Ditch the "new" R3M? am i crazy?

[Chris Lynch]

so i just recently got bit by the RF bug. It bit hard and fast, and i scooped up the R3M without much hesitation.
Many of you have probably seen my "trade 3M for a 2A?" thread, where i basically learned (with much displeasure) that i should just disregard accurate framing and such.
me being the SLR person i am, i'm having alot of difficulty with that.... as it is, i'm shooting film just for fun- and the Bessa wasn't exactly cheap. Especially considering the pretty decent EOS system i've got going on.

now for the rest of the story:
I miss the ol' 1VHS something fierce. Like- really really bad. It was a friggin animal. A wild beast tamed by canon, and put under my control. I'm shooting a 1D(mk1) now, and i've got a few L lenses that i'd love to put on another full-frame (and film?) camera.

Just found a used and recently serviced 1VHS for $500-
i figure i could probably get that for my bessa and J-8 combo..... am i completly mad?

would there be interested buyers? I just got the camera about a month ago, i've shot probably 15 rolls through it, and it's great. No problems that i know of... but i'm increasingly thinking that i'm just not a RF guy... 🙁

 

[Will]

why not split it?

Someone buying a J-8 might not want a R3M at the back of it.

Someone buying a R3M, might have a (few) J-8...

 

[Chris Lynch]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost-classifieds/showproduct.php?product=1433

ad placed, and i will split it up if the bessa sells first.

 

[aad]

If I wasn't already set up with the cameras I like, I'd buy your outfit in a heartbeat at that price.

 

[Chris Lynch]

thanks very much for the support(?)- i've got a very potential 1VHS lined up, might even be able to trade. Hopefully i can work this.

 

[kshapero]

What is a 1VHS?

 

[Chris Lynch]

you're kidding, right? :0

 

[kshapero]

I love blogs, I can be as stupid as I want. No I am not kidding.

 

[Chris Lynch]

it's a really awesome Canon EOS film SLR.
It hit the market in 2001, and it's probably the last Pro 35mm SLR Canon will ever make. Magnesium alloy shell/chassis, rotary-magnet shutter that only uses power to open/close (none during long exposures), weather-resistant, 10FPS max speed, very awesome camera.

i had one about a year ago (paid a little too much for a user example), and sold it in a pinch- when i shouldn't have. I miss it, and i just found a deal on one.

 

[mc_vancouver]

I love blogs, I can be as stupid as I want. No I am not kidding.

I had no idea what it was either...

You know, just a thought about this R3M thing, why not put it up for trade on this site, if you haven't already got it up for sale? Trades are fun, no cash involved.

 

[Chris Lynch]

it's up for sale on here:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost-classifieds/showproduct.php?product=1433
and on fredmiranda (where i might have a deal worked out).

i don't WANT to trade it, but if i do it'd be for a 1VHS or maybe an R3A. If i trade for an R3A, i'd just be giving that to my cousin in exchange for a laptop.

so if somebody has a R3A they'd want to trade (body for body?)- let me know

 

[kshapero]

I have an R3A, but I just ordered a new R3M. I am a whore for new stuff or I would trade with you. Anyway my R3A is for sale.

 

[kshapero]

BTW, being that this is a RANGEFINDER forum, we are not expected to know all the ins and outs of SLR models. (I am defending my ignorance) HAhaha

 

[Chris Lynch]

yeah, i have to remind myself such things hahaha

 

[hth]

I had no idea either what it was, I thought it was one of those digital SLR models... 😉
Obviuosly not, glad you stay with film at least. I do not like big cameras that much, the biggest I have and use is a Mamiya 7 which is somewhat excused for its size since it is MF.

Stay around, maybe you meet the bug again and get a Leica M2 or M3, then you will get a permanent bite by the RF bug..🙂

/Håkan

it's a really awesome Canon EOS film SLR.
It hit the market in 2001, and it's probably the last Pro 35mm SLR Canon will ever make. Magnesium alloy shell/chassis, rotary-magnet shutter that only uses power to open/close (none during long exposures), weather-resistant, 10FPS max speed, very awesome camera.

i had one about a year ago (paid a little too much for a user example), and sold it in a pinch- when i shouldn't have. I miss it, and i just found a deal on one.

 

[Chris Lynch]

funny you say that-
I just woke up from a nap, with a slightly different mindset of "do i even need this 1V right now?"... haha
no, i'll probably still get it if my Bessa sells. If you look at my signature, i've already got a pretty decent Canon EOS (SLR) Setup, with a big-honkin 1D (DSLR) as the centerpiece.
Later on, yeah i probably will get another RF- and yes, quite probably a Leica. Although if it were meterless, i think i'd go with a M4, or M4-P... but i've actually found myself drooling over the M6 "classic" from time to time.