shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
No change, I'm happy where I've ended.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
I'd have not sold my M2 with Abrahamson rapidwinder or my Hexar AF. I would have also kept my Kobalux 28mm. Aside from that, i wouldn't have bought all the intermediate crap that led me to this point.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest
Tim Gray
Well-known
I'd probably be exactly where I am now. The only real 'mistake' I made was getting an SWC. Very cool camera, but just not the camera for me. However, I didn't really lose that much on the sale and I had a fun couple of months figuring out it wasn't for me 
Everything else that I've bought or sold (really not that much) I haven't regretted one bit.
Everything else that I've bought or sold (really not that much) I haven't regretted one bit.
Brian Levy
Established
I think I'd be right where I am. A Rolleiflex for 6x6, a Bronica ETRS for 645 and 35mm and a Leica CL for a daily carrier and lightweight travel. I might have foregone the multitude of other cameras I've gone through over the years and maybe concentrated more on lenses and accessories for the Bronica.
If I were to add another system, I think I'd go with a Yahica FX3 Super (with new leather) and a couple of the Contax Ziess lenses. A purely mechanical camera that seems pretty rugged for an entry level. I have a pair of FX3 bodies and like them better than a Pentax K-1000 but never tried to make a system with them other than the 50mm Yashica lens; they sit in a closet not used in years.
As for digital, not really into it so the Olympus E520 would still be sitting at the house and mostly on the shelf.
If I were to add another system, I think I'd go with a Yahica FX3 Super (with new leather) and a couple of the Contax Ziess lenses. A purely mechanical camera that seems pretty rugged for an entry level. I have a pair of FX3 bodies and like them better than a Pentax K-1000 but never tried to make a system with them other than the 50mm Yashica lens; they sit in a closet not used in years.
As for digital, not really into it so the Olympus E520 would still be sitting at the house and mostly on the shelf.
graywolf
Well-known
Well, if I was starting over I would buy that new Linhof Super Technika IV with the 135/3.5 Zeiss I passed on because I could not afford it back in 1961.
Brian Legge
Veteran
I think I had to go through the strains of trying a bunch of cameras to figure out what I really wanted to shoot. Each camera was a learning experience which helped me figure out what I was really looking for in a camera.
I'm less than a year into shooting with rangefinders. I feel like it will be at least another year or three before I really know what works well for me.
So far, I know the smaller LTM cameras work well for me. That was a big surprise as bottom loaders always looked like they'd be awkward to hold. I'd either go with a IIIc, IIIf, etc. The R3A would also be in the list if I'd used one before as I do like aperture priority every now and then.
I also know I love TLRs and folders. I'd probably buy a good one of each. I'd love a folder with a coupled rangefinder which produces negatives similar in quality to the Zenobia but I haven't been willing to put down enough money to find that camera. A good Autocord would do me for a TLR - I'm sure a Rolleiflex would be better but I haven't had complaints about the Autocord and am somewhat budget minded. If budget weren't an issue, I'd just buy a Mamiya 7II instead.
I'm less than a year into shooting with rangefinders. I feel like it will be at least another year or three before I really know what works well for me.
So far, I know the smaller LTM cameras work well for me. That was a big surprise as bottom loaders always looked like they'd be awkward to hold. I'd either go with a IIIc, IIIf, etc. The R3A would also be in the list if I'd used one before as I do like aperture priority every now and then.
I also know I love TLRs and folders. I'd probably buy a good one of each. I'd love a folder with a coupled rangefinder which produces negatives similar in quality to the Zenobia but I haven't been willing to put down enough money to find that camera. A good Autocord would do me for a TLR - I'm sure a Rolleiflex would be better but I haven't had complaints about the Autocord and am somewhat budget minded. If budget weren't an issue, I'd just buy a Mamiya 7II instead.
mrisney
Well-known
Canon 5D MKII, with the 35mm 1.4 L and the Mamiya 6 system again