How many camera do you use?

[imush]

A Bessa R2M with a couple of CV lenses, and a Voigtlander Vitessa with Ultron 50/2.

 

[Tuna]

My answer is two though it is always changing as to which two.

 

[Ming The Merciless]

Contax RX
Contax Aria
Hexar AF
Bessa R
Olympus E620
Canon SD1000 (these last two days)

 

[Mablo]

Gosh... I regularly use my Canon P and the newcomer Canon IV-Sb which is my dedicated wide angle platform. My trusty Rolleicord V also gets a lot of work periodically. Then I have my 'winter camera' the Nikon FM2n which I guess would be the last one that I'd keep if I had to sell all of my stuff. My Oly RC, RD and Trip are naturally with me when I'm traveling light. Last but not least the one and only Yashica G* which everyone who loves rangefinders should have. I think it is seven that I use and some more I don't.

 

[coelacanth]

I have 15-18 cameras (SLR, RF, non-RF, p&s, polaroid, MF, digital, not sure exact #), and 10-11 of them get used time to time. About 5 or 6 of them get out with me for a weekend shoot (M6, OM-1, SX-70, Yashica-D + a couple more). 1 of them will be with me as the daily shooter of the day (M6, OM-1 or Rollei 35).

 

[Schlapp]

Mainly I use the;
KOWA 6
Zorki 6
Hassleblad
Minolta505
Spotmatic
Kiev4
FKD 13x18
AgfaAnsco8x10
Perkeo I
Agfa Record 6x9
Bessa 6x9

but I do use others as well - when I have time

 

[Olsen]

That's nothing...:

Hasselblad 500C/M (w/3 C-lenses)
Hasselblad 203FE (w/3 FE lenses)
Hasselblad SWC 905
Hasselblad Archbody (w/1 Rodestock lens)
Canon EF
Canon A1 (w/4 AL lenses)
Canon EOS3 (w/9 EF lenses)
Canon 1Ds III (I am glad I sold the I and the II)
Leica MP (Just sold my ZI)
Leica M8 (it will be traded for a M9)
Edixa (w/1 Rodenstock lens)
Plus a card board box full of old cameras bought for peanuts at flea markets.

Today I regularly use two: The 1Ds III and the M8. I did shoot some film through my Leica MP and ZI this summer. I found it disappointing. Shooting film, then MF is the thing. I just might take my Archbody and SWC for a spin this automn.

 

[mrisney]

Lumix GH1, and Mamiya 6

 

[mdspace]

My actual cameras:
- Bessa R2 olive
- Bessa R2M (Jahre 250)
- R-D1s

I also have a Holga with 35mm adapter, SMENA8, and two plastic model cameras that never used.

I sold my old equipment to complete my actual set. I used to have a Nikon FM, Canon EOS 620 and Pentax SF1n

 

[David Hughes]

All of them. If you don't use them they seize up. Anyway, photography is better than dusting...

Regards, David

 

[lmd91343]

let's see... hmm...

Canon IV Sb2 50/1.9
Canon 7s 50/0.95
Canon 7s 50/1.8 85/2.0 100/3.5 135/4.0 J3 VC24 J12 (J3 now)
Canon F1N AE 50/1.2 ASPH (THE go to camera and lens)
Canon F1N AE 17/4 24/2.0 28/2.0 cn35/2.0 85/1.2L 135/2.0 200/2.8 (17/4 now)

Just starting:
Pentax K20D FA50/1.4 85/1.4 10-17 18-50 50-200 Tak 85/1.8 Tak 24/3.5 Tak 35/2.0 Tak 200/4 Tak 300/4
Pentax Spotmatic F 17/4 fisheye

Wish I used more:
Kodak retina II xenon 2.0
Zeiss super ikonta 645
Kodak Medalist II (being converted to 120)

Macro lenses, tilt & shift, bellows, and bellows lenses usage not included.

About 7 rf cameras, 9 SLR cameras, 5 50mm rf lenses, 6 very good Canon brand SLR primes, 5 SLR zooms, and 7 very good Tak SLR primes that I never use!

 

[fuwen]

I use a pair of RF (35RF and R4M) and a pair of SLR (Aria and 159MM/RTS II/RTSIII) but mainly because of the need to switch between ASA 100 and 400. In those days I was using Rolleiflex SL2000F I need only 1 body as it has interchangeable magazine like medium format.

The 5th body I use (but rarely nowadays) is the Rolleiflex SL66E for medium format.

 

[hamradio]

I regularly use:

Minolta srt202
Canon ql17 GIII
Yashica Electro GSN
Nikon d80


Interestingly enough, the d80 is most recently purchased (within the last month) and least used. I had the srt202, GIII and d80 in a backpack last weekend...I shot three rolls in the GIII, one roll in the srt, and a total of four shots on the d80. I'm not as thrilled with the d80 as I had previously anticipated.

 

[mawz]

In order of the most use:

Bessa R
Panasonic G1
Nikon F2a
Pentax K2
Nikon FM2n
Nikon F801s
Pentax ZX-m
Mamiya 645 Super
Nikon FE2

There's a couple others that might see a roll a year or so.

 

[chrishayton]

I have afew cameras but really only use (in amount of usage)

1.Leica M4-p
2. Canon 40d.
3. Nokia camera phone
4. Ricoh GR1

 

[stephenseanmclaren]

I have tried using multiple cameras but I can only use one at a time ..... Does any one else have a similare experience??

 

[Mablo]

I always use one camera at the time. I'm shooting 99% b&w so I don't see much advantage carrying more than one at the time.

 

[PwoS]

This remembers me of a cartoon I once saw, picturing a guy holding a pint of beer in each of his hands. It was underwritten: "I've got a drinking problem. Two hands, but only one mouth."

I must admit that I have similar problem when it comes to cameras. So I never use more than two cameras at a time, most of the time only one. Nonetheless I ticked the 5-10 camera option in the poll, since I use to choose from a varying pool of cameras including (but not limited to):

Nikon D70,
Voigtländer Vitessa AF,
Voigtländer VSL-3E,
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9,
Voigtländer Vitoret 73,
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1,
Voigtländer Perkeo E
Leica M4,
Leica M2,
Panasonic C-500AF
Nikon N90s,
Minolta Vectis S1
Leica R4,
Voigtländer Vito CS
Rolleiflex 2,8F
Rolleiflex 2000F motor

Oops, that makes more than ten. 😱
But only the first nine of them have been on active service in 2009 so far. 😉

 

[dng88]

I rotate them but it is a bit too many cameras; still if one takes different formats for different purpose, perhaps 10+ is not that much.

 

[GoneSavage]

I've been trying to cut out all the camera gear I don't use. Right now I'm down to:

1. Zeiss Ikon
2. Pentax LX
3. Hexar AF
4. Mamiya c330 f
5. Lomo LCA
6. Pentax K-7