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gabrielma said:
that would be frank's sale.
i was just teasing him, but you never know...
joe
What a choice! Maybe more a matter of getting both systems, and deciding which one to get first!gabrielma said:
FrankS
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gabrielma said:Frank, how did you get to be so wise?I mean it, I'm not being a wise-a myself
If that's a serious question: Well sometimes it happens when you get older. Especcially if you've learned from making a lot of mistakes along the way.
The M2, M3, and IIa may currently be shelf queens but these lesser-used cameras (for the time being) won't be for sale.
Edit added: I meant for the time being these cameras are lesser used, not: for the time being they are not for sale.
Some things are worth hanging on to and passing on. I got interested in photography after finding my father's old RF camera in a closet. My daughter (12) has a strong artistic streak and who knows? My 2 BMW motorcycles will also get passed down. I'm sure my son (10) will appreciate one of those.
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tajart
ancien
such a rich thread, focal length preferences and wise choices- at least they strike a responsive chord. i think we all start out w a normal focal length, 50, and then preferences come through experience. for many years i found the 50 just too normal, and used 35 summaron and IIf as my primary and exclusive set up, and that lens migrated when i went to an m3.
i was amazed by a beautiful color photo by a friend who made it w a 50 'cron on a r5. it made me aware again of the beauty of the 50, but it was probably more about how the artist brought a number of elements together to make the picture that worked so well.
when i put a 50 back on, it almost felt like a telephoto. for someone who preferred 35 for years and never thought they'd have use for a 50, i find the following 50s in my bag of goodies: collapsible cron, current cron, nokton, summar, elmar, as well as another 'cron for my r7. and conversely, going back to 35 felt so expansive and so good, and so normal- i go back and forth between my two favorites, 35 asph and 8 element cron; the 35 elmar is a blast to play with. i traded my 35 summilux back to the guy i bought it from originally.
i never thought i'd go wider than 28...until i put a 21 on, then a certain tom hooked me on the 15 heliar and the vc 28/3.5...
as we gain experience and come across bodies and lenses we can't live without, some come and go, some remain, and some will indeed be passed on to kids and grandkids- i currently have a ltm for each, and i go back and forth about which lens to dedicate to which body, and like frank, my preferred ride is bmw (r100 gs)... i gotta get out and shoot now. ride on!
i was amazed by a beautiful color photo by a friend who made it w a 50 'cron on a r5. it made me aware again of the beauty of the 50, but it was probably more about how the artist brought a number of elements together to make the picture that worked so well.
when i put a 50 back on, it almost felt like a telephoto. for someone who preferred 35 for years and never thought they'd have use for a 50, i find the following 50s in my bag of goodies: collapsible cron, current cron, nokton, summar, elmar, as well as another 'cron for my r7. and conversely, going back to 35 felt so expansive and so good, and so normal- i go back and forth between my two favorites, 35 asph and 8 element cron; the 35 elmar is a blast to play with. i traded my 35 summilux back to the guy i bought it from originally.
i never thought i'd go wider than 28...until i put a 21 on, then a certain tom hooked me on the 15 heliar and the vc 28/3.5...
as we gain experience and come across bodies and lenses we can't live without, some come and go, some remain, and some will indeed be passed on to kids and grandkids- i currently have a ltm for each, and i go back and forth about which lens to dedicate to which body, and like frank, my preferred ride is bmw (r100 gs)... i gotta get out and shoot now. ride on!
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