Same camera, why?

[Pablito]

redundancy for work

redundancy for work

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I have three Olympus OM-4T bodies and Two Leica M6 bodies. Partly for backup, I use this stuff to earn my living, and partly because I often carry one body with Tri-X and one with Ilford 3200 so I can shoot under any lighting conditions. Its good to have the bodies matched so everything works the same, makes life easy when going back and forth.

 

[Matus]

Have you found yourself owning more than one camera of the very same model? How many? Why?

No I don't. I am married 😛

But seriously (as Chris said) - I could imagine having two 35 mm slrs (or RFs), 2 Rolleiflexes or a second Mamiya 6 body - for longer trips to have 2 different films at hand or as a backup ...

 

[Andrea Taurisano]

Ideally, I'd have two M9-P, one with cron 50 and the other with 24mm. Unfortunately, I can't convice myself that getting a bit less dust on the sensor by avoiding lens switch is worth the price of a M9. Even harder (read impossible) is to convince myself that I have the money to buy it.. 😀

 

[Doug]

My cameras seem to run in pairs, too, though often close relatives rather than identical. Maybe just different finish color, viewfinders, etc. My rationalization is redundancy in case of loss or if one goes in for service. Also, I do like the machinery, so the choice is validated by getting another. Two is generally enough, though!

An exception was the Pentax LX... I got a pair of these for my wife's use in theatre photography, and over a number of years she thoroughly trashed them, and one was lost by the post office going in for service. That one was replaced, so when she eventually switched to digital, that newer one was still workable. Ugly, though, so when I spotted a mint LX for sale with a 1.2/50 I snapped it up. So, three, with two working!

 

[Frontman]

I collect cameras, and I resell cameras as well, and in time I have accumulated many copies of certain cameras. I can't pass up a good deal when I find one, and it's often a good way to make a little extra money to go toward something else. But, after a few years of doing this, I now have hundreds of cameras...🙄

 

[Lax Jought]

I currently own a Leica M8.2 (and a LX5 and Canon 7D).

But my ideal set up would be the Leica M8.2 with a telephoto on it (the crop sensor would give the telephoto extra reach) and an M9 with a 50mm lens.

The M9 and the 50mm would take up most of my photography while the M8.2 with the telephoto would fill in the rest.

 

[B.J.Scharp]

As many here I have two M3's to use different films. The reason I have identical cameras is because the M3 fits my lenses the best.

 

[jsrockit]

Nope. But... I'd have two M9s if I could... 🙂

 

[furcafe]

Yes, for backup, both in the normal sense of having an extra working body to use w/different lenses/films & having a non-working body for parts (for relatively rare cameras like the Kodak Ektra & Bell & Howell Foton).

 

[karlori]

Have you found yourself owning more than one camera of the very same model? How many? Why?

I own 2 FE2's and 2 Bessas T... My most honest reason is pure admiration!

Cheers,

Juan

Yeah, Leica M3 and Pentax MX both in my opinion pinnacle of their respective designs.
😀 pure admiration and uncontrolable gas to be honest.
But the MX's have different focusing screens on them I had to have them both 😉 .

 

[thegman]

For me, cameras are a hobby, so I like to try lots of different kinds, so would not own more than one of the same thing. If I was a pro, then it makes sense to get the same thing as a backup.

 

[barnwulf]

With 35mm cameras, Leicas and Nikon S3s, I often load two different speed films or maybe a roll of color so it's more convenient to have two bodies that are alike. Or, sometimes same film but two focal length lenses. For my Zeiss folding cameras, Zeiss Super Ikontas, IIIs and IVs, different speed films or a color roll. Or maybe a backup camera. Jim

 

[mugent]

I've haven't bought the same camera twice yet, but I can see it happening, just because I regretted selling the last one.
I used to have GF670, and if I was to get back into MF, that's probably what I'd buy again, simply because it was near perfect as a camera and I really liked it.
I can be a little hasty in selling things, especially when they are quite valuable.

 

[Vics]

I remember many years ago reading in one of the Popular Photography annuals that the "Europeans" had not gone for the then-newish "system" approach to the degree that Americans had. When Nikon started giving out posters of their comprehensible camera system, American PJs bought it hook. line and sinker. The article said that European pros were more likely to buy several brands of camera for the various kinds of things they did well. Over here, the system remained king. A guy like Al Satterwhite, who did lots of photo illustration, might actually own most of that system. So among amateurs of a certain age, the mystique of the system still reigns supreme.

 

[robbeiflex]

Nope, only one of each. It would be great to have a partner for my black M6, to use different film and focal lengths at the same time, but luckily my indecision over whether that partner should be a meterless M4-P or a chrome M6 has kept my GAS at bay.

Cheers,
Rob

 

[oftheherd]

I have 3 Fujica ST 901s. They are a really great camera and I have several Fujinon lenses. As with others, being able to carry the same type of camera with different lenses or film is nice, and I just don't ever want to no be without at least one working 901. So far, all three are chugging along fine. The second two I got at bargin prices.

I have 4 Yashica FX 103s I got very cheap after my Contax 139 died. They fit my Contax mount lenses and are a nice camera in their own right. They also keep ticking after taking a licking. They don't get much use now that I have the 167mt, but I still sometimes use them. I may go to Korea in about a year for an extended visit. I will probably take a 103 over the 167 (or my Fujicas), for fear of theft.

 

[River Dog]

LIFE photojournalist Larry Burrows, with what I am guessing are Nikon Fs and a Leica M3.

 

[Rob-F]

2 FE2's, 2 M6TTL 0.58, so s to have a matched pair when I want two different films loaded, or to be ready with 2 different lenses. 2 Hasselblad 500c/m, in order to have a spare body as a backup; or I could keep one all ready with color, and the other with black & white.

 

[Calzone]

I basically am a slacker who does not like changing lenses.; secondly because I'm a rather simple guy I get confused easily especially under the stress of fast paced shooting; and thirdly because I tend to shoot in pairs of 28/50, 35/75, wide/normal or wide/tele.

Pairs: 0.72 Wetzlar M6/0.85 M6 HM; Nikon chrome F2/black F2; F3 non HP/F3P; Rollei 3.5F/ Tele Rolleiflex; Fuji G690BL/GL690.

Cal