my functional RF collection

[FrankS]

A Minolta CLE was recently added to my RF collection to keep the CL company.
5 cameras, lenses from 21 to 135. I have 2 versions of the Canon 28f3.5 (chrome and black) as well as 35f2 and 50f1.8 Canon lens. Several other older 50mm lenses. This grouping has evolved over the years with additions and deletions, often through trades. I'm pretty happy with it. It's more than a one camera/one lens minimalist kit, but still a functional collection assembled to be used, rather than a collection that consists of multiples of bodies displayed on shelves. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

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[Ko.Fe.]

Frank, this is great!

I'm trying to keep my RF arsenal functional as well. M4-2 left for service. Kiev-II is serviced, but still in Kiev.
I CLA'd FED-2 with one curtain replacement earlier this year by myself.
I have one 90mm, sold yours 135, sold 28 as well. Five 50mm, plus another on its way. Two 35mm. Plus one 35 and 50 for Kiev-II.
And same as you, five RF cameras. 🙂 All of them are real joy in use.

 

[briansilcox]

I just loaded my Barnacks into the bag for a Christmas trip... Canon IIf-2 w Elmar 90 f4, Leica IIIf w Summicron collapsible 50 f2, and Nicca 3F w Voigtlander 25 f4 (snapshot) three different films, trying to establish the standard slow speed bw film choice.

 

[FrankS]

I use nothing but 400 speed Tri-X or HP5+ in all my film cameras.

 

[seany65]

I've got a 1965 fed 2 with a late (1980's, 90's?) I61LD, with lomography 400 colour in it, and a ricoh 50gx with lomograpahy lady grey 400 mono in it.

Dunno if they are properly functional as I've not put a film through them yet. I've had the film in the 500gx for over 2 weeks and I'm 'whizzing' through it. I'm already up to frame 9.

Being on the 9th frame after more than 2 weeks may not seem a lot, but for that's fairly 'chugging along'.

 

[mcfingon]

My most functional and frequently used RF's are now the M6 followed by the M2 then the III, with a 50mm lens for each (Leica, Canon and Zeiss), and one M-mount 35mm lens and one LTM.