if you found a 5K lottery ticket ...

[djonesii]

Dear RF forum shooters ...

The RD-1 was recently sold .... I'm missing it a bit already.

So, lets say you hit the lottery for 5K!

Assuming you have NO RF CAMERA at this point:

Get an M8 + 35mm Leica lens ( or maybe a 25/40 cv pair)
Get an M9 and find the money for a lens
Sorry, gave up on RF for a reason, get a D800 or
just go on a trip!


Dave

 

[rxmd]

Go on a trip.

 

[forsakenrider]

pay off any depts, then spend the rest on film!

 

[jsrockit]

$5,000? ....

Olympus E-M5
Another X-Pro1
Epson V500
Leica M6
Roland TR-606
Korg Monotribes x2

OR

Canon 5d MKIII w/ 50mm f/1.2 or Nikon D800e w/ 35mm 1.4 & 50mm 1.4

 

[willie_901]

I would pack up my X100 and X-Pro 1 and head out on a trip. I'd return home after I spent 4K of the winnings.

I'd spend the other 1K on lab prints and framing.

 

[froyd]

If I were limited by the choices you offer, I'd say M9 and start looking for another 5K lottery ticket.

If not, ZI, 50mm Sonnar, 35mm Nokton, and Epson 700 scanner. I would also add a Contax Zeiss 21mm for my Contax G.

 

[sara]

I'd go on a trip for sure! and take a cheap compact camera!

 

[Vickko]

I thought you were going to spend it on the 50/2 ASPH.

Go on a trip. Find an inexpensive digi-PS and just have fun.

 

[Lauffray]

Get a high end scanner and go on a loooong trip 🙂

 

[j.scooter]

Xpro1 35, 60 lenses

Roadtrip!!!!

 

[FrankS]

Education fund for kids. Sorry to be a wet blanket.

 

[btgc]

Fridge full of film and decent scanner 🙂

 

[jaredangle]

If I were being responsible, I'd put the 5k toward tuition at my school for next year (40k a year for tuition alone!)

If I were being less responsible but still reasonable, I'd use the 5k to either spend a few weeks or a month in Namibia to do a documentary, or walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, again for a documentary/photobook.

If I were being the least responsible (but still pretty darn reasonable), I'd get an M6 TTL .85x, the ZM 50mm f/1.5, and perhaps get the Contax G 90mm lens converted to M mount. Or get a decent 35mm lens.

 

[Jack Conrad]

I'd fill up my gas tank, then
I'd buy that non functional XA I saw at the thrift store for $4, then
I'd buy 4950 more lottery tickets. Woohoo! 🙂

 

[Speedfreak]

Do nothing and hoard your money.

 

[wafflecakee]

Get my eyes laser'd.

 

[boomguy57]

Of the choices you mentioned...I'd get an X100 and go on two trips (hey, I travel cheap!). I'd be off to Iceland or Portugal, then off to London (my favorite city in the world) for some street shooting.

5k is a lot of money and if you're smart with it, it will last you a while on your travels.

 

[gb hill]

I'd buy film, developer, & a much nicer scanner than what I have. I might buy a CV50/2.5 to companion with the CV35/2.5 I now have.

 

[dude163]

buy a m8 and m6 1 used cron 50 1 CV wide angle

 

[shadowfox]

EM-5
used Nikon D700
Yamaha Motif XS7 + a pair of KRK Rokit 5

or...

Spend the money on an extra 1U server and co-location for 2 years and finally launch my camera-related website.