Is it me but do we have a problem here?

[RichardS]

Toby,

I stumbled across this site, and found it interesting. After reading some thread, I joined the forum. Then I dusted off my GSN, which was sitting on my book case for a year or so, to take some pictures. Next thing I know, Kiev IIIa, Kiev 4a, Contax II jointed my GSN on my book case to keep it company. After reading Paul's little review on Kodak Retina IIIS, I got 2 and a whole set of lenses!!!! :bang:

This site is bad influence. However, I would not admit that I got the acquisition disease, but I will admit that I am fascinated by the quality of those old cameras and lenses. They feel different when I hold them in my hands. They just don't make cameras like those anymore. With all being said, I do use all (well, most) of my cameras regularly.

Jason.

You seemed to have overlooked all the other Yashica Electros. Buy a half dozen of various models to keep company with your GSN.

Dick

 

[JasonC]

You seemed to have overlooked all the other Yashica Electros. Buy a half dozen of various models to keep company with your GSN.

Dick

Well, I guess I am more an interchangeable lenses kind of guy. And I like to control the aperture and shutter speed combination. Beside, all those Electro variations kind of look the same to me (don't yell at me). The only other Yashica I’m interested in is the Lynx, which lets me control both the shutter speed and the aperture.

Jason

 

[RichardS]

Well, I guess I am more an interchangeable lenses kind of guy. And I like to control the aperture and shutter speed combination. Beside, all those Electro variations kind of look the same to me (don't yell at me). The only other Yashica I?m interested in is the Lynx, which lets me control both the shutter speed and the aperture.

Jason

The Yashica Minister D also allows you to do that although since it has the EV system, you will also have to adjust that to get the other settings you want. But if you can find one, and I think one is for sale on eBay right now, it will probably have a lower price than the Lynx.

Dick

 

[Poptart]

Okay, I've bought a lot of gear lately but I was finding stuff cheap and it's a sin to let good equipment sit idle, so I buy it and re-sell it. Well, most of it.

 

[dostacos]

Been sitting here reading various threads. Why is everyone so obsessed with buying new stuff? I've always found the surest way to make my photography worse is to have any kind of major upheaval in the gear I use. When I bought medium format gear it took me months to really get the best out of it and the same when I traded my eos kit for voigtlander. I've even heard a camera dealer say the reason why there are so many good condition leicas around is that people will not invest enough time to learn to use them -they go back to af slr's. Is it just me or am I going mad? Should we form cameraholics anonymous? ( "Hi I'm Toby and I've gone 3 days without buying some dubious piece of equipment that will disappear into my camera cupboard after a week")

Toby it is you! 🙂 I for one am new to the RF world so I need to get some gear to actually have gear to shoot.

next I have a Nikkor 85/2 lens that came with my Bessa R and I plan on selling it to get a 50/1.5 why? because I want to stay with the brand that goes with the camera [I really like the click stops on the lens]

I find my shooting technique with SLRs and MF does not work with RF [ note to self MUST keep focus hand below lens.... :bang: ]

and I have not found any "dubious" piece of equipment mentioned here, what type of gear did you have in mind???/

 

[ray_g]

Dan - I'm looking for an 85/2 LTM Nikkor. Sent you a PM.

 

[jdos2]

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I had one of those 85mm f/2 Nikkors in LTM- used on a Hexar RF, and it was simply outstanding. A wonderful lens, with a great drawing. Very much like good J-9 I have, and less prone to flare.

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[Sonnar Brian]

The Nikkor 85mm F2 is an outstanding lens. Pop Photo did a test on it in 1991 and it fell into the "Good for a modern lens" rather than "Good lens of the '50s".

I have one in LTM, one in Contax mount, and two in S-Mount. One of those two was dirt cheap and is rare, the markings were not listed in Rotoloni's book. It was a cross-over when Nikon was changing the markings and min F-Stop, and has "old" and "new" features on it. Just keeping the thread on track...

 

[XAos]

Not only are we obsessed with buying new gear we often put silver oxide batteries in our old mercury cell cameras, so there!