kdemas
Enjoy Life.
Let's see... Up till 2001:
Nikon FM2N
Nikkormat FT2
Leica IIIG (1996)
Since 2001, roughly in order...some multiples, some are long gone:
M6TTL
M7
Contax N Digital
Contax N1
Contax G2
Contax NX
M5
D70
Hexar RF
Contax Aria
Contax ST
Contax RX
F2
D300
Nikon S3 2000
Nikon S2
Nikon SP
F3
Nikon EM
Nikon FG
Voigtlander R3M
Voigtlander T
F6
MP3
Nikon N2000
That's called a Gas attack.
What I miss that I've sold:
MP3 (the tax man forced me into a BAD decision)
M7
S3 2000 Black
Contax N Digital
Nikon FM2N
Nikkormat FT2
Leica IIIG (1996)
Since 2001, roughly in order...some multiples, some are long gone:
M6TTL
M7
Contax N Digital
Contax N1
Contax G2
Contax NX
M5
D70
Hexar RF
Contax Aria
Contax ST
Contax RX
F2
D300
Nikon S3 2000
Nikon S2
Nikon SP
F3
Nikon EM
Nikon FG
Voigtlander R3M
Voigtlander T
F6
MP3
Nikon N2000
That's called a Gas attack.
What I miss that I've sold:
MP3 (the tax man forced me into a BAD decision)
M7
S3 2000 Black
Contax N Digital
Pablito
coco frío
Not at all judgmental are we?
umcelinho
Marcelo
cybershot p100
cybershot t50
holga 120 cfn
yashica lynx 1000 (inherited from my grandpa, first RF)
ricoh caplio gx100
vivitar ultrawide & slim
canon 450d + kit lens + 50/1.8
sold the canon kit to a friend and bought myself a chrome M6 and Nokton 50/1.5, my first self-bought RF.
cybershot t50
holga 120 cfn
yashica lynx 1000 (inherited from my grandpa, first RF)
ricoh caplio gx100
vivitar ultrawide & slim
canon 450d + kit lens + 50/1.8
sold the canon kit to a friend and bought myself a chrome M6 and Nokton 50/1.5, my first self-bought RF.
semilog
curmudgeonly optimist
Leica M3 + 50/2 DR (Dad's camera)
Kodak Pocket Instamatic
Polaroid SX-70 (Dad's camera)
Ricoh KR-5 Super (My first "real" camera; K-mount with absolutely superb 50/2; still have & use as a rain camera; like it so much I've considered getting another but the one I have is unkillable)
Nikon FE-2 (first of several; these are long-time favorites; with MD12, various TTL flashes etc.)
Nikon FM-2 (sold, along with the 180/2.8 ED for tuition; kept the FE-2s)
Note: the KR-5, FE-2s, and FM-2 are the only cameras I've used to earn money. I also assisted in a commercial studio where I learned to use and learned to dislike Hassys and 4x5 gear.
Nikon FA (sold because I liked it less than any 35mm camera I've ever used)
Nikkormat FT-2 (Mom's camera; needs work but not valuable enough to merit it)
Leica M6 <--- "Full Circle"
(Ricoh GR-1, Yashica T5, MjuII, etc.; various Olympus DSLRs)
Fuji X-Pro1<---Love. It.
Minolta CLE<---Might be the best of all of 'em: small; light; cheap; silicon photodiode metering; modern batteries; takes M lenses; almost all salient features of my beloved FE2s, including TTL flash. Brilliant little camera and I should have got a couple of them years ago.
iPhone 4S
Kodak Pocket Instamatic
Polaroid SX-70 (Dad's camera)
Ricoh KR-5 Super (My first "real" camera; K-mount with absolutely superb 50/2; still have & use as a rain camera; like it so much I've considered getting another but the one I have is unkillable)
Nikon FE-2 (first of several; these are long-time favorites; with MD12, various TTL flashes etc.)
Nikon FM-2 (sold, along with the 180/2.8 ED for tuition; kept the FE-2s)
Note: the KR-5, FE-2s, and FM-2 are the only cameras I've used to earn money. I also assisted in a commercial studio where I learned to use and learned to dislike Hassys and 4x5 gear.
