How Addicted to Buying Gear Are You?

[dnk512]

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/07/magazine/the-futile-pursuit-of-happiness.html

 

[Austerby]

I have finally gotten the monkey off my back. I have decided to sell

Me too:

3 x M cameras (various)
3 x Summicrons (various)
5 x other Leica lenses (various)
2 x other RF lenses (various)
1 x evil SLR

I feel good!

I am keeping 3 x rangefinders, 3 x MF, 1 x dSLR, 1 x 35mm SLR, and some lenses too

 

[FrankS]

I have to admit to getting a kick (emotional high) out of finding a good photo deal. Yesterday in my local Craigslist, someone listed a Rolleiflex with closeup lenses for $30. I didn't get it because someone else saw the ad sooner, but for a time, it was exciting to think that I might. Did I need another Rolleiflex? No, but for that price, I would have bought it and it would have made me happy to do so.

 

[Ronald M]

Like Michael Jackson to pain killers. My name is Ronald and I buy cameras. My last lens was over a month ago.

 

[DrLeoB]

Many are the faces of a Collector

Many are the faces of a Collector

It all started with a "deal" off of Craig's List ... turned out to be a IIIcK and I was hooked.... Now have about 35 wartime IIIc's and others. But now, I am happy ... I have had the chance to learn so much about them and hope to share much of that information with all. Thanks to LeicaTom for working with me on this project.

 

[-doomed-]

Im now having the reverse of GAS and am selling stuff I bought and keeping my gear to a minimum. I just want to sell my R2A and buy a more modern 50mm for my M3. Possibly try a 135 on it but I doubt it, I like a cleaner 90/4 elmar than the beat to hell one i got for $27.00 off ebay with haze and a ton of scratches. The plus side of that 90/4 is that it still works well for B/W and it was cheap.

 

[Al Kaplan]

I wouldn't mind getting an old Rolleiflex with an uncoated Tessar lens in series I bayonet to replace the one I foolishly sold years ago. Sometimes veiling flare can be a good thing.

http://thepriceofsilver.blogspot.com

 

[raid]

Al,

I bought such a camera a month ago. Now, Eddy Smolov has brought it back to life.
It has a Zeiss Jena Tessar 75mm 3.5 lens. It looks uncoated to me.

 

[raid]

I am getting better these days at first selling items before purchasing new items. It gives me a good feeling that I don't have too much equipment just sitting here.