Sell everything and get an MP a la carte?

[Roger Hicks]

This evening, for dinner, I had the choice of fillet of pork, or duck breast (magret de canard).

Which should I have had?

Not "Which would you prefer?" but "Which should I have preferred?"

Cheers,

R.

 

[nikonhswebmaster]

This evening, for dinner, I had the choice of fillet of pork, or duck breast (magret de canard).

Which should I have had?

Not "Which would you prefer?" but "Which should I have preferred?"

Cheers,

R.

Or you might have preferred -- Honey-roasted breast of duck with smoked belly of pork, caramelised endive and ceps?
http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/honey-roasted-duck-breast-ceps-endive

 

[kshapero]

Or you might have preferred -- Honey-roasted breast of duck with smoked belly of pork, caramelised endive and ceps?
http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/honey-roasted-duck-breast-ceps-endive

It was sushi tonight for me, but staring at sable for tomorrow.

 

[twhittle]

Keep the Mamiya, sell the rest, go on a world tour, enjoy.

Now that is an idea. . .

 

[twhittle]

This evening, for dinner, I had the choice of fillet of pork, or duck breast (magret de canard).

Which should I have had?

Not "Which would you prefer?" but "Which should I have preferred?"

Cheers,

R.

I'm vegetarian, so I suppose that adds at least one filter.

Rodger, as someone who has made it their career learning about cameras and film techniques, do you think you could do one camera/ one format and one lens?

 

[michaelwj]

This evening, for dinner, I had the choice of fillet of pork, or duck breast (magret de canard).

Which should I have had?

Not "Which would you prefer?" but "Which should I have preferred?"

Cheers,

R.

In the typical style of camera/photography forums (or is that fora?) you should have had a third option that you said you don't like and/or can't afford, but that's what I like so you should too. 😀

 

[FujiLove]

Don't do it...unless you fancy selling that Mamiya 7ii to me for peanuts ;-)

 

[FujiLove]

I have no idea, why some are so attached to MF. Same as OP, I do 8x10 and Leica gives it nice and easy with very special character of the Leica lens, which most of MF gear has not. Most boring in the character of lens rendering prints I ever seen are from those Japanese MF cameras. They are sharp and ... nothing else. Yes, I also printed from IIb cord (flex) lens and it is also nowhere near to Leica rendering.

Sell it all! Support Leica!

I have to disagree with this. My Pentax 67 105mm and 165mm lenses are amazing. They're sharp, render beautifully and the OOF areas are as super-smooth as whipped cream making them fantastic for portraits. I'd take the Pepsi challenge with those two against anything Leica has ever produced, regardless of price. The Pentax lenses cost me £200 for both, and the 165mm was boxed and unused.

If you want to talk sharpness and detail for landscapes, there's the Planar on my Rolleiflex 3.5F. I'd love to see the Leica 35mm equipment that can touch that. The 3.5 is easy to carry all day, almost as well built as my M3 and cost £430.

MF equipment prices these days mean it's a complete no-brainer.

 

[FujiLove]

It always amazes me that people will give purchase advice to someone they don't know and knowing little or nothing about the type of photography they do or what their creative intentions are. Take a long walk and contemplate your choices. Or make a list of pros and cons. Then follow your instincts and do what YOU think is best. No offense to your or anyone else here, but this is an important personal decision, and the only one who truly cares what you do is you.

John

In fairness to the OP, there will be lots of people replying to this who have also contemplated the same thing and can offer their thoughts and conclusions. Other people will raise points and questions that they may have not considered. It's contemplation in written form!

 

[FujiLove]

Keep the Mamiya, sell the rest, go on a world tour, enjoy.

This plan will almost certainly:

1. Produce the highest number of quality photos

2. Generate the most happiness

3. Be the cure for the OP's GAS

4. Almost certainly be ignored!

😉

 

[philipus]

I don't get the logic at all but if you want a black paint Leica, get the Millennium instead. And if you need to sell, do keep one medium format camera unless you're really short of cash.

 

[Calzone]

The M2, like the M4, has a 0.72 viewfinder. However, it only has 35/50/90 framelines, with only one set of framelines visible at a time, for a uncluttered look.

F,

I forgot that the 35 frame also has the 135.

The larger frames of the M2 and M4 I like a lot more than the later metered camera frames.

Cal

 

[Roger Hicks]

Or you might have preferred -- Honey-roasted breast of duck with smoked belly of pork, caramelised endive and ceps?
http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/honey-roasted-duck-breast-ceps-endive

Nah... Too sweet. Besides, I don't have any smoked belly pork: only smoked pork loin (yes, as well as the unsmoked).

