SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Somehow, now that I've had a Nikon S2 for close to two years, I would like to handle, perhaps buy, an SP or S3. I went as far as to look for them online (prices and real-life needs sometimes turn off the lust) but the itch is still there.
I need another Nikon as much as I need a hole in my head. What do you guys do when you have this mild GAS issues?
I'm going to load my S2 with some decent B&W film and use it this weekend. In these cold days, it's becoming my main user (vs my metered Leica bodies).
See ya!
I need another Nikon as much as I need a hole in my head. What do you guys do when you have this mild GAS issues?
I'm going to load my S2 with some decent B&W film and use it this weekend. In these cold days, it's becoming my main user (vs my metered Leica bodies).
See ya!
maitani
Well-known
resistance is futile
you need an SP for 50 and a S3 for 35
given the fact that you own the S2 already i'll have a closer look at a good user S3, or one of those re-editions in black :angel:.
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
I had, and sold, a black S3 2000. Possibly the most beautiful camera I've owned, up the with a black Leica MP3.
Tough call Francisco! Enjoy that S2...great body for a 50mm!
Tough call Francisco! Enjoy that S2...great body for a 50mm!
James24
Well-known
The only solution is to buy something. Get a reissue S3 and vintage SP. Or a reissue SP and a vintage S3. Or both.
maitani
Well-known
Or both.
LOL good one...
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
As said above, I'll load my S2 with some color film or B&W and shoot it this weekend. I spent some time last night cleaning the external windows and playing with it.
Yet... the notion of an S3 with a 35mm lens isn't leaving my mind that easily...
Yet... the notion of an S3 with a 35mm lens isn't leaving my mind that easily...
VinceC
Veteran
The problem with the SP is that you then feel compelled to buy an 85mm and a 28mm. And every time you shoot with your S3, it keeps reminding you how much you need a 105/2.5.
maitani
Well-known
true that's why i bougt both...
maddoc
... likes film again.
mynikonf2
OEM
...let go Luke.
You do not want to wait till you can no longer see well enough to experience the pleasure of owning an SP (vintage or 2000 reissue).
In my life I have found that settling for less will cost me more, in the long run. I can not remember all the compromises I have made trying to appease my desire for (fill in the blank), only to find myself going for whatever it was I wanted initially.
You do not want to wait till you can no longer see well enough to experience the pleasure of owning an SP (vintage or 2000 reissue).
In my life I have found that settling for less will cost me more, in the long run. I can not remember all the compromises I have made trying to appease my desire for (fill in the blank), only to find myself going for whatever it was I wanted initially.
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Very convincing argument, Mike. I have noticed that the patch in my Nikon S2 is a bit faint, but then, it reappears when I move the camera (or myself). The fact that I wear glasses adds to the iniquity...
I'm just getting geared to buying something this summer. I'd like a new body and a new lens (a 35mm f2.5 at least). Who knows? I'm slowly getting used to the 50mm focal length with this S2 and with my Leica M3. As long as I don't need a viewfinder, that'll do it for me.
Time to keep the eyes peeled and search for deals!
I'm just getting geared to buying something this summer. I'd like a new body and a new lens (a 35mm f2.5 at least). Who knows? I'm slowly getting used to the 50mm focal length with this S2 and with my Leica M3. As long as I don't need a viewfinder, that'll do it for me.
Time to keep the eyes peeled and search for deals!