Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Me.(well, I will take your M6 though)
John,
Even if my Wetzlar M6 is morphing into a M2 because of the uncluttered framelines and into a M4 for that supersized RF patch. LOL. You don't call my cameras "monsters" for nothing.
I shipped the M6 yesterday, and it was delivered today. I wonder if Sherry will personally deliver my camera to NYC like she did twice before? It was 2008 when Sherry first overhauled that old M6. Shot it for a year with a broken frame counter until the RF'er went wanky.
I love that camera.
Cal
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
While I love cameras, I still can't bring myself to have more than three, maybe four including a backup.
The D3 and its workflow have forced my hand to be NIkon-centric. I have my very old FM as a backup for that camera but the FM has to be retired soon since there is separation in the prism right at the peak which is causing a dark stripe in the viewfinder right down the center, the zone of critical focus.
Until I can get another D3 or maybe D2 for working, the FM is the backup. And since I'm a bit distrusting of things that need batteries, the FM is going to be eventually replaced with an F2 preferably but maybe an F3 instead (yeah, I know it needs a battery.)
Aside from the Nikon gear, I still have my Leica M4 and 50 DR 'Cron, both of which I'll never get rid of but these days I barely shoot the Leica since all my 35mm work has been taken over by the D3.
The Mamiya 6 is a different story. Like the Leica, a camera that I have always wanted and now have with its three amazing, near zero distortion lenses. That system is just about perfect and for personal work, I'm slowly migrating towards the Mamiya more and more.
So, I love gear and deals I can't refuse are great, but can't seem to keep extras or unused things or duplicates in a format as my recent sale of all my NIkon RF gear is evidence of. So, I guess I can refuse deals... These days I'm starting to refurbish and sling parts for W114/115 Mercedes-Benz autos to keep myself busy while editors all over the country don't reply to my work applications. It's all good though, perhaps news photography isn't where my career lies, with my passion for cars, and all.
Phil Forrest
The D3 and its workflow have forced my hand to be NIkon-centric. I have my very old FM as a backup for that camera but the FM has to be retired soon since there is separation in the prism right at the peak which is causing a dark stripe in the viewfinder right down the center, the zone of critical focus.
Until I can get another D3 or maybe D2 for working, the FM is the backup. And since I'm a bit distrusting of things that need batteries, the FM is going to be eventually replaced with an F2 preferably but maybe an F3 instead (yeah, I know it needs a battery.)
Aside from the Nikon gear, I still have my Leica M4 and 50 DR 'Cron, both of which I'll never get rid of but these days I barely shoot the Leica since all my 35mm work has been taken over by the D3.
The Mamiya 6 is a different story. Like the Leica, a camera that I have always wanted and now have with its three amazing, near zero distortion lenses. That system is just about perfect and for personal work, I'm slowly migrating towards the Mamiya more and more.
So, I love gear and deals I can't refuse are great, but can't seem to keep extras or unused things or duplicates in a format as my recent sale of all my NIkon RF gear is evidence of. So, I guess I can refuse deals... These days I'm starting to refurbish and sling parts for W114/115 Mercedes-Benz autos to keep myself busy while editors all over the country don't reply to my work applications. It's all good though, perhaps news photography isn't where my career lies, with my passion for cars, and all.
Phil Forrest
I'm the same Phil. Any more and I get paralyzed wondering what I should use.
Range-rover
Veteran
Cal,
It's my favorite as well, I do like the M6 because of the meter but
the rangefinder on it I have to always center my eye in the viewfinder
or it will flare out on me, on the M4 I just look and it focuses nice and
clear. About gear I'm back up to 5 again.
Bob
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Yup.
I don't use the Mamiya because I have the D3. Or the other way around.
And I don't use my lovely M4 because of the D3 or the Mamiya.
It used to be, "I'll carry the SP and the S2 with a few lenses, but which ones?" Then I'd carry too much and not take as many photos as if I were limited to just one camera per format.
Phil Forrest
Particular
a.k.a. CNNY, disassembler
I'd love to see this come together. It might inspire me to concoct a 24mmx240mm. I'm not sure there is much need for such a thing, but that is no excuse.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
24x240mm! To get mine together, I just need to find another 65mm f/8 Super Angulon. I will be using an old rail bellows for focusing but will have three or four marks on the rail for zone focus.
Phil Forrest
ornate_wrasse
Moderator
That's my problem exactly! That's exactly why I will soon be selling my Epson R-D1. I just haven't put it up on the Classifieds yet. If anyone is interested, I can bring it when I come to New York next week.
I'm currently pondering what cameras/lenses to bring to New York. I'll definitely bring the M3 with the Nikkor SC 50mm 1.4 but I'm not sure I want to lug around my D700. I hauled it around Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons last month so I'm thinking maybe I need a break from the weight.