Nikon FA (sold because I liked it less than any 35mm camera I've ever used)
Nikkormat FT-2 (Mom's camera; needs work but not valuable enough to merit it)
Leica M6 <--- "Full Circle"
(Ricoh GR-1, Yashica T5, MjuII, etc.; various Olympus DSLRs)
Fuji X-Pro1<---Love. It.
Minolta CLE<---Might be the best of all of 'em: small; light; cheap; silicon photodiode metering; modern batteries; takes M lenses; almost all salient features of my beloved FE2s, including TTL flash. Brilliant little camera and I should have got a couple of them years ago.
iPhone 4S
kuzano
Veteran
Pfa.....
Pfa.....
All these camera's, and I had NO idea this was a journey to an "M". Guess I can stop now. I thought there was gold at the end of the rainbow... Not Iron Pyrites.
Pfa.....
All these camera's, and I had NO idea this was a journey to an "M". Guess I can stop now. I thought there was gold at the end of the rainbow... Not Iron Pyrites.
ricnak
Well-known
Started with a gifted Kodak something??? It was very thin. I loved it. Bought my first camera at 17. A Canon AE-1. Used it until afew years ago when I was gifted an M9.
Reading all the progression lists here makes me feel like I have missed out on a lot. For years I was more than happy with Canon and looked no further than their lens catalogues. Did not feel the need for more than one camera. Then I found RFF.....
Reading all the progression lists here makes me feel like I have missed out on a lot. For years I was more than happy with Canon and looked no further than their lens catalogues. Did not feel the need for more than one camera. Then I found RFF.....
Martytoof
Established
Still working my way up to an M, though after holding an M3 I have no doubt it will happen sooner rather than later.
Roughly in this order:
- Canon Rebel 2000: I think I put maybe a roll through this in the span of two years. Sold.
- Canon Rebel XT: Bought years later when I decided to get back into photography. Sold.
- Pentax K10D: Really nice camera. Abysmal selection of lenses. Sold.
- Pentax ME: Great camera, still have it. Really compact!
- Mamiya 645 1000s: Loved shooting this, but it was too bulky so it went. Sold.
- Nikon D200: Love this camera, still have it. Really fed up with the bulk for street shooting though.
- Yashica Electro 35 GSN: Bought this to see how a rangefinder worked. Nice little camera but it feels terrible in my hands. Just can't get used to it. Going to sell.
- Zenit 12XP: Someone gave me this camera. It's a brick and I have no plans to use it, but I can't sell it since it was a gift >:|
- Zorki 6: Absolutely perfect form factor. Love it. Got it just this past week, but the shutter ribbon broke. Awaiting replacement, but expect to use this until I get my M!
- FED-2: Awaiting delivery on this one. Picked it up on eBay because it was $17 and I wanted to see how a FED looked. Have high hopes for a nice body
- [This space reserved for my future M and all the gushing I'll do about it ]
Roughly in this order:
- Canon Rebel 2000: I think I put maybe a roll through this in the span of two years. Sold.
- Canon Rebel XT: Bought years later when I decided to get back into photography. Sold.
- Pentax K10D: Really nice camera. Abysmal selection of lenses. Sold.
- Pentax ME: Great camera, still have it. Really compact!
- Mamiya 645 1000s: Loved shooting this, but it was too bulky so it went. Sold.
- Nikon D200: Love this camera, still have it. Really fed up with the bulk for street shooting though.
- Yashica Electro 35 GSN: Bought this to see how a rangefinder worked. Nice little camera but it feels terrible in my hands. Just can't get used to it. Going to sell.
- Zenit 12XP: Someone gave me this camera. It's a brick and I have no plans to use it, but I can't sell it since it was a gift >:|
- Zorki 6: Absolutely perfect form factor. Love it. Got it just this past week, but the shutter ribbon broke. Awaiting replacement, but expect to use this until I get my M!
