Cameras you have owned, on the way to an M

Well, I should mention I owned (and still do own) a number of cameras AFTER getting an M: Olympus OM-2n, Olympus E-3, and Olympus EM-5 (do I sense a trend here?)
 
Pre Leica M:
Kodak Instamatic
Polaroid SX70
Voigtlander Prominent
Canon F-1
Canon F-1N
Canon AE-1
Canon Elan II (EOS 50)
Sony DSC-F717
Hasselblad 500CM
M3

Post Leica M:
Oly OM-1
Mamiya 6
M2
Rollei TLR
Fuji RF
M6
assorted digital P&S

I'm ashamed to say I still have almost all of them.
 
I still haven't managed to be able to afford anything near a Leica yet...

I've owned and used:

1. Fed 4 + Jupiter 3&8
2. Canon AE-1
3. Nikkormat FTn (loved it with the old 50mm 1.4 nikkor-s) - now lost :(
4. Minolta Dynax 7000i
5. Minox 35GL
6. Yashica Electro 35 GTN
7. Olympus XA
8. Konica Auto S2/S3 (bought both together)
9. Bessa-L (+15mm SWH / 35mm skopar)
10. Yashica Electro 35 CCN

One day I might buy a Leica... but I don't think it'll happen any time soon. I'm still using the Olympus XA, Electro CCN and Bessa-L :)

For digital I use an Olympus Pen EP1 + CV lenses and a Sigma DP2x.
 
EOS 850 - sold
EOS 650 - sold
EOS 1N
Canon S40
Polaroid
C-Lux 1 - stolen on a flight to London
C-Lux 2
A-1
Mamiya Prismat
EOS 5D2
M3 - sold, bough broken from a very well-renowned dealer who allowed me to return it
Digilux 2 - sold, couldn't stand the fragile image files
Leica II
M6TTL BP
M4 BP
 
Sony Cybershot SCW1
Nikon D200 - stolen
Leica D-Lux 4 - traded
Nikon D90 - traded
Nikon FG-20
Nikon F
Voigtlander R2M - sold
Leica IIIc
Leica M4P

(post M)

D700
Rollei 35S
Olympus XA
Yashica 635
 
This is a fun list.

1958 - Zeiss Contina
1960s & 70s
- Pentax Spotmatic - sold
- Leica IIIf - sold
- Rolleicord Vb - sold
- Rolleiflex model? - sold
- Calumet 4X5 view camera - sold
- Nikon F
1985
- Nikon FE2
2000 and after
- Pentax 67 & 67II - sold
- Nikon D300 - sold
- Nikon D700 - sold
- Leica IIIc
- Leica M4 and several after that - several sold
- Leica MP
- Leica II
- Leica M8.2


I need to sell a few now that aren't getting used. - Jim
 
On the way to an M (several actually) I got an OM-1 ... eventually sold most of the Ms and backtracked to the OM-1. :D
 
1969-Ilford Sportsman 300*
1971-Yashica Mat (sold)
1973-Nikkormat FTn chrome 50mm f2, 105mm f2.5, 24mm f2.8 (sold)
1974-Nikkormat FTn black (sold)
1979-Leica M3 (sold) 50mm f2 90mm f2
1980-Leica M3* 50mm f1.4 35mm f2.8 goggles 35mm f2 goggles 35mm f1.4 goggles
1989-Olympus Pen FT* 38mm f1.8, 40mm f1.4, 60mm f1.5, 70mm f2, 25mm f 4 20mm f4
1994-Contax G1* 45mm f2 28mm f2.8 90mm f2.8 16mm f8*
1995-Nikon S2 chrome dial* 50mm f1.4 35mm f2.5 105mm f2.5 28mm f3.5 85mm f2 135mm f3.5
1996-Nikon S2 black dial* 50mm f1.4 35mm f1.8 50mm f2 21mm f4 (VC)
1999-Nikkormat FTn black*
2000-Nikon F black* 50mm f2
2001-Leica II black* 50mm f2.5 73mm f1.9 35mm f3.5 50mm f2.5 (VC) 50mm f3.5 50mm f2 50mm f2 coated
2003-Leica MP black* 50mm f2.8 35mm f2 35mm f3.5
2004-Leica M3 black* 90mm f4 (3 elements)
2006-Leica II black*
2007-Leica M2 black *35mm f1.4 35mm f1.7 (VC)
2007-Leica I*
2008-Leica M2 black* 35mm f2.8 50mm f1.1 (VC)
2008-Leica IIIg*
2009-Leica IIIc black*
2012-Nikon S2 black*

*=still have

Erik.
 
Yea, I still don't have enough dough for the Leica but I can feel one coming soon...

Camera's in Chronological Order:

Canon Digital Elph (circa 2000)
Canon Powershot (circa 2002)
Canon 20D (circa 2007)
Canon 5dmkii
Canon 7d
Canonet QIII (First film camera)
Nikon FM
Pentax 67 (First medium format)
Nikon N90s
Voigtlander Bessa R (with CV 15mm 4.5)
Hasselblad 38mm SWC
Voigtlander R4M (with Zeiss 21mm f2.8)

I moved from point and shoots -> dslr's -> slr's -> rangefinders :).
 
