Do you know how many cameras you own?

Eighteen. Hmmmm. Feels like too many.

(6) Leica: KE-7A, M6-2000, M9, IIIg, R6.2, R9/DMR

(3) Nikon: F-Std ELF, F2-DE1, SP

(1) Canon 7

(3) Hasseblad 501cm, 203FE, SWC

(1) Rolleiflex 2.8F Aurum

(2) Folders: Voigtlander Bessa II, Zeiss Super Ikonta 531/2

(1) Linhof Tech Master

(1) Panasonic GF1
 
Not nearly as many as I used to. I took a couple of years off from photography and purged a good deal of my collection. Now I'm down to a relative handful:

  • Bessa R
  • Olympus XA
  • Sigma SA-7n SLR
  • Fuji Natura S Black
  • Lubitel 166U TLR
  • Seagull TLR
  • Olympus C-7070WZ digital camera
  • Canon Vixia HF200 camcorder
  • iPhone 3GS

I've thought about trying to get down to just one camera and one lens, but I'm not sure that will ever actually happen.
 
Seventeen, and a significant amount of cognitive dissonance is lifted. Adios R9/DMR, you were breaking my back.


Vickko said:
Seventeen. Hmmmm. Feels like too many.

(6) Leica: KE-7A, M6-2000, M9, IIIg, R6.2

(3) Nikon: F-Std ELF, F2-DE1, SP

(1) Canon 7

(3) Hasseblad 501cm, 203FE, SWC

(1) Rolleiflex 2.8F Aurum

(2) Folders: Voigtlander Bessa II, Zeiss Super Ikonta 531/2

(1) Linhof Tech Master

(1) Panasonic GF1
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There was an older man who lived with some GAS
He had so many cameras, he couldn't just let one pass
He fed them some film without any light
Stuck them away, and called it a night.
 
Great thread.. I no longer think that I must get rid of some cameras. All of you have put me to shame. That said, I never keep more than 1/3 of my cameras in any one place for fear that my wife will figure things out. She loves to throw things out. A few days ago she suggested that I put all my cameras on our king size bed. That told me that my hiding scheme has worked. A single bed... that is funny.
 
Okay, since my last post in this thread I've added...
Pentax Spotmatic SP
Mamiya m645 (to replace one that was slowly dieing)
Olympus 35SP
Nikon F
Vivitar 400/SL (M42 thread)

All of them function...for now I'll be using the Vivitar in place of the Spotmatic SP for the brighter viewfinder when using the slower lenses...the Spotmatic with the 50mm 1.4 lens is fine... but when I mount the 28 or 35 in 3.5 it gets a little too dark...
 
After selling and/or trading four cameras, as of next week I will have 7: 3 Canons, 1 Minolta X-700, Mamiya 7ii, Chamonix 45n-2 and a Leica M5 ;)
 
Looks like I am the only one who have told the wife how many cameras actually owe...
Maybe that's why I have only a few:
Leica M2, R7, III, X1
Rolleicord Va
 
I'm (very slowly) filtering this down.

Looking at what I've used recently:

- One low light capable camera / lens (Lynx 14)
- One Barnack LTM body because I love the size and handling (Leica IIIc currently)
- One LTM compatible body for wide angle lenses (Canon P)
- One small camera with automatic exposure (Not decided)
- One 35mm SLR for longer lenses, macro, etc (Nikon F4s)
- One 120 SLR for wider angle lenses than folders/TLRs (Bronica SQA)
- One TLR because they're just fun to use and awesome in general (Autocord).
- One 120 folder (not decided) for a more compact body.

Now, going beyond that, there are some cameras which I enjoy using but don't have a specific roll like the Retina IIIc, various small rangefinders, etc. Same thing with 50mm lenses. Those probably push me out of core user into collector. I'm slowly becoming okay acknowledging that. ;)

That said, I'm hitting another purge point right now of all the stuff I haven't really used much at all so hopefully I'll be down a few more cameras/lenses soon. I had a goal of getting this under control by the end of the year and I'm not on track yet. ;)
 
Nikon D70
Nikon D700
Nikon D2x
8x10 Cambo Legend
4x5 Shen-Hao
4x5 Calumet
8x10 home made pinhole
4x5 home made pinhole
24x72 home made pinhole

That's it!
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13... getting rid of 1, so 12

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13... getting rid of 1, so 12

I tend to get two of a kind. 2 Medium format (one 6x7, one 6x6). Two Olympus OM2's (one OM2, one OM2n). Two digital systems (one Canon 60D, one Olympus E-PL2). Two EOS 1 film (one 1n, one 1v). Two Yashica Electros (one off for CLA, one working). Two Canon rangefinders (one VI-L, one P).

How many lenses... 18 that aren't build in the camera. The EOS system shares four or five, the rangefinders have 6...
 
taskoni said:
Looks like I am the only one who have told the wife how many cameras actually owe...
Maybe that's why I have only a few:
Leica M2, R7, III, X1
Rolleicord Va
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Well, not really. My wife's a photographer too, and knows what cameras are and what they do (take a look at the website). Also, we've never had enough money for either of us to buy anything expensive without the other's approval -- which may be why we have no debts.

Cheers,

R.
 
I try not to think about it..

Leica M2 (1962)
Leica M3 (1955)
Leica M3 ELC (1956)
Rolleiflex 3.5 B Tessar
Yashica MAT 124 G
Nikon F100
Nikon D90

too many..?
 
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