- FED-2: Awaiting delivery on this one. Picked it up on eBay because it was $17 and I wanted to see how a FED looked. Have high hopes for a nice body
- [This space reserved for my future M and all the gushing I'll do about it
]
mgilbuena
San Francisco Bay Area
1. Unknown 80s 110 rectangle camera
2. Nikon Funtouch
3. Canon EOS Rebel G
4. Kodak Easyshare DX3600
5. Canon G3
6. Canon PowerShot S410
7. Casio ex-z60
8. Nikon D40
9. Pentax Optio W60
10. Nikon D300
11. Panasonic DMC-ZS3
12. Digital Harinezumi
13. Holga 120N
14. Lomo LC-A
15. Leica M4-P.
2. Nikon Funtouch
3. Canon EOS Rebel G
4. Kodak Easyshare DX3600
5. Canon G3
6. Canon PowerShot S410
7. Casio ex-z60
8. Nikon D40
9. Pentax Optio W60
10. Nikon D300
11. Panasonic DMC-ZS3
12. Digital Harinezumi
13. Holga 120N
14. Lomo LC-A
15. Leica M4-P.
Ruhayat
Well-known
Wow. A black M3??? I didn't even know they exist.
agfa100
Well-known
Yes, here's a picture from cameraquest.com
http://www.cameraquest.com/lm3blk.htm
Mine was a chrome M3 but I had a buddy who was a leica repair person who went back to the factory at least once a year and picked up parts and I gave him both of my M3's in I think 74 and had them rebuilt in the factory and had one turned into black. They used to do that, they both came back in sealed plastic bags looking like NEW. I was so afraid to damage the Black M3 I did not use it that much and then someone made me a offer I though was crazy, well it was for that year. Nothing like what it would be worth now, I learned my lesson and that was the last Leica lens or body I sold.
wbill
http://www.cameraquest.com/lm3blk.htm
Mine was a chrome M3 but I had a buddy who was a leica repair person who went back to the factory at least once a year and picked up parts and I gave him both of my M3's in I think 74 and had them rebuilt in the factory and had one turned into black. They used to do that, they both came back in sealed plastic bags looking like NEW. I was so afraid to damage the Black M3 I did not use it that much and then someone made me a offer I though was crazy, well it was for that year. Nothing like what it would be worth now, I learned my lesson and that was the last Leica lens or body I sold.
wbill
hamradio
Well-known
In order.
Panasonic dmc-fz18
Minolta srt202
Canonet QL17 GIII
Yashica Electro 35
Minolta srt101
Nikon D80
Bronica ETRS (x2)
Bronica ETRC
Olympus XA2
Nikon F3hp
Mamiya RZ67
Olympus XA2
Fed 5b
Zorki 4
Mamiya Super 23
Olympus mju-I
Nikon F
Canon 5d
Panasonic dmc-fz18
Minolta srt202
Canonet QL17 GIII
Yashica Electro 35
Minolta srt101
Nikon D80
Bronica ETRS (x2)
Bronica ETRC
Olympus XA2
Nikon F3hp
Mamiya RZ67
Olympus XA2
Fed 5b
Zorki 4
Mamiya Super 23
Olympus mju-I
Nikon F
Canon 5d
richardhkirkando
Well-known
Most of these have since been sold, but here's my path, and reasoning behind the purchases. I'll limit myself to small formats, otherwise this could get really long:
(really long time ago) Exakta SLR - given to me by a family friend, used it until the shutter quit working
(various random P&S cameras for years, as I was a kid and didn't have the money for serious photography)
Nikon D40 - bought after having a baby
Nikon N6006 - because film seemed like fun and I could use the same lenses
Nikon N90 - door latch on N6006 broke
Yashica GSN - wanted to try a RF. Sold, but I ended up buying another.
Nikon F3 - found at a garage sale
Kiev 4 - liked the GSN, but wanted to get into an RF system
Voigtlander Bessa R - wanted an RF system with framelines and no light leaks. Essentially traded the F3 for it.
Leica M5 - wanted an RF with a wider base, got a great deal on this
Canon 7 - bought as a cheaper backup body after having sold the Bessa R
Leica M2 - M5 rangefinder patch was going bad, missed not being able to use my M lenses
Contax I - found at an antique store, but sold because it was a PITA to use.
Leica MP - M2/lenses were stolen, insurance decided that an MP was a direct replacement!
Of these, I still have the Kiev, another GSN, the N90 and M5, with the MP on its way.
(really long time ago) Exakta SLR - given to me by a family friend, used it until the shutter quit working
(various random P&S cameras for years, as I was a kid and didn't have the money for serious photography)
Nikon D40 - bought after having a baby
Nikon N6006 - because film seemed like fun and I could use the same lenses
Nikon N90 - door latch on N6006 broke
Yashica GSN - wanted to try a RF. Sold, but I ended up buying another.
