The 'How many have you got' competition :-)

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Rich Silfver

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Pointless, ridiculous but yes oddly interesting...
"What do you got?!"

Who has the most RF's? ;-)

I can start and I know I won't win....

1) Olympus 35SP
2) Olympus 35RC
3) Olympus XA

Total: 3
 
So far:

Voigtlander Bessa R
Konica Auto S3
Minolta Himatic 9
Canon Canonet, QL 17 GIII
 
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Canon Canonet QL17 G-III
Fujica V2
Polaroid Model 440 Land Camera
 
When I wa sin high school and starting to get into photography, the objective was get as much gear as possible. who ever had the most was the best. Obviously, thats not reality.

today I have

leica m6 ttl
35mm 2.0
fuji tx-1
45mm
30mm
 
OK, ahem... My inventory shows these:

Canonet G-III QL-17
Yashica GS
Konica Auto S2
Minolta Hi-Matic G (aka "faux rangefinder")
Contax G1 and 2 lenses

Next year I hope to add a Leica M6 to my roster.

Jorge, I'm afraid I'm not the best by any stretch of the imagination... :(
 
Well,

Im broke now. :( after giving away a high end dvd player on HTD, the bank is busted. But, I am trying to get one last hike in the enchantments before the end of the season. Wish some of you guys were from the Northwest, it would make anawesome field trip for pictures :)
 
Well, I am probably older than the rest of you so I've been accumulating them for a longer period of time, but here goes.....

Mamiya 6
Fujica GS645 Professional (Possibly for sale)
Leica M5
Minolta CLE
Canon P
Nikon S2
2 Contax T's
Yashica
35
YK
YL
Lynx 1000
Lynx 14
Electro CC
Electro GL
Konica hexar AF (I know it doesn't count but it sure is a nice camera)

Recently sold:
Leica M6
Leitz Minolta CL
Yashica Lynx 5000
Olympus 35SP
Regula Gypsy

Gerry
 
Hey, Flinor, aren't you inflating your inventory here... ;)

Just kidding.

Now, is the Contax T a rangefinder?
Why did you sell your M6? I want one!!!:(
Same applies for the CL, but I don't want one that bad...
Is the Canon P metered? If I'm not mistaken, that's the one that looks like the Leica M-series, right?

I'm green with envy... :)
 
Actually, Francisco, I think I may have missed a couple. Everything's packed away for a week while the house gets recarpeted and painted. And I did forget 4 Yashicas that I just sold in a garage sale. M, MII Minister and a J.

The Contax T is a rangefinder with a fixed, collapsing 38mm 2.8 Zeiss T* lens and a detacheable side mount flash like the Olympus XA. The rangefinder patch is diamond shaped like some of the Yashicas. It dates to about 1980 I think. It has a weak film transport but otherwise is a little gem.

I sold the M6 and the CL because I found myself using the CLE and M5 much more often. The CL went only because a friend kept asking me to sell it to him and he finally caught me at a weak moment.

The Canon P is not metered. It does look a little like am M but in a few ways was ahead of Leica for it's time (1958). It has a 1:1 viewfinder/rangefinder, rewind crank and an opening back. Very nice camera to use.

Gerry
 
Gerry,

If I insist enough, then, would you sell me one of your treasures?

Just kidding.

Thanks for the clarification on the Contax T and the Canon P. I've been curious about the latter ever since I found out about them in the Steve Gandy's website. They go for pretty high prices, though... That was unexpected to me. Good luck unpacking stuff. Think of it as an advance on the Xmas fun!
 
And the winner is.... Flinor! :)

Funny..I've been looking at the Canon P for some time now as well... Good looking camera and seems to be a capable user as well... We'll see....
 
Ok, let's see if I win:
Argus Autronic
Pax M3
Bolsey Model B-(2 of them)
Yashica Electro 35 GS
Yahica Electro 35 FC
Ricoh 500
Kodak Retina ll
Tower 51
Taron Unique
Balda Super Baldina
Super Westomat 35
Argus C3-(3 of them)
Kodak 35 RF
Rocca
Canon Canonet 19
Minolta Hi-Matic 7s
Petri 7S-(3 of them)
Ansco Anscoset ll
Yashica Lynx 5000E
Petri ES Auto
Olympus 35 ECR
Minolta Hi-Matic F
Zorki-4
Kodak Signet 40-(2 of them)
Argus C44
Beauty Super L
Minolta A5
Minolta AL
Mansfield Eye Tronic
Kodak Retina l
Lordomat
Fujica 35-SE
King Regula
Canon Canonette 25QL-(2 of them)
Ricoh 500G
Acon Model ll
Petri Color 2.8
Agfa Selecta
Petri Prest
Yashica MG-1
Bolsey B2-(2 of them)
Bolsey Jubilee
Konica Auto S2
Samoca Model LE
Yashica Flash-o-Set-(2 of them)
Canon Canonette 28
Yashica Electro 35 GSN
Kalimar AM
Tower 18B
Tower 18A
Argus C3 matchmatic-(2 of them)
Argus V100
Mamiya Pro Promatic
Voigtlander Bessa RF
Wirgin Edixa
Graflex Speed Graphic
Polaroid Spectra
13 Polaroid folding Rangefinders
And no, I don't use them all regularly, I'm ashamed to say. I've collected cameras for 30 years and have approx. 400+ so there's only so much time. Favourites: Zorki, Bolseys, Argus, Petris and Yashicas.
 
My-oh-my... I'm feeling dizzy... and very, very small...

Now, Curt, did you recite the list from memory or did you have to go through your stash, or is it you have a nicely written list in your computer?

Quite an impressive herd you've got. But there's a small, big gap: I don't see a Canonet G-III QL17 in your list. You have two of the 19 and two of the 25 kind (which, I must admit, are not seen often), but not one of the little jewels the 17s were in their time.

And still keep going strong!

JK. Congrats!! :)
 
WOW! Interesting - and amazing collection...
Why no Olympus 35RC/RD/SP/SPn/UC?
I would have thought that at least one of them would have found their way into that amazing collection :)

And, gotta love that Yashica 35 GSN you have listed there. Good user camera.
 
Leica M2
Leica M6
Leica CL
SuperIkonta A
SuperIkonta BX
SuperIkonta C (2 of them
SuperIkonta D (waiting for 116 film to be available again :)
Canon P
Canon VIT
Canon L2
Canonet QL1.7
Contax IIIA (BD)
Contax IIIA (CD)
Contax II
Kiev II
Kiev III
Kiev IVA
Bessa R
Bessa R2
Bessa R2C
Bessa T
Blues Bessa T with Heliar
Conatx G1
Contax T
Hexar
several Russian ltm as well
Fuji GS 60/4
way too much stuff lol
 
OK, here goes, but it won't top the first posting.

Leica M4-2, three lenses (1983-85)
Minolta SRT-101 (1970)
Minolta SRT-102 (1974)
Minolta X-700 (1985)
Minolta Maxxum 7 (2002)
Olympus Stylus 140 (2002)
Yashicamat 124 TLR (1970)

I also have various lenses for the two types of Minoltas.

Then there is a Welta 35mm folding camera of probably pre -World War II vintage. But it's solid as a brick, has an f2 Schneider lens, and still works.

And speaking of a brick, I have one of those, too. Do I HAVE to mention the make? Found it at an antique store a while back. They wanted $20 for it, so I couldn't resist. It's sitting on my mantle, and I haven't tried film in it yet. Since I can remember when they were 'everyman's' 35, it's a nice reminder of how many years have gone under the bridge.
 
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