What Gear Do You Crave?

What Gear Do You Crave?

  • Leica M9

    Votes: 182 29.1%

  • Leica Film Body & Lens

    Votes: 130 20.8%

  • Hasselblad Digital body

    Votes: 25 4.0%

  • Hasselblad Film Body & Lens

    Votes: 37 5.9%

  • Nikon D3x or equivalent

    Votes: 12 1.9%

  • Lens for DSLR

    Votes: 16 2.6%

  • Linhof

    Votes: 18 2.9%

  • Rolleiflex

    Votes: 29 4.6%

  • Bessa III

    Votes: 15 2.4%

  • A collectors Item

    Votes: 21 3.4%

  • Other

    Votes: 140 22.4%
  • Total voters
    625
I would like a 120mm lens for my hasselblad for some portraiture, and a Mamiya 6 to experiment with the square in a more user-friendly way, but more than any gear I crave to make the most of my shooting when it comes to the finished product in the darkroom, and that puts any of my cravings in perspective :)
 
I'd like a very fine collapsible 50 for my FED-2, perhaps a Heliar 50/3.5; a compact 28 faster than f2.5 for my FE2; and a compact digital RF/VF such as the Canon G11 or maybe that new Fuji ...
 
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I crave to have someone:
- fix my 5000ED
- scan/PP all my negs w/ my 9000ED (100 rolls +)
- store and catalog said negs
- and do it all for a dinner.


Oh, and he/she has to cook that dinner too :D
 
Oh, a really tough one. I can rule out a digital anything as I still have no love for them but do have a really nice DSLR. I've always had a hankering for a Hassey but considering the going price for used ones vs the cost for a Bronica ETRS or SQ, both that have excellent lenses just does not make me want to open the wallet. Yes, if I could find a bargain, I'd jump.

I have several vintage so not thrill, also while a Leica could be in the short list, after all the years when I could have bought 1, they never seemd to get me to spring; I preferred the feel and size of my Leicaq CL in the final analysis.

What's that leave? I recently pulled out my Rolleiflex and started pulling the system back together and fell in love all over again. It fell out favor as I built up my Bronica system. I am fairly sure that once my medical issues are put to rest, another Rolleiflex and more accessories are #1 on my list. It seems in the final analysis to be probably the best format and design of any including a rangefinder, slr, etc. The Rollei is quite light, the square format while not the optimum for many does not have the vertical/horizontal issue of either the 645 or 35mm. It can yield a 6x6 or crop easily to a 645. The accesories while not cheap make it a fairly complete system camera. Even with the 75mm.f3.5 lens, it can be shot at 1/30th of a second with no camera shake. At that speed most cameras require a tripod. Yes, there are other TLR cameras out there worth considering but other than the Yashica Mat none of them seem to have a chassis nearly as decent.
 
I really want to sell a pretty beat up M4, my IIIf, 4 Pentax 67 lenses so I can get my Leica II fixed and buy another Nikon SP. That should to it. I'll probably think of something else next week. - jim
 
maddoc said:
Good choice, except that I prefer the M-Rokkor over the Summicron-C (had the Summicron-C before) and the 28/3.5 Skopar for the size ...:)
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Nice. I was thinking of either the Rokkor or Leica. This would be my "size" lens, while the 28mm would be for low-light and indoor shooting. I have a 28mm f/3.5 lens for my Nikon SLR that I have used a lot and find f/3.5 too slow for most indoor shooting, which is where I find wide angles most useful due to the tight quarters.
 
filmfan said:
Nice. I was thinking of either the Rokkor or Leica. This would be my "size" lens, while the 28mm would be for low-light and indoor shooting. I have a 28mm f/3.5 lens for my Nikon SLR that I have used a lot and find f/3.5 too slow for most indoor shooting, which is where I find wide angles most useful due to the tight quarters.
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... agree about the 28mm. It is possible using a RF camera (no mirror slap) but still a stretch (or 1600ISO film).
 
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