What body to have for collecting?

[Asim]

This is a hypothetical question. I don't have the funds to purchase a collector's Leica! But just for fun....

what is THE ONE Leica body that you would like to have sitting on your mantelpiece.

 

[taskoni]

The actual Nikon F3 that was on the moon

 

[Nokton48]

Plaubel Pecoflex in the original box.

 

[Erik van Straten]

1. An original black paint MP with a low number (1956).

2. An original black paint IIIg.

3. An original black paint IIIf including a black paint Elmar 50mm f/3.5.

Erik.

 

[Vickko]

Hmmm. How about:

Che Guevara's Nikon S2 with 50mm f1.1 internal mount

Leica IIIg Swedish Triple Crowns

Leica KE-7A

Black Nikon F with eye level prism

Leica M3D from David Duncan

 

[Tom A]

1/ Che's Nikon S3 and the internal mount 50f1.1 (on display in Havana). ThomasW already has first dibs on Korda's M2.

2/ Hypothetically: Oscar Barnack's Ur-Leica.

 

[Clancycoop]

I'll take Robert Frank's Leica IIIC that he took around the country with him to shoot "The Americans". Anyone know if this camera is actually in a collection somewhere?

I actually have no desire to collect "important" cameras, strangely. Collecting cameras for me to use is another story.

 

[johannielscom]

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Jim Marshalls black paint M4 with Leicavit and Summilux 35/1.4.



The single most all-seeing camera in the history of Rock 'n' Roll for sure.



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[splitimageview]

Having Che's Nikon would be like having something used by Hitler. No thanks.

I'm with Johan on this...Marshall.

 

[Clancycoop]

Having Che's Nikon would be like having something used by Hitler. No thanks.

No, it would be like owning something owned by Che Guevara.

The moment someone compares something to Hitler that is not Hitler, I stop respecting their opinion because it is such a lazy comparison. I'm sure you are a thoughtful individual so maybe you might want to rethink speaking in such absolutist terms as it might cause people who would otherwise listen to you to tune out.

 

[gdi]

1/ Che's Nikon S3 and the internal mount 50f1.1 (on display in Havana).

Be sure not to wash the blood off, the value might drop...

 

[splitimageview]

I was comparing collecting something of Che's to collecting something of Hitler's. I choose neither. If someone thinks less of me because of that, so be it.

 

[rolleistef]

the Che had an S3 with a 1.1 lens? That's not exactly a proletarian's camera!

Henri Cartier Bresson's Leica Standard

 

[Vickko]

Did Che shoot with an S3 as well? The famous photo I know has him with an S2.

Vick

1/ Che's Nikon S3 and the internal mount 50f1.1 (on display in Havana).

 

[jody36]

any leica who wants to give me one?

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Having Che's Nikon would be like having something used by Hitler. No thanks.

I wouldn't have any problem about owning things that belonged to Hitler.

People kill for different reasons...

I would have killed Hitler.

I would have never killed Che.

I'd love to use any object that belonged to Che, especially a camera!

End of my politics talk.

Cheers,

Juan

 

[Corto]

Larry Fink's Mamiya 6

 

[Nugard]

Thanks, I'm ok with mine... If I use it well, in time, you will want my camera...

 

[nobbylon]

Jim Marshall M4
Garry Winogrand M4
Any original MP as Eric said
A Hasselblad from the moon

 

[mfunnell]

Oh, come on. This is so easy: you need to pay an enormous amount of money for my 1956 DS M3 - after all (check the serial number) it is unique! No other M3, AFAIK, was made with that number. You can then have a "unique" Leica, and I can have an M9 and probably enough left over to buy an M3 (again, because I wouldn't be without one).

OK. The deal doesn't sound so good from your end. But from my end it looks fine. Do you think we can do business?

...Mike