FrankS
Registered User
300 x $800 
Finally he makes his wife happy.
Finally he makes his wife happy.
Hektor
Leicapile
Well, I don't know that they were ALL worth $800............
One or two of 'em were worth about $10,000.............
One or two of 'em were worth about $10,000.............
Robin Harrison
aka Harrison Cronbi
Hektor said:
Seriously? He kept 250 cameras secret from his wife?
Getouttahere!
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
I can just hear Frank, Gene et al when they meet me at the Toronto meet...Hektor said:Hold one in each hand and the others evenly distributed in your pockets
"Hi, Trius ... is that a 50 or are you just glad to see us?"
Trius, planning to wear cargo pants AND a photo vest.
Hektor
Leicapile
Robin Harrison said:
Yep !, and that was just the Leicas, he had nikon as well but mostly reflex.....
She thought his hobby was steam trains.........!
Hektor
Leicapile
Hektor said:
Well, he had a few of them as well......compared to the steam trains the Leicas were easy to hide.......!
Robin Harrison
aka Harrison Cronbi
Hektor said:
Well if she's looking for something to do with those cameras, there are plenty of RFF homes waiting....
Two hundred and fifty. I had to spell that out to make sure it was right.
K
Kin Lau
Guest
Hektor said:
What... the full size ones? After you buy your own train, everything else is peanuts
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
And you have lots of nooks and crannies in which to hide cameras!Kin Lau said:What... the full size ones? After you buy your own train, everything else is peanuts
Trius
kiev4a
Well-known
250 Leicas hidden from a wife who thought he collected Steam trains. This is one of the most entertaining exchanges in recent memory
ywenz
Veteran
Why so many 50's ? Just get the best one you can get and move on to the other focal lenghts... Wow this RF-craze is definitely worlds apart from the DSLR craze..
furcafe
Veteran
If you count 55mm, 45mm, & 47mm among the "50's," I have over 60 in a variety of mounts, mostly Zeiss Ikon Contax RF & LTM. Not all of them are in shooting condition, of course . . .
K
Kin Lau
Guest
Mini steam trains are neat... this is not a model railway that fits on a table, but actually working steam trains about 1/10th scale. Actually pulls passengers. I'll post a few shots I took of a local club a few months ago when I get home.
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FrankS
Registered User
ywenz said:
"Best" is not only about sharpness. There are nuances of "look".
And yes, I agree, the RF craze IS worlds apart from the DSLR craze! DSLR's are all about newest and greatest which is only transient. RF's are about feel and quality, where a 1960's body or lens is "better" than a modern one.
Yes! All you people only need one 50mm lens!
Why are you hoarding them???
Send them to me. I'm a Collector...
Why are you hoarding them???
Send them to me. I'm a Collector...
ywenz
Veteran
FrankS said:
No so true. That comment can only apply to camera bodies. Good SLR lenses are timeless.
> Good SLR lenses are timeless.
The metal ones are timeless. The "polycarbonate wonders" have a limited number of mount/dismount cycles before they wear out.
The metal ones are timeless. The "polycarbonate wonders" have a limited number of mount/dismount cycles before they wear out.
ywenz
Veteran
Brian Sweeney said:
like I said... "good SLR lenses" The Canon L series, for example... not all metal ones are timeless. Only >=good SLR lenses are timeless.
FrankS
Registered User
I consider many classic RF bodies to be timeless. Still working well after 50 years and good for another 50 after a CLA. This is certainly not true of any DSLR body which is obsolete in 7 years.
Used L lenses are more expensive than icky old 50mm RF lenses.