Cheers,

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

I'm vegetarian, so I suppose that adds at least one filter.

Rodger, as someone who has made it their career learning about cameras and film techniques, do you think you could do one camera/ one format and one lens?

Para 1: Green, presumably.

Para 2: Possibly, but why would I?

Cheers,

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

In the typical style of camera/photography forums (or is that fora?) you should have had a third option that you said you don't like and/or can't afford, but that's what I like so you should too. 😀

Dear Michael,

Of course! How could I have been so remiss? Kidneys, obviously. On a bed of pasta. Served with grapefruit juice.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

. . . if you want a black paint Leica, get the Millennium instead. . . .

Why? I'd like another BMW R90S motorcycle to replace the one I sold when I left California in '92. But I'd like it in Bol d'Or orange.

By your logic, I should buy a white R80 and fit a bikini fairing. IT'S NOT THE SAME. Besides which, the Millennium is a bloody M6ttl with the flare-prone finder: the MP finder is quite a bit better. And yes, I've tried both. And also M2, M3, M4-P, M6, M7...

Cheers,

R.

 

[twhittle]

Why? I'd like another BMW R90S motorcycle to replace the one I sold when I left California in '92. But I'd like it in Bol d'Or orange.

By your logic, I should buy a white R80 and fit a bikini fairing. IT'S NOT THE SAME. Besides which, the Millennium is a bloody M6ttl with the flare-prone finder: the MP finder is quite a bit better. And yes, I've tried both. And also M2, M3, M4-P, M6, M7...

Cheers,

R.

And which one did you keep?

I was explaining this to a friend who has more gear than me: I want to be able to head out the door and pick up my one camera not have to make a decision about which camera to take. I have only one set of eyes and fingers and so can only use on at a time. . .

 

[philipus]

Are we having a bad day? Apologies if I am misreading your post, Roger.

Yes, the MP is a different camera than the Millennium, esp with respect to height, size of the shutter speed dial, where the black paint is applied etc. But I was merely trying to say that a black paint MP is too expensive for what it is, given the info in Thomas's first post; it seems he would like a black paint body. I think I may suggest another camera, no?

You do make a good point regarding the finder, but that is also very personal and I know several who aren't bothered by flare. Still a Millennium with the upgraded finder will be a lot cheaper than a new MP alc.

Only my opinion which is likely worth very little. Sometimes I wonder why I bother posting.

P

Why? I'd like another BMW R90S motorcycle to replace the one I sold when I left California in '92. But I'd like it in Bol d'Or orange.

By your logic, I should buy a white R80 and fit a bikini fairing. IT'S NOT THE SAME. Besides which, the Millennium is a bloody M6ttl with the flare-prone finder: the MP finder is quite a bit better. And yes, I've tried both. And also M2, M3, M4-P, M6, M7...

Cheers,

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

And which one did you keep?

I was explaining this to a friend who has more gear than me: I want to be able to head out the door and pick up my one camera not have to make a decision about which camera to take. I have only one set of eyes and fingers and so can only use on at a time. . .

I still have one each of M2, M4-P, MP. I got rid of my last M3 years ago, because the absence of 35mm frames is a deal-breaker for me, and the M6ttl was a camera I had for review for a magazine: I had it about 6 weeks. Even if I could have afforded to keep it, I didn't like it was well as my other Ms (2x M2, M4-P and I may still have had an M3).

Deciding which film M to use really is not difficult. I don't like to have only one camera with no spare/back-up, so the MP is my main Leica, M2 (with Rapidwinder) is a back-up, and the M4-P is so ratty it's not worth selling. Having 3x M film cameras does not involve me in difficult choices when it comes to going out of the door!

Cheers.

R.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Are we having a bad day? Apologies if I am misreading your post, Roger.

Yes, the MP is a different camera than the Millennium, esp with respect to height, size of the shutter speed dial, where the black paint is applied etc. But I was merely trying to say that a black paint MP is too expensive for what it is, given the info in Thomas's first post; it seems he would like a black paint body. I think I may suggest another camera, no?

You do make a good point regarding the finder, but that is also very personal and I know several who aren't bothered by flare. Still a Millennium with the upgraded finder will be a lot cheaper than a new MP alc.

Only my opinion which is likely worth very little. Sometimes I wonder why I bother posting.

P

Not a bad day at all. I'm just pointing out that if you want something, you should only put up with second best -- and next to an MP the M6ttl IS second-best -- if you can't afford what you really want.

Cheers,

R.