some perspective, please

gents,

you all have too many good points to ponder!
i'm not sure what i'll do. part of me wants new toys to play with and the quickest way to that end is to sell the mamiya kit.

what is best for me is to think long and hard on this and see what my 'gut' tells me also.

if i did some soul searching and was completely honest with myself...well...lately when out shooting i have been blind to any good shots. nothing passes by my camera that looks good. i can't seem to get the creative juices flowing at all.
i think, maybe, that i'm wishing for an equipment miracle - one that will let me see again, if only i had a new camera.
hhhmmmm....

joe
 
ok folks, i'm on that thinking thing again.
now, i'm thinking i want a canon p or 7 series camera along with a 35 & a 100 mm lens combo.
i'm looking at one (canon p) on ebay now.
from what i've read, the p was the last of the best built canon rf.
i think i could easily live with this set up.

comments?
anyone want to trade for a mamiya 6 and some lenses?

joe
 
ok, i realize that i just may come off looking somewhat indecisive, but i've changed my mind again!
i went down to the local camera store and played with a bessa r, along with the 35 and 75 mm lenses, and now that is my newest flavour of the day. they only have a demo in stock but that means i can work a 'deal' on the price and i think i may have been the only one to handle it as there has been no interest in the camera for a while locally.
so, i will be posting a for sale sign on my mamiya outfit later this afternoon as i'm waiting on a local guy who has expressed interest in the body.

please don't think less of me and my rambling problem solving ways.

joe
 
That sounds like a nifty package, Joe! The 75 is a gem. Which 35 is it, the f/2.5 Classic?
 
thanks for the encouragement doug!
yes, it's the 2.5 35 i'm looking at.
i don't really need anything faster as i usually shoot with faster speed films.

joe
 
I have the 35/1.7 and 75 to go along with my R. If I were to do it again I would have gotten the 35/2.5 classic as it is much more compact and produces similar results. I walked around a little with the 75 today. Next time you go to look at the kit, fit the 75 to the camera and walk around focusing it. It is a little difficult to focus up close, but once you get 8 to 10 feet from your subject it snaps in focus like it should. It is a very nice lens as Doug says.
 
joe, let us know which 'perspective' you finally adopt :D

as for me, i'm pretty much convinced on the classic canon rf system... and for a 35 probably it's going to be the cv 35/2.5 pancake. the classic black 35/2 is getting impossible to find in the same price range... i'll keep using the jupiter-8 too.

so maybe in a while we'll be able to compare both outfits :)=
 
i will do that oscar.
i appreciate your support and interest, it must seem like a roller coaster ride with me and this decision.

i have someone coming over to my house this afternoon to look at the mamiya 6 body. if he buys it then i'll pick up the bessa r tomorrow, and the lens whenever the money order for the second body shows up in my mailbox.

i could have a whole new outfit by this time next week.

joe
 
Well I blew my "Cosina Nikon-S Lens Fund" that I raised by selling off some Nikon F accessories on another SP. A real good user condition camera, lots of brassing, no dents, with lens; the lens aperture needs repair and the RF had to be calibrated. $900 on EBay. While I was on a roll, I took the bezel off of the Black SP and calibrated the RF (was off by 3' at 15'). I do not care how "mint" a camera looks, if you can't use it, it is worthless. Somehow I do not think that the Mint- SP that sold for $2,900 the same week will see much film.

BUT, I am with Taffer on the Canon 7. The viewfinder is every bit as good as the SP, it has the 35mm lines in the same finder, it has a metal foil shutter, and the meter on mine is accurate. So why doesn't it go for a lot more? A Canon 7s (CDS version) had the same production number as the SP and goes for a lot less than my User SP that I got for half the price of one in similar condition at a camera show. The Canon 7 handles every bit as nice as the SP. It's just that "best of Nikon" legend I guess.
 
i am still intrigued by the idea of a canon 7 or a p. but i think it may be a 'down the road' purchase as a second body. 2 lenses - 2 bodies, still a small kit.
maybe i'll sell a few of my fixed lens rf cams to help the process along.

joe
 
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