Ellen
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Ellen,
I'd bring just a wide and the 50 because you need to carry mucho film. IMHO it is much better to travel lite, not change lenses, and perhaps carry two small cameras with two FOV's to be able to shoot a lot. For me a 28 and a 50 make sense. The crowds are rather thick in New York and shooting 5 feet away from someone is not really a problem with a 28mm.
If only one camera and one lens it would be either a 28 or 35.
Cal
I agree Cal.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
GEAR:
Leica MD-2, M3-DS, M4, M6, Monochrom.
Nikon F3P, F3 HP.
Medium Format, Plaubel 69W, Rollie 3.5F "Whiteface," Pentax67II, Fuji GL690, GM670, Super Ikonta.
Generally I like carrying two cameras, but I never mix small format with medium format and never digital with analog. Lately been concentrating on shooting the Monochrom, but I stlll love film.
Cal
EDIT: Ellen if you want to shoot a crazy amount of film bring your Mamiya 6 with the 50/4.0. Pretty easy to shoot at least a dozen rolls a day.
Leica MD-2, M3-DS, M4, M6, Monochrom.
Nikon F3P, F3 HP.
Medium Format, Plaubel 69W, Rollie 3.5F "Whiteface," Pentax67II, Fuji GL690, GM670, Super Ikonta.
Generally I like carrying two cameras, but I never mix small format with medium format and never digital with analog. Lately been concentrating on shooting the Monochrom, but I stlll love film.
Cal
EDIT: Ellen if you want to shoot a crazy amount of film bring your Mamiya 6 with the 50/4.0. Pretty easy to shoot at least a dozen rolls a day.
stompyq
Well-known
I'am curious why you say you never mix digital with analog.
Different mindsets. Remember how Cal meters with his film cameras... I would imagine he doesn't want to mess with different ISOs.
jszokoli
Well-known
Month after month I let these meetings slip by; so this is the one. See you at 10am.
Joe
Joe
Welcome joe. See ya tomorrow!
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Pro-Mone,
As much as I like Jazz, I get confused easily. Also like a small annoying inbreed dog I have a very short attention span. I think this helps me be creative.
Also John is correct. I meter differently for digital and analog. Like the small dog mentioned above I am prone to all kinds of accidents because of impulse especially when excited. LOL.
I seldom mix ISO when I'm shooting two cameras, and in small format I don't mix rangefinder with SLR, but in medium format I like to shoot the Plaubel 69W with my Rollie 3.5F, but otherwise I generally only shoot one camera.
Understand that I likely have a learning disability that was never diagnosed. My daughter has a remarkable intelligence, some of the same problems with impulse control, and is very gifted in creativity. She was diagnosed with slurred hearing and with difficulties with linear processing of information, and a psychologist discovered a problem that is related to me (genetic). I type with only one finger, not two, and a second finger is utilized only for using the shift key.
Unlike most people who have a left hemisphere brain domenance and are righty's or right hemisphered lefty's I am bilateral with no clear brain specialization. I use my brain, I think, differently. I lack the specialization and the lateralization that most people have. I truely think differently. BTW ampidexterity runs in my family, but physically my right arm is about an inch longer than my left, so physically I am a very strong righty.
You once took note of how I hold a pen. There are distinct advantages to holding a pen in-between my middle and index finger and only including my thumb when writing; first if you write alot it is less fatiguing; secondly I can use my thumb and index finger independently to say turn a page with one hand without having to put the pen down; and lastly it is more efficient. I don't understand why most other people in the world do it the hard way that involves more work, is harder, and impractical.
Like this example stated above, I do a lot of things that annoys people.
Cal
ornate_wrasse
Moderator
I've decided I'll bring both my M3 and my M6. I'll have the Nikkor 50 1.4 mounted on one camera and my 28 Elmarit on the other. Maybe I'll even bring both of my 28mm lenses (the other one being the CV 28mm 1.9).
As you mentioned in another post, maybe I'll also bring my Mamiya 6 and the 50mm lens. After all, it does get spectacular results.
See you in less than a week.
Ellen
Range-rover
Veteran
Cal, I'll bring the F3 on the third and the OM1n I got all the way from England, nice
film stuff. Plus I'm thinking of selling the Pentax K20D and all the lenses. It's just
that there's alway's something else in digital.
Bob
film stuff. Plus I'm thinking of selling the Pentax K20D and all the lenses. It's just
that there's alway's something else in digital.
Bob
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Bob,
If you ever want to recover your F3 in leather I found it to be very easy. I saved all the intact leatherette so cutting out the leather is easy. I used double sided tape. Because my F3 HP is so fresh it looks like it was made by Prada.
The leather is mucho soft.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
They are all good, but there's something about a small light kit. NYC is a great place to shoot. Too many opportunities. I'm serious about shooting 12-20 rolls a day, especially if you start shooting 120. NYC is a shooter's paradise.
Cal