One camera / three lenses / 35mm film - Pick your system

[hipsterdufus]

Alright, let's play a GAS game. You've got an unlimited budget, but the kicker is this: you can only shoot with this system (and your body/lens choices) for the rest of your life. No digital, no medium/large format.

What do you pick?

 

[back alley]

leica m7
zm 25/2.8
zm 35/2.8
leica summarit 75/2.5

 

[hipsterdufus]

leica m7
zm 25/2.8
zm 35/2.8
leica summarit 75/2.5

Good choices! I'll play too, since I posed the question:

Pentax Spotmatic SPF
Pentax 50mm f1.4 SMC Takumar
Zeiss 25mm f2.8 ZS Distagon
Pentax 135mm f2.5 SMC Takumar

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Contax IIa, 21/4.5 Biogon Opton, 35/2.8 Biogon Opton and 85/2 Sonnar Jena.
This is an outfit I already own. If I had a chance to try post-war 85/2 Sonnar , then I might want to use it instead of Jena, but, for now, this is the outfit I can live with beautifully.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Good choices! I'll play too, since I posed the question:

Pentax Spotmatic SPF
Pentax 50mm f1.4 SMC Takumar
Zeiss 25mm f2.8 ZS Distagon
Pentax 135mm f2.5 SMC Takumar

Quite a wonderful choice! I have never tried any of modern Zeiss lenses, but the rest of it is first rate.

 

[hipsterdufus]

Quite a wonderful choice! I have never tried any of modern Zeiss lenses, but the rest of it is first rate.

Yeah, I know it's heresy on a rangefinder forum, but I would miss having the close focus of an SLR system. Interesting choice on the Contax IIa! I've never played with one, but would love to someday.

 

[Crazy Fedya]

Contax IIa is a fantastic camera. The only drawback is squinty viewfinder, but with 21, 35 and 85, I use external viewfinders anyway. Definitely worth a try.

 

[oftheherd]

I really couldn't do that. I have many lenses for a reason. Some always got more use than others, but they were all in the arsenal for a reason, and all got used.

But if I had to, I would cry for my Fujica ST901 and fixed lenses from 18mm to 300mm.

But for lens coverage, I would probably go for my Contax 167mt, with my C/Y mount zooms from 18mm to 150mm. (EDIT: That is an 18mm-28mm, 28mm-70mm, and 75mm - 150mm)

I would cheat and not tell anybody I also had a 2x tele-converter and my Contax 50mm f/1.4. 😀

 

[edge100]

MP

Zeiss 21 2.8
35 'Lux FLE
Hexanon 60 1.2

 

[Godfrey]

Leica M4-2
Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH
Summilux 35mm f/1.4 v2
M-Rokkor 90mm f/4

or

Leica R8 + winder
Elmarit-R 24mm f/2.8
Summilux-R 50mm f/1.4
Summicron-R 90mm f/2

or

Nikon F plain prism
Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI
Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AI-S
Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AI-S

or

Rollei 35S: put it in my pocket and don't worry about anything else.

The scary thing is all of the above is already in my equipment closet...

G

 

[hipsterdufus]

The scary thing is all of the above is already in my equipment closet...

Yup, I have a relatively embarrassing amount of gear. Interesting to think of what I'd pare it down to if I were forced... Kinda the reason I started the thread.

 

[Corran]

Nikon SP
21mm f/4
35mm f/1.8
50mm f/1.4 Millenium

 

[Maiku]

Within my budget

Olympus OM2n
50mm f1.4
35mm f2
85mm f2

Not within my budget

Leica MP
35mm f1.4 FLE
50mm f2 APO
75mm f2 APO

either camera system with Neopan 400!

 

[DNG]

Leica M7 (.58) with 21/35/75 (Al A Cart) Silver Chrome
Leica 21mm f/3.4
Leica 35mm f/1.4 ASPH
Leica 75mm f/2 APO

 

[ktmrider]

Leica M2
21/35/90

 

[Gerry M]

Contax G2
Zeiss 28, 45, 90

or

OM2n
Zuiko
28/2.8
50/1.4
100/2.8

Because that's what I have, and either vastly exceeds my abilities.

 

[airfrogusmc]

M3
21 lux, 35 lux, 90 cron

 

[YYV_146]

Leica MP
21mm Summilux ASPH
35mm Summilux FLE
50mm Summicron APO ASPH

Why settle 😀

 

[pet905]

F3HP, 28mm AIS, 50mm f1.2 AIS and Zeiss 100 f2 Makro-Planar.

 

[splitimageview]

Alpa 11el and 50mm Kern Macro Switar, 28/3.5 Angenieux, 100/2 Kinoptik 🙂

Realistic: F100, 50/1.8 G, 105/2 DC, 20/2.8 AFD