Reflex. One that allowed taking full frame and half frame photos. It's rare and the price is unjustifiably high for me.

Oh yes please! I'm a big Konica fan and this one's missing from my collection. With one or two exceptions their whole range is very underrated.

 

[Thwyllo]

I'm not really missing anything in 35mm since I don't shot 35mm very much at all. I wouldn't mind having my Konica T & T3 with all my good Konica glass. The 21mm Konica lens was fantastic. I kept an early original Leicaflex with 28mm through 180mm to take the Konica's place. I have pretty much all bases covered in medium format as well.
I suppose if there is one camera I really miss it would be my Kodak 2D 8X10 with the 12" Commercial Ektar mounted in one of those large Iris lens boards. I loved that camera, but most of all the Iris lens board. I could mount almost any lens I wanted in just a few seconds. If I can find another Iris lens board at a reasonable price it will go on my B&J 8X10.

Been chasing a 21mm Hexanon for ages now but prices have got silly.

 

[John Wiegerink]

Been chasing a 21mm Hexanon for ages now but prices have got silly.

it's one of the few 35mm lenses I really regret selling. If I knew it would live up to its reputation on my Sony A7RII I'd buy one as soon as I found a clean example, but older wide angle lenses do not play well with the Sony full-frame cameras.

 

[Cholentpot]

Oh yes please! I'm a big Konica fan and this one's missing from my collection. With one or two exceptions their whole range is very underrated.

Been looking for one of these for years.

I'd also like a Robot to fall into my lap. I like square format photos.

 

[bags27]

Xpan, a SWC, or Widelux F8.

The last of these isn't very expensive, and I think Jeff Bridges is participating in a new version. So, it's not cost as much as, really, I have way too many film cameras. My problem is paralysis: which do I take out? I run through some really attractive cameras--including my Mamiya 7--and in the end always seem to pick up my HB 500 c/m. So what would another camera do for me?

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

There are two 35mm cameras I wouldn't mind having - a Nikon F2 with the plain unmetered prism and a 50mm f1.4 or one of the 55 1.2 lenses, and a Leica M (not super picky about which version) with a 50mm f1.4 and/or 35mm f1.4. Those are "missing" in the sense that I don't have them, but would like to. There's no urgency to either one as I have the SLR itch scratched by either my Contax RTS III or my Canon F1 (old). As to a camera I used to have, but do not now, but would like to have again, a Hasselblad Superwide would be more than welcome to come home with me some day.

 

[igzabeher]

I'd love an OM 3 to go with my 4Ti, but that like an Xpan won't be happening any time soon. Maybe a Planar version Rolleiflex to go with my Tessar.