Nikon F3 - found at a garage sale
Kiev 4 - liked the GSN, but wanted to get into an RF system
Voigtlander Bessa R - wanted an RF system with framelines and no light leaks. Essentially traded the F3 for it.
Leica M5 - wanted an RF with a wider base, got a great deal on this
Canon 7 - bought as a cheaper backup body after having sold the Bessa R
Leica M2 - M5 rangefinder patch was going bad, missed not being able to use my M lenses
Contax I - found at an antique store, but sold because it was a PITA to use.
Leica MP - M2/lenses were stolen, insurance decided that an MP was a direct replacement!
Of these, I still have the Kiev, another GSN, the N90 and M5, with the MP on its way.
fotomeow
name under my name
I took the short route:
1995 Canon Rebel --> in 2005 got an M6 Classic, sold in 2010 for an M8, and sold the M8 in 2011 for an M9P.
Now I lost my job, have to sell the M9P.
Maybe I will make a full circle and go back to the Rebel, one of the best selling film SLRs of all time.
1995 Canon Rebel --> in 2005 got an M6 Classic, sold in 2010 for an M8, and sold the M8 in 2011 for an M9P.
Now I lost my job, have to sell the M9P.
Maybe I will make a full circle and go back to the Rebel, one of the best selling film SLRs of all time.
Ruhayat
Well-known
I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you will find employment again soon.
ajramirez
Established
It´s been a long journey, but here it goes:
Chronological order, starting at the tender age of 11:
GAF 100XF 126 cartridge box camera
Minolta Autopak 700 and Kodak Signet 35 (borrowed from grandfather)
Petri FA-1 (borrowed from father)
Yashica MG-1 (Christmas gift from parents. First serious camera I could call my own)
Canon AE-1
Canon AE-1 Program
Canon T90
Canon EOS Elan IIe
Canon EOS IX
Contax G1 and G2
And then came digital:
Canon Digital Rebel
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 50D
Canon Rebel T1i
Olympus E-P1
Lumix G2
Lumix G3
Lumix GF-3
And a detour back to film:
Voigtlander Bessa R2a
Leica M6TTL
And finally,
Leica M9P
It's been a long but pleasurable journey. 35 years, though.
Cheers,
Antonio
Chronological order, starting at the tender age of 11:
GAF 100XF 126 cartridge box camera
Minolta Autopak 700 and Kodak Signet 35 (borrowed from grandfather)
Petri FA-1 (borrowed from father)
Yashica MG-1 (Christmas gift from parents. First serious camera I could call my own)
Canon AE-1
Canon AE-1 Program
Canon T90
Canon EOS Elan IIe
Canon EOS IX
Contax G1 and G2
And then came digital:
Canon Digital Rebel
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 50D
Canon Rebel T1i
Olympus E-P1
Lumix G2
Lumix G3
Lumix GF-3
And a detour back to film:
Voigtlander Bessa R2a
Leica M6TTL
And finally,
Leica M9P
It's been a long but pleasurable journey. 35 years, though.
Cheers,
Antonio
E__WOK
Well-known
I started big with the M6.
baisao
Established
Nikonos 1
Lumix LX5
Leica IIIc
Leica M6 'Classic' (early Wetzlar model)
Lumix LX5
Leica IIIc
Leica M6 'Classic' (early Wetzlar model)
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Pentax SV (1966). Arguably the nearest ever SLR to a screw-Leica 'feel'.
Leica IIIa, III, IIIc, IIIf (1969-74)
M3 (1974)
Cheers,
R.
Leica IIIa, III, IIIc, IIIf (1969-74)
M3 (1974)
Cheers,
R.
