Bad case of GAS

[st3ph3nm]

The other day I passed the Canonet on to Kris, at his place of work. This happens to be the place in Melbourne that carries the most RF & medium format gear in the city. So apart from saying hi to Kris (hadn't seen him since January) I got to handle a Leica M3 (VERY nice! - wow, how about that RF patch!) and a Nikon SP of some sort (forget the lens, lovely metal thing) which handled really nicely, and a Canon 7s, which I really, really, really (are you listening Santa, I'll be good) liked. Whilst the RF patch wasn't as contrasty as the Leica's, the viewfinder was brighter, I really really really (Santa, I mean REALLY) liked the controls, the frame line selections, the neat Canon 50 1.8 (IIRC) lens with a nice, big grip for focussing. Yummy.

Kris, you're a bad, bad man. 🙂

Still it was fun, and my wife understands.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[foon]

At least you're not lusting after that SP! 😛

 

[sf]

yeah

yeah

Here is RFF, what one might call GASSA : Gear Acquisition Syndrome Sufferers Anonymous. But I believe that the goal here is to rather indulge yourself, and not the other way around, much to the chagrin of the bank account.

 

[rover]

Think of poor Kris having to work in a shop full of wonderful cameras.

 

[peter_n]

A fate worse than death... 😉

 

[st3ph3nm]

Think of poor Kris having to work in a shop full of wonderful cameras.

Yeah, I feel for the guy.

And yes, foon, I did lust for the SP (love that groovy focusing wheel) but at the end of the day, LTM seems to me to be much more practical.

Cheers,
Steve