thegman
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I find I use the cheaper cameras more anyway, as you're not afraid to sling it in a bag. I'm using a Zeiss Super Ikonta a lot at the moment. If it was suddenly destroyed, it would be a shame, but not a disaster.
Just stopped myself from "ramen for a month" life
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froyd
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Wow, such somber replies!
I believe the OP had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek when he wrote his post.
Oh well. Back to wearing my hair shirt and whipping myself.
I believe the OP had his tongue firmly planted in his cheek when he wrote his post.
Oh well. Back to wearing my hair shirt and whipping myself.
Canyongazer
Canyongazer
oh my
oh my
Right you are Froyd and the OP revealed he had resisted the M6's siren call....no need for the "harumph, harumph" finger wagging.
oh my
Right you are Froyd and the OP revealed he had resisted the M6's siren call....no need for the "harumph, harumph" finger wagging.
Roger Hicks
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You mean you ever take it off? Clearly you need a bit more misery in your life, and a bit less humour. I completely agree about the unwarranted gloom. Perhaps the OP will enlighten us on whose take is correct.
Cheers,
R.
baisao
Established
I have an M6 and really enjoy it. It is one heck of a tool. However, I found a Canon TL-QL with a 1.8/50mm FL lens all in like new condition at a junk shop. The kit is from 1970 and built like a tank. Paid $20 for the kit. Not only does it take great photos but it is fun to use too. And since it only cost $20 I can chuck it around in ways I never would my M6. Cheap and just as fun as my M6.
Jobin
Established
I own several cameras, none of which are a pleasure to use. They are all very cheap. They all take photos. I graduate in one month and ten days, when/if I land a nice job I will treat myself.
bigeye
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Remember a lot of "tuna shlt" (a can of tuna stirred into mac & cheese) & 1-gallon Gallo jug Burgundy as a steady diet. (My roommate took the boiled potato-and-cabbage approach to frugal cuisine.) We all wound up working in a large law firm after classes for their gratis lunch and supper. Felt well enough armed with my high school Minolta to avoid Leica diversions.
peterm1
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Cameras are like buses.........another one always comes along. (Even though we may not believe it at the time). A friend of mine used to say this about the opposite sex.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
I love ramen.
lam
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Roger Hicks
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Ah, yes: memories of cheap student cuisine. Don't forget pea soup with hot dogs sliced into it.
(But I did buy a Leica IIIa when I was 19).
Cheers,
R.
David_Manning
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Whatever you decide...whether it's worth it to you or not...DO NOT go into debt (ie. credit card or borrow) to own that M6.
What you're doing is something I struggle with from time to time, and even though I'm not reduced to eating Ramen (though maybe sleeping on the couch), after the high wears off, it's not worth it.
Reward yourself after you get that first job, first reportage published, or whatever. The M6 images will look the same as the M2 images...I promise.
What you're doing is something I struggle with from time to time, and even though I'm not reduced to eating Ramen (though maybe sleeping on the couch), after the high wears off, it's not worth it.
Reward yourself after you get that first job, first reportage published, or whatever. The M6 images will look the same as the M2 images...I promise.
Roger Hicks
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I'll drink to that -- in Plymouth Breweries Heavy, 1/5d (7p, $0.17) a proper-size pint (20 fl. oz) in the late 60s. Awful beer, but OK when you're in your teens.
Cheers,
R.
bigeye
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denizg7
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I've been wanting to get a leica m for 3 years. Waited paitently saved some money and my aunt gave me birthday money in 3 years time and i was able to buy my M
and honestly this will be my only 35mm film camera for good.
and honestly this will be my only 35mm film camera for good.
paradoxbox
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even if you got the m6 you might end up disappointed with it after the initial thrill wears off. maybe disappointed is too strong a word. maybe just less infatuated.
i'm a major impulse buyer, buying up lenses and cameras all the time.. i have an m3, i know that i'd love to have metering like the m6 but i love the build quality of the m3 too much. i don't lust after the m6 like i thought i would. i think a lot of people feel the same.
i'm a major impulse buyer, buying up lenses and cameras all the time.. i have an m3, i know that i'd love to have metering like the m6 but i love the build quality of the m3 too much. i don't lust after the m6 like i thought i would. i think a lot of people feel the same.
ornate_wrasse
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I think you made the right decision.
Sometimes fiscal self-discipline that is practiced in college comes in very handy later in life.
When a poor college student, I remember denying myself items that cost only a couple of dollars. Years later, I came to realize that it was a good thing in the long run.
peterm1
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If someone had said to me that eating ramen gives you gas I would have been surprised. Think how much more surprised I am to hear that succumbing to GAS gives you ramen.
_goodtimez
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+1 for this. When I travel for work (which I often do) I live on the cheap to buy gear. This means no restaurant, just cheap, but healthy and basic food. At the end, my reward, a new piece of gear !
Of course, no debt !
Out to Lunch
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What's wrong with ramen noodles? OK, plus one egg, perhaps.