proenca
Proenca
Nice one, lets see :
- Canon T70
- Nikon F80
then digital :
- Olympus god knows what, as a 1mp camera
saved lots of money and eat a lot of bread for ages for :
- Fuji S2 PRO
- Nikon D100
- Nikon D1x
- Nikon D2h
thought that changed brands would improve my photography ( hey you have to make these mistakes to know for a fact they dont, but then again, I'm sutbborn and had to see for myself )
- Canon 1D
- Canon 1Ds Mark I
Then thought "oh well, Nikon ergonomics are super, thats why my photos were fantastic - they werent )
- Nikon D2x
then started to leave my SLR at home since I needed a mule to carry the arsenal of AF-S lenses I had. Mules arent very pratical and wife dont like them at night, so I discovered by accident, in a shop a Leica. traded pratically all my SLR stuff for :
- Leica M7 + 3 Leica lenses
unfortunatly I had my house robbed and took it, with the insurance money I could buy my dream Leica :
- Leica MP
then :
- Leica M8
- Leica MP Anthracite Japan edition
and currently my main camera (sold the others ) :
Leica M9
sold my SLR stuff to fund few exotic lens ( Noctilux 0.95, Elmarit 24mm, WATE ) and Leica is my only camera to the date ( apart from the D1x and D2h that I kept and still shoot occasionaly for a website - their low resolution is a bonus, since its for web usage and dont need more than 800x600 ).
- Canon T70
- Nikon F80
then digital :
- Olympus god knows what, as a 1mp camera
saved lots of money and eat a lot of bread for ages for :
- Fuji S2 PRO
- Nikon D100
- Nikon D1x
- Nikon D2h
thought that changed brands would improve my photography ( hey you have to make these mistakes to know for a fact they dont, but then again, I'm sutbborn and had to see for myself )
- Canon 1D
- Canon 1Ds Mark I
Then thought "oh well, Nikon ergonomics are super, thats why my photos were fantastic - they werent )
- Nikon D2x
then started to leave my SLR at home since I needed a mule to carry the arsenal of AF-S lenses I had. Mules arent very pratical and wife dont like them at night, so I discovered by accident, in a shop a Leica. traded pratically all my SLR stuff for :
- Leica M7 + 3 Leica lenses
unfortunatly I had my house robbed and took it, with the insurance money I could buy my dream Leica :
- Leica MP
then :
- Leica M8
- Leica MP Anthracite Japan edition
and currently my main camera (sold the others ) :
Leica M9
sold my SLR stuff to fund few exotic lens ( Noctilux 0.95, Elmarit 24mm, WATE ) and Leica is my only camera to the date ( apart from the D1x and D2h that I kept and still shoot occasionaly for a website - their low resolution is a bonus, since its for web usage and dont need more than 800x600 ).
nobbylon
Veteran
On the way to, and from M's
film,
kodak instamatic
Zenit B (dad's)
yashica tl electro its (dad's)
pentax k1000, my first self bought slr in '76 sold to fund AE1
canon AE1
canon AE1 program
pentax me
Nikon F60 because the Canon's let me down
Nikon F90x great but disliked the interface
Ricoh GR1s amazing little compact
Minolta srt 101 horrible dim focus even with the 1.4 I had
Leica R8 nice finder and feel, sold to fund first M
Voigtlander R2 1st rangefinder
1st Leica R4 wish I hadn't sold
1st M, an M6TTL
M6 approx x5 chrome and black favorite M camera
1st MP
2nd Voigtlander R2, actually the same camera, bought back 2 years later! sold again as I realised why I sold it in the first place, It's no match for an M6
OLYMPUS OM1's x2 hated the cheap feel, liked the lenses though
Nikon F2 photomic chrome
Nikon F chrome
Nikon F2 photomic black
Nikon F black
M2's numerous
numerous Leica R4's sadly with electrical issues
M3's x2
M4's x3
Nikon Fm2n sold as it didn't have the solid feel of an F2
1st Nikon F100
Nikon F2AS
Nikkormat FTn, FT2 and FT3 sold due to the shutter speed around bayonet
Spotmatic SPF always wanted one but it was hard to focus (rose tinted specs and ageing eyes)
Spotmatic SP2 as above sold
Contax 159 didn't like the planar I had (50mm 1.7 I think)
2nd F100 because I sold 1st, sold due F5 arrival
Nikon f3's x3 nice but that wobbly wind on bugged me.
Nikon F4s too many buttons and dials
Leicaflex SL2 best finder for M/F
Leicaflex SL as above
Nikon F5 perfect
2nd MP as sold 1st
Pentax K2 great old school. this one has split image screen
Pentax MX too small and LED meter is hard to read
Digital,
Canon powershot s40
Nikon D70 gave to dad
Nikon D700
Leica M9 just didn't get on with it
Nikon D3 (shared)
Panasonic LX3
Thinking about this list made me realise what I've had and sold in my search for my perfect camera. Probably forgot a few.
