What film camera should I get next?

Oatmeal box
Aluminum foil
Gaffers tape
Sewing needle
X-Acto knife
Sheet film or paper
Stopwatch, hourglass or sundial
Have fun with your search!
 
Sounds like you need different films than more cameras.

BTW, I'd swap the Nikkor 50/1.4 for a 50/1.2 or CV 2/40. Will make your FM2 more interesting
 
giganova said:
Help that poor soul find a new toy! :D Unconventional ideas are more than welcome!
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Similar to you, I shoot Nikon and Leica small format, Mamiya RB67 medium format, and Fuji digital.

I also shoot Nikonos underwater, large format sheet film, large format pinhole, and medium format pinhole.
 
Get a large format camera. If you want to stay busy looking for bits, get a Rittreck 5x7 then begin the hunt for the 4x5 back (more common than the 5x7 back), and then the 8x10 and plate backs. Or make your own back. You'll have no problem obsessively looking for lenses, lensboards, film holders, the odd new bellows, bellows extension, filters for all the oddball size threads you've collected, off the film plane light meter, a spotmeter, cable releases, a better tripod, a better developing method, different films, different papers...
Phil Forrest
 
A Stereo Realist. ALL one eyed cameras give the the same thing. The Realist gives Three Dimensional Photography.
 
This shot is AMAZING!!!

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35mm SLRs are useful but I agree about the Nikon FM2. I have two of them and they are totally reliable but there really is something annoying about that shutter clack. What you need is something perhaps a bit smaller and with a nice shutter sound, which implies a cloth shutter. The answer is an Olympus OM2n. There are no LEDs, you can either see just the needle (on manual) or the automatically selected shutters speeds (on auto). Not very expensive so why not try one, you can always resell it if you don't like it.
 
What you need is a Linhoff Super Technica 23. And I have just the kit for you. The point is not about images anymore. That's sooo passe'. It's about fondling classic 50's German cameras.
 
Ko.Fe. said:
Wrong statement. "What camera should I get rid of next" is correct.
At least this is what I'm asking myself if I have more than ten cameras.
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I allow myself one camera for each day of the week. Of course in photographers math that means you can have 8-9, but seriously, now days if want something (never really "needed" anymore; always "want"), then something has to go. I'm a firm believer of taking at least two cameras on a trip (I had one fail on a trip out in the middle of nowhere), and in order to be reasonably assured to have two available, you need at least three at home (I had one fail right before a trip once too). For me, I like at least two different systems, for variety --> e.g., SLR and rangefinder. Ergo, 7 seems like a good number.
 
OK, I sold all the "small" cameras and have $2k+ to play with (wife approved). I'm left with:

  • M4 with a 50/2 Rigid
  • M4 with a 21/3.4 Super Angulon
  • Mamiya RZ67 with 50/110/250mm lenses
What would you get next? Another Leica M, a more portable MF camera? I'm tempted to get a Plaubel/Makina 67 for MF portability or an M2/M4/M6 in black (because they are so pretty) :D. Texas Leica (Fuji GW690) is tempting, too, but I am not a fan or plastic housings. I considered LF but that is too much hassle, sticking with 35mm and MF film for now.
 
giganova said:
OK, I sold all the "small" cameras and have $2k+ to play with (wife approved). I'm left with:

  • M4 with a 50/2 Rigid
  • M4 with a 21/3.4 Super Angulon
  • Mamiya RZ67 with 50/110/250mm lenses
What would you get next? Another Leica M, a more portable MF camera? I'm tempted to get a Plaubel/Makina 67 for MF portability or an M2/M4/M6 in black (because they are so pretty) :D. Texas Leica (Fuji GW690) is tempting, too, but I am not a fan or plastic housings. I considered LF but that is too much hassle, sticking with 35mm and MF film for now.
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Personally, I would go for something medium format. I only say that because I have been swept up in it ever since I starting shooting medium format. I think the RZ67 is a solid choice. I really like that you can rotate the back for vertical or horizontal pictures. I have a Pentax 6x7 and vertical shooting is difficult due to its weight (still love it though). Budget for a really nice tri-pod if you go this route.

If you want something you can shoot without a tri-pod, consider a Rolleiflex. I took mine on a trip to Germany last month after a lot of hemming and hawing about what to bring. In the end I was very happy I took it. It's a great camera all around.
 
I'd go for portable medium format. My favourite being a Rollei 3.5f and a Plaubel Makina Wide. I can take a Leica and one of the aforementioned in a small bag and be set.
 
Xpan is my vote, but only because I got one kind of recently and still in the honeymoon phase. It just feels great, like a Leica, but with a completely different field of view. Makes 35mm film shooting new again because of the composition requirements. Then again, I know these cams are getting old in addition to becoming expensive, so my recommendation comes with some reservation.



I also really like the Mamiya 6 and have been eyeing one in my local shop for a while. I can't recommend it from experience, but I had the Mamiya 7II for a bit and loved it. I just like the form factor and the rangefinder style 6x6.
 
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