What Christmas Present to buy myself 🎄

[wlewisiii]

So payday is Friday, I can afford to splurge for myself one new-to-me toy. I have pretty much narrowed it down to one of two things:

A used Pentax HD DA 15mm F4 ED AL Limited lens for my Pentax K-5 kit

Or:

A chrome Nikon F2 body with plain prism from 1980. Very late serial, nearly the end of production.

There's only ~$9 difference between them so that's no help 🤣

I know what Sonnar Brian would say! Anyone else?

(oops, meant to put this in general discussion...)

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Lens is much more practical for photography. Especially WA.
Film cameras are mostly decorative items these days.

 

[JohnGellings]

I don't photograph in bathtubs or small closets, so I'd go with the F2.

 

[Jonathan R]

Film cameras are mostly decorative items these days.

No reason why they should be, unless irreparably broken, which seems unlikely for an F2.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

No reason why they should be, unless irreparably broken, which seems unlikely for an F2.

To make it reason OP will have to wait for next year bonus to get reasonable amount of film and else.
And who knows. Maybe girlfriend with steady income and free attic.

 

[vitaly66]

The DA15mm/4 is one honey of a lens

 

[santino]

F2!!!!

 

[splitimageview]

If you don't buy the F2, let me know so I can. 😎

 

[Godfrey]

Buy both, pay the credit card off on the second one next year. 😉

 

[KoNickon]

Definitely the F2, if you can only get one.

 

[JeffS7444]

If you're young and broke, you could do worse than to check out this book 🙂
I Will Teach You To Be Rich » by Ramit Sethi
Take the lessons to heart, and someday you won't need to sweat the small stuff!

 

[wlewisiii]

I'll be sure to look at it on 1 April.

 

[wlewisiii]

I ordered the HD DA 15/4 this morning, putting off the F2 till the next paycheck. Perhaps, with luck, I'll get a offer for a discount too 😉

 

[Muggins]

Anyone else got Christmas presents for themselves in mind?

I've just discovered that the No2 Portrait Brownie comes with the same three apertures as the ordinary No2 Brownie, for me that's a full-on photo system! Very tempted...

 

[MISH]

I bought myself a Leicaflex SL and Pentax Spotmatic F. I am picking up that Teach Me To Be Rich book from the library but I have a feeling that it will tell me to quit buying cameras. ( I would have bought the F2)

 

[agentlossing]

I am picking up that Teach Me To Be Rich book from the library

At least you didn't buy the book... it's a start!