First time...in the 90s, it went Pentax k1000, some Pentax AF distaster, Nikon FM2, Nikon F4, then Leica M4-2. Last time, who knows...too many to count.
 
Starting around 1959, not counting quite a few long-term borrowed cameras over the years:

Canter Beauty
FR Reporter (2-1/4 x 3-1/4)
Kodak Retina 1
Miniature Speed Graphic
Nikkormat FS
Leica iii-f
Canon ii-f
Leica M3
Leica M3
Leica iii-a
Olympus OM1
Olympus OM2
Leica M4-2
Leica M2
Nikon D300
Nikon FM
Nikon FA
Nikon FG, x6

All of the Leicas are gone, except for the iii-a.

That's blowing off some side-trips in to other formats. (Hasselblad, currently).
You can see I'm sort of wandering backwards now, my main machines being FGs with various films in them, spotted around in various places, like work, home, etc. The FG is functionally an M6-TTL, and that's good enough for me.
 
not a fan of people who buy panasonic leica badged camera's as leicas.

unfortunately 95 percent of leica owners are brand snobs.

When all my friends were buying dslrs like mark i and selling it for less than half the price every 2 years, i was researching what would be the perfect kit for me.

So i saved up all , went camera-less until the age of 20 and bought a Leica MP and 50mm summilux and a 35mm 1.4 nokton for backup.

i feel fulfilled and honestly i can see my laptop , tv , car everything getting replaced but I feel like this whole kit is a keeper.

so while my friends are loosing their money on dslrs i am now saving up for a noctilux
 
I'd had a few compacts before, but I got hooked on photography with a Pentax K200D (DSLR), then hooked on film with my dad's old Ricoh KR5. Got a Pentax MX for a short while, until I tried a FED 5 and realised I liked rangefinders. Spent some time with a Canon P until I got my M4. A little less than two years between the Pentax DSLR and the M4. I still have the DSLR and dad's old Ricoh, but the other cameras were sold in the process.
 
I "was" on my way to an M until I fondled a few. Got to look thru a few finders & saw that they wern't as bright as the finder on my Bessa. I also found out that shooting beside a fellow with an M9, his shutter was horribly louder than my shutter on the Bessa. (must of been the sound it made when writing on the card) I also liked it that my Bessa feels lighter around my neck when carrying it. M's are heavy. So that day my lust for a Leica M died. Not saying they are lousy camera's, just not for me at this time. If I do upgrade from my R it will most likely be a R2a or R4a.
 
I haven't been at it as long as some of you guys, but my first camera was an OM-2n that I found at a garage sale while in college. That was about '95-'96? In '98 I sold that and got a baby speed graphic with 67 & 69 backs. I briefly used a Lubitel then YashicaMat. I used a couple speed graphics and mono rails. I really liked the big negatives.

I came back to OM in '99 and then acquired different lenses and bodies in the OM system. I became interested in Leica after trying out an M3 & M6 in 2003. I settled on an MP and have been happy since. I gave my last OM-1n to my sister.

I'd love to get back into large format again soon.
 
Digital
Nikon D50 - sold
Nikon D300 - my current action workhorse
Canon powershot 560 - requisitioned by my son
Nikon s70 (I think) sold to a friend

Film
Kodak x15 - many years ago
Chamonix 4X5 field camera - beautiful LF camera
Zone VI branded Wista DXII 4X5 field camera - will be part of my thinning the herd sale
Nagaoka 4X5 field camera - sold
Rolleiflex 2.8C - My grandmother's (first serious film camera)
Hasselblad 503CX - may be for sale - w 80 and 150 mm lenses
Pentax 67 - still learning this one - w 90 MM lens
Nikon FE - my favorite manual SLR
Nikon FM2N (black) - will be part of my thinning the herd sale
Nikon F100 - sold
Nikon F5 - sold
Nikon F6 - exquisite camera
Canon QL19 - will be part of my thinning the herd sale
Olympus 35UC (pretty much the same as an SP) - will be part of my thinning the herd sale
Werramatic V - will be part of my thinning the herd sale - w/ 50mm and 100 MM lenses
Canon P - will be a part of my thinning the herd sale - w/ 50mm 1.9 Canon + Jupiter 12 and Industar 22 lenses
Finally - M6 w/ 50 & 35 summicrons
 
Quality rangefinders bought in succession: all new
Hexar Rf
Leica M6ttl
Bessa R2M
If I was starting again I'd buy in order: all new
Bessa R2M...........
 
Canon vt-deluxe sold
Canon P sold
Canon iv-s2 sold
Canon 7S-z sold
Leica M3 chrome*
Leica M3 black sold stupid mistake
Leica M5 black*
Leica M4-2*
Konica Hexar RF*
Fuji GS645-S*
Fuji GS645-W*
TeleRolleiflex sold
Linhof 220*
Koni-Omega*
Kiev-2,4,4am*
Sigma SD-9*
Sony Nex-3*
Ricoh GXR w/ M-module*

*=still have
I really should sell some of this stuff.....

wbill
 
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