FrankS
Registered User
Looking at my photo gear, I see that many times I have doubles of my favourite/ most used cameras. Anyone else?
M2, lllf, F3, OM1, OM4 (soon), Rolleiflex, Rollei 35, Nikonos V, Hexar AF, Fuji GS670II.
It's useful to have identical (or near identical) models to reduce lens switching, different films, backup, etc.
M2, lllf, F3, OM1, OM4 (soon), Rolleiflex, Rollei 35, Nikonos V, Hexar AF, Fuji GS670II.
It's useful to have identical (or near identical) models to reduce lens switching, different films, backup, etc.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
I have three Olympus OM-4T bodies, but its the only thing I have multiples of. The OM-4T was my main 35mm system and still is for many things, though since getting my Leica, I have shot much more with it. My reason for 3 bodies? I use a lot of Kodak tmax 3200 but there are times i'll begin a roll of it and not finish right away and i need another camera for Tmax 400, which is my main 35mm film. The third body is just a backup; it was sold to me very cheap and I couldn't turn it down. Sometimes I have color film in it.
I want another Leica because there have been times i had the wrong film in it. May buy one next year if things keep going well.
I want another Leica because there have been times i had the wrong film in it. May buy one next year if things keep going well.
Gumby
Veteran
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
back alley
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i have always had at least doubles of most of my cameras.
j_fletcher
Member
i have 3 Ricoh gr1s, got them cheap though!
peter_n
Veteran
Completely agree. I used to have two M7s and now I use two MPs. I pair 28/50 or 35/75 on them and it's amazing how you come to depend on being able to switch FOV instantly. I do try to use the same film in both though.
ARCHIVIST
Well-known
I have 21 Yashica Electro 35 ( Original, G, GS, GT, GSN and GTN ) plus 2 MG-1 ( was 3 but sold one recently ).
Have always had at least two cameras of any one type I owned.
Always take two cameras on a shoot of a specific subject / project.
Have done this for 37 years.
Regards
Peter
Have always had at least two cameras of any one type I owned.
Always take two cameras on a shoot of a specific subject / project.
Have done this for 37 years.
Regards
Peter
dexdog
Veteran
I have 3 Contax II, 2 Canon 7sZ, 2 Canon IIF2, 2 Contax IIa, and 2 Canon FTb. I like gear (and pie).
shyoon
Well-known
At one point I ended up with 3 Olympus 35 SP's but sold all of them to fund my Leica M4. Now I'm considering buying another M4 to serve as a backup.
peterm1
Veteran
Yep. Several versions of the Pentax preSpotmatic cameras (s1, S1a etc) All essentially the same camera though. Also until recently I had 2 M3 bodies and an M4P. A bit excessive don't you think?
ully
ully
Yes,
2-minoltas
2-konicas
3-Yashicas
2-olys
2-digital cameras
4-pentax film slrs
2-minoltas
2-konicas
3-Yashicas
2-olys
2-digital cameras
4-pentax film slrs
DanOnRoute66
I now live in Des Moines
I can top that -- I have four, including my first one that actually was hand-assembled by Jim Domke himself. It is the dark brown (the original and, for awhile, only color) bag with the plywood bottom insert. Edit: And, oh yeah, I almost forgot: I also have the reporter's satchel, which I don't really think of as a camera bag but it is a Domke. I use it as a combination laptop case and briefcase.
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photogdave
Shops local
The only thing I have in doubles is focal lengths - but they have different maximum apertures.
ully
ully
Forgot,
2-Feds
2-Feds
Krosya
Konicaze
Yep:
Presently:
3 Hexar RF
EOS RT and 630 (basically the same thing)
Welta Weltur - one 6x6 and one 6x9 - not really the same - but very much similar.
In the past:
2 Canonets QL17 GIII - now one
2 Kowa Six - now one
2 Canon AE-1P -now none
2 Rolleiflex 3.5E Planar - now one
2 Autocords - now one
And I'm sure more others which I dont remember anymore.
Presently:
3 Hexar RF
EOS RT and 630 (basically the same thing)
Welta Weltur - one 6x6 and one 6x9 - not really the same - but very much similar.
In the past:
2 Canonets QL17 GIII - now one
2 Kowa Six - now one
2 Canon AE-1P -now none
2 Rolleiflex 3.5E Planar - now one
2 Autocords - now one
And I'm sure more others which I dont remember anymore.
smiling gecko
pure dumb luck, my friend
yup...
yup...
mamiya 6 & mamiya 6mf
rolleiflex slx model 2 & rolleiflex 6002
richoflex tlr & mamiya c220 tlr
zorki 4 x2
om1 & om2
p6x7 & (maybe soon) p67
oly xa & oly xa2
canon pellix & (maybe soon) canon rt
nikonos III & nikonos IV
yup...
mamiya 6 & mamiya 6mf
rolleiflex slx model 2 & rolleiflex 6002
richoflex tlr & mamiya c220 tlr
zorki 4 x2
om1 & om2
p6x7 & (maybe soon) p67
oly xa & oly xa2
canon pellix & (maybe soon) canon rt
nikonos III & nikonos IV
kermaier
Well-known
3 Canon F-1N bodies, and 2 epson R-D1s.
Makes sense when you're enamored of cameras mo longer in production.
Ari
Makes sense when you're enamored of cameras mo longer in production.
Ari
markwatts
Mark Watts
I don't enjoy changing lens outside
Multiple FM3A, F100, S3 and D300/D700.
Multiple FM3A, F100, S3 and D300/D700.
Agreed, and I too have noticed a tendency to "double-up" in similar gear. Sometimes a different finish or a variation on the model.
And backup, indeed... Last Winter when my black Hexar RF started making round-trips across the country to the repair shop, I got a silver finish one to use in the meantime... glad I did, and it's still mean time for the black one.
amateriat
We're all light!
Having a pair of identical bodies, for my principal camera system, always made sense. For the better part of what we can now call the last decade this has been a pair of Hexar RFs, along with a trio of M-Hex glass (28/50/90). Going back and forth between cameras is simple, fast, fluid. On the rare occasion that I feel the need for a third body, I have the M2, which transitions easier from the Hexars than one might think. (It pleasantly surprised me.)
- Barrett
- Barrett