From this lot I still have,
Nikon F2 photomic chrome, just because it's an early F2. All other M/F Nikons sold as I can't focus them easily.
Leicaflex SL, easily the best focusing SLR I've used
Leica M2, part of a set that has been together since '62 from new so I'll never sell it
Leica MP, no reason for getting this again and not that interested in it. Well I say no reason but I didn't want to admit that I couldn't focus M's well anymore so thought I'd try again!
Pentax K2, bought from the forum, serviced by Eric H, love this camera
NIKON F5, the best 35mm camera IMHO, EVER made
Panasonic LX3 amazing quality compact
NIKON D700 + D3, incredible cameras
Most used for film,
NIKON F5
Most used for digital
NIKON D700
I started with SLR's, got into RF and then worked out that SLR's suit me and my eyes better now. Sometimes one has to admit when something isn't working anymore. Seems like a long list but I like to try stuff and make my own mind up rather than reading reviews plus most are cheap to get hold of. Trying out this lot actually didn't cost that much as I bought and sold in rotation. Buy them, try them and then sell what doesn't suit me.
film,
kodak instamatic
Zenit B (dad's)
yashica tl electro its (dad's)
pentax k1000, my first self bought slr in '76 sold to fund AE1
canon AE1
canon AE1 program
pentax me
Nikon F60 because the Canon's let me down
Nikon F90x great but disliked the interface
Ricoh GR1s amazing little compact
Minolta srt 101 horrible dim focus even with the 1.4 I had
Leica R8 nice finder and feel, sold to fund first M
Voigtlander R2 1st rangefinder
1st Leica R4 wish I hadn't sold
1st M, an M6TTL
M6 approx x5 chrome and black favorite M camera
1st MP
2nd Voigtlander R2, actually the same camera, bought back 2 years later! sold again as I realised why I sold it in the first place, It's no match for an M6
OLYMPUS OM1's x2 hated the cheap feel, liked the lenses though
Nikon F2 photomic chrome
Nikon F chrome
Nikon F2 photomic black
Nikon F black
M2's numerous
numerous Leica R4's sadly with electrical issues
M3's x2
M4's x3
Nikon Fm2n sold as it didn't have the solid feel of an F2
1st Nikon F100
Nikon F2AS
Nikkormat FTn, FT2 and FT3 sold due to the shutter speed around bayonet
Spotmatic SPF always wanted one but it was hard to focus (rose tinted specs and ageing eyes)
Spotmatic SP2 as above sold
Contax 159 didn't like the planar I had (50mm 1.7 I think)
2nd F100 because I sold 1st, sold due F5 arrival
Nikon f3's x3 nice but that wobbly wind on bugged me.
Nikon F4s too many buttons and dials
Leicaflex SL2 best finder for M/F
Leicaflex SL as above
Nikon F5 perfect
2nd MP as sold 1st
Pentax K2 great old school. this one has split image screen
Pentax MX too small and LED meter is hard to read
Digital,
Canon powershot s40
Nikon D70 gave to dad
Nikon D700
Leica M9 just didn't get on with it
Nikon D3 (shared)
Panasonic LX3
Thinking about this list made me realise what I've had and sold in my search for my perfect camera. Probably forgot a few.
From this lot I still have,
Nikon F2 photomic chrome, just because it's an early F2. All other M/F Nikons sold as I can't focus them easily.
Leicaflex SL, easily the best focusing SLR I've used
Leica M2, part of a set that has been together since '62 from new so I'll never sell it
Leica MP, no reason for getting this again and not that interested in it. Well I say no reason but I didn't want to admit that I couldn't focus M's well anymore so thought I'd try again!
Pentax K2, bought from the forum, serviced by Eric H, love this camera
NIKON F5, the best 35mm camera IMHO, EVER made
Panasonic LX3 amazing quality compact
NIKON D700 + D3, incredible cameras
Most used for film,
NIKON F5
Most used for digital
NIKON D700
I started with SLR's, got into RF and then worked out that SLR's suit me and my eyes better now. Sometimes one has to admit when something isn't working anymore. Seems like a long list but I like to try stuff and make my own mind up rather than reading reviews plus most are cheap to get hold of. Trying out this lot actually didn't cost that much as I bought and sold in rotation. Buy them, try them and then sell what doesn't suit me.