2 bodies - B&W and Color

Lets say you have B&W 400 ISO in body #1 and you have a "backup", should you just keep same film as in #1 body for your "backup"?
 
Ok, I have a ZI body, any opinions on what second body I should buy?
Thinking of a Bessa R3A or R4A, but I am open to suggestions, even all manual.
 
kshapero said:
Ok, I have a ZI body, any opinions on what second body I should buy?
Thinking of a Bessa R3A or R4A, but I am open to suggestions, even all manual.
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Another the same. MUCH easier to use two identical bodies -- though preferably one black, one chrome.

Cheers,

R.
 
If you like the idea of two bodies of the same model I suggest another ZI. As far as I remember yours is silver, so a black one would be nice in my eyes.

If roughly the same would be sufficient, a Bessa is always a good idea. I would suggest the most versatile and consider the R2A as - again as far as I remember - you have 35, 50 and 90 as focal lenghts.

Thomas
 
Roger Hicks said:
Another the same. MUCH easier to use two identical bodies -- though preferably one black, one chrome.

Cheers,

R.
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yeah, that is where I am leaning. The ZI is just so nice.
 
My recent behaviour: The same film (Color negative 200/400) in all cameras. If one picture seems to be better in B&W, I desaturate it after scanning.
 
Fully agree with the idea of two identical bodies; this makes switching from one to the other more fliud and second-nature. If you must have variety, then yes, have one in black and the other chrome.

This is the reason I have both bodies loaded with the same film. I shoot color differently from how I shoot b/w; I even see a bit differently, if you catch my meaning. With two identical bodies with the same film, only different lenses, I only think about the image, and the desired POV. The fewer distractions, the better.


- Barrett
 
kshapero said:
Ok, I have a ZI body, any opinions on what second body I should buy?
Thinking of a Bessa R3A or R4A, but I am open to suggestions, even all manual.
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As your ZI is fantastic with the 35, I would not do badly in recommending the M3 for your 50+ FLs. You can get user-condition M3s for a good deals, too. The M3 and your 50/1,5 will love one another ;D

Good cheer, thomas
 
I'm about to carry two bodies for the first time on an outing.
One with color film, the other with slide film.

...just because I'm chicken about shooting slides and I don't want to risk wasting the outing.
 
I load my Barnacks (IID, IIIc) with black and white - Kodak 400CN. I've only run one roll of colour through, and it just didn't feel right. 99% of the time I only carry one. My Ms (M2 and M7) are usually loaded with colour, although this weekend I am off to Seville, and will put 400CN in the M2 and Reala 100 in the M7 and carry both.

Regards,

Bill
 
Even different formats dont seem to be justified for my case. I took a rolleiflex and a hexar af (35mm lens) with me last time, for a distant trip, to end up with 25 medium format rolls and 3 small ones.

No, i don't do black-and-white and colour in separate bodies.
 
BillP said:
I load my Barnacks (IID, IIIc) with black and white - Kodak 400CN. I've only run one roll of colour through, and it just didn't feel right. 99% of the time I only carry one. My Ms (M2 and M7) are usually loaded with colour, although this weekend I am off to Seville, and will put 400CN in the M2 and Reala 100 in the M7 and carry both.

Regards,

Bill
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Are you carrying 4 bodies at the same time? Impressive.
 
If you manage to do something coherent with 1 BW and the other COLOR, that's great and go for it.
But in my use, the serie has to be tight, coherent, have a link that the melting of the two won't disturb.

That's why I go with M3 & 50mm and M6/MP with 28mm and, both in COLOR or both in BW
 
kshapero said:
Are you carrying 4 bodies at the same time? Impressive.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear.

Absolutely not.

As I said, 99% of the time I only carry one body. It's only on a trip - like this weekend - when I will carry two bodies.

Regards,

Bill
 
In day to day photography, I prefer B+W for almost all of my photography, but sometimes a scene presents itself and will only work, or will work much better in colour.

Another reason for B+W and colour, is the family photo album and vacation memories. I cannot make , and they are al done in 2 days, quite economicallyall these record shots as B+W prints. Too much time. I let the drugstore do that for me in colour.

Then, in addition, there are those scenes which call out for the B+W detail and tonality that only MF (or larger) can provide. Vacations therefore require at least 3 cameras. Then, add a Fujica GS645W for wide angle MF, and a dedicated Bessa L body for the CV21, and now we're at 5 cameras for vacations.
 
I do this on occasion, but more often have all the bodies I have with me with one or the other- and usually the same film at that. I switch back and forth pretty regularly, my 'everyday' camera has Fuji 400H in it now, had Neopan 400 last. Depends on the weather.
 
I carry two M6 bodies, one silver and one black, one with a 50mm Summicron, one with a 35mm Summicron. Usually I just use HP5+ in both but sometimes I use FP4+ in one. I've never shot color film in either camera. If I shoot color these days, it's on digital.
 
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