2 bodies?

[back alley]

Having 2 is a waste of time/money, unless you are Pro or have very specific needs imo. If the one you use fails, just go to the shop and buy a new better cheaper one. 2nd body digital is just an over invest and money trickling steadily away while it sits in your bag ...

good pov...i have been thinking that i should sell my x-pro and live with the x-e alone...then see what comes next and if i want that newer model...

 

[randolph45]

2 for me 30d with 70/200 and 1ds 17/40
or m6/ 40 and canon L1/28 or what ever still has film some times up to 3 bodies.

 

[segedi]

Monochrom and M7 with slide or color film. Wide, normal and tele.

 

[Godfrey]

I have lots of cameras. If the one I want to use breaks, I go home and get another. I've never had a camera break while out using it..

G

 

[FrozenInTime]

As I live in fear of dropping lenses when pressured to quickly change, I've used two M6s for many years; either 21,28 or 35 on one and 50 on the other.
Moving over to the M9, with its dust attracting sensor, threw me off balance until I got a second one.

"First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?" - Contact

 

[furbs]

I've started carrying my M4 and Hexar AF around together. Handy to have one color and one B&W, or two different film speeds while away from home for the whole day.

 

[Coopersounds]

I have a canon 50e and a 300d that sometimes make the same trip. But for different things.
With my rangefinders, only one at a time.

 

[Axel]

Long time it was M6 and CL with 35 and 50/80mm.
Actually I shoot no film and so at least my IPhone is in my pocket all the time.
The Fuji X10 is always in the bag with money and cigarillos.
Additional I grab the Sony Alpha37 with Tamron 18-200 when I leave the house in the mood of shooting.

Yes, digital times... would not be bad to slow down again but that is a thing of mind, not primary a thing
of what camera I carry is my experience.

 

[boomguy57]

One M...One Barnack...done with Film cameras

done with film cameras helen???

 

[Landberg]

I use two leica m bodies. I use my m2 for low speed film and my M5 high speed film.

 

[icebear]

M9 & MM when I go out with the F6 bag. Otherwise just the MM when I want to travel light.

 

[dbarnes]

My reflex reaction: Two

But I'm digging having just my X100S in the vacation bag.

And one DSLR or P&S with the right zoom covers a lot of ground.

My considered reaction: With one RF body and multiple prime lenses and any kind of live subject, it's just too easy to get into a situation where the wrong lens is on the body and the shot slips away. So two bodies.

I tried three. Too fussy.

 

[GaryLH]

Moving over to the M9, with its dust attracting sensor, threw me off balance until I got a second one

Pretty much the same reason I have two bodies. Ever try photoshopping out a ton of dust spots because I u did notice that dust got onto the sensor after changing lenses a couple of times. 🙁. :bang:

During my film days.. Usually one body, but sometimes two.. More a matter of convenience then anything else to e able to shoot b&w or color.

Gary

 

[lawrence]

I often carry 2 Fujica 690 cameras.

Ah yes, the 'Texas Leica'. Most appropriate 😉

 

[lawrence]

Casual.. One camera. Going someplace where I know I wnt to shoot some pictures alway two bodies.

Agreed. Two camera bodies essential when travelling. Got a nasty surprise is South America when I couldn't get batteries for an M7. Fortunately the M6 came to the rescue.

 

[Contarama]

Last trip I took I had two bodies and four lenses with me. I used only one body and two lenses and one of the two lenses I only used twice. I'm down to one body that gets used nowadays. My other cameras are just collectibles and do not see much action. I am not a working photographer but if I were I could see where I would need two bodies.

 

[noisycheese]

I have lots of cameras. If the one I want to use breaks, I go home and get another. I've never had a camera break while out using it..

G

I had my Leica MP lock up on me at the farmer's market. It was an inconvenience, but if I had been halfway around the world and it was the only camera body I had, it would have been catastrophic in terms of photography.

Having 2 is a waste of time/money, unless you are Pro or have very specific needs imo. If the one you use fails, just go to the shop and buy a new better cheaper one. 2nd body digital is just an over invest and money trickling steadily away while it sits in your bag ...

For everyday non-critical photography, perhaps.

For specific situations - like weddings, travel, one of a kind events or anything anyone is paying you to photograph - I could not disagree more. A backup body is an absolute must for these situations.

 

[slava]

always 2 with me and one at repair.

 

[rbsinto]

Two?
I carry two when I'm going light.
With SLRs I almost always carry three, and with rangefinders three of them plus an SLR with a longer lens for more reach.

 

[kxl]

Ditto, and I will add: always of the same lens mount.

Same here... for day trips or travel, I always carry a film body (ZI) and a digital body (NEX6, with the NEX-M adapter) with 2-3 lenses.