Thinking of taking the one camera, one lens plunge.

Matt(1pt4) said:
I do enjoy the gear . . . and you are right, it will be worth just as much/little in six months, but some of it's been sitting for a couple of years already . . . I could just sell the lot, escrow the money until I get the itch for something different, and then use it to buy a second M6ttl, a .58 though, with a cron v4. I've always had a thing for that square hood.
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This sounds like a good place to start. Why not sell the two items which are in obvious surplus (one Hexar and one 35mm lens) and put the money towards an M body with a .58 viewfinder? If it works out for you, sell the current M6. You'll have succeeded in reducing your kit with little need for regret, as nothing except the viewfinder magnification will have changed.
 
Roger Hicks said:
The bounder!

Well, the fella was clearly unreliable. French, y'know.

Edit: I assumed that the deliberately old-fashioned use of language would reveal that this was a joke -- does anyone seriously use the term 'bounder' nowadays, let alone 'fella' and 'y'know'? -- and a further clue to my Francophilia is that I've lived in La France Profonde for the last 6 years. Even so, in response to a PM I've added this para... Trouble is, I HATE smilies and emoticons.

Second edit: a further PM suggests that I 'clearly do not respect the French'. (The author was not French).

Was anyone genuinely offended by this? Or did they take it in the same sense as the previous post, where someone called him a cheat?

How much walking-on-eggshells do we have to do? I'd be especially interested in responses from French RFF members.

Cheers,

R.
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Whomever PM'd you clearly doesn't have a sense of humour. Don't worry about it - the internet and even RFF is full of people who have little or no social skills and spend much time in seclusion. They compensate by getting all worked up about perceived insults and trying to call people out on it or "correct" them.
Your comment seemed clearly tongue-in-cheek to me!
 
photogdave said:
Whomever PM'd you clearly doesn't have a sense of humour. Don't worry about it - the internet and even RFF is full of people who have little or no social skills and spend much time in seclusion. They compensate by getting all worked up about perceived insults and trying to call people out on it or "correct" them.
Your comment seemed clearly tongue-in-cheek to me!
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Yes, I think we get the point.

Thank you Roger for adding some explaination.
 
To return to the topic, I often go with one camera, one lens (usually a 50).......but lurking somewhere in the depths of my pockets, - or the wife's bag is the XA, which gives a little wider! :D
 

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I think that shooting with one lens and body outside matters much more than having single equipment at home. I could see large part of equipment as money in the bank. That worst I know is the shooting outside having two lenses or bodies. You start thinking "what if I used other.."

Having more lens in the same focal lenght is easier so you can get more accustomed with the perception of your seeing. Or try have large differences between FL like 21(28)-50-90 as for my case. Wide normal tele etc.
 
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Keith said:
You've only got to look at HCB's work for a little while to see why he never never really developed much as a photographer and pretty well remained a street snapper most of his life. He crippled his career by restricting his lens and gear choices and I, and a lot of good people here are not about to make the same mistake! :angel:
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Yeah, it is a shame that HCB passed away before he reached his full potential.
 
Look familiar ?

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("Sunday on the banks of the River Marne")

Obviously NOT taken with 50mm.

Roland.
 
35mmdelux said:
different strokes, diff folks thing.

...want to keep it within certain constraints. I want to concentrate on my "vision" more than anything else -- to make a personal breakthru -- and no amount of extra gear will help me reach this goal.
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This assumes one has already chosen the one lens that will help define his "vision." It's an easy decision, then.

I think what we're talking about is
1) a continuing search for THE lens that will enable ultimate contentment.
or
2) photographers who haven't conceded that they can be content with a singular "vision."

Personally, i don't really understand how anyone can settle for one lens. Not to offend anyone, but it seems a bit narcissistic to work with the assumption that what you are currently using is the best and only tool to manage all objectives. One really has to love one's own 'output,' no? On the other hand, i'm never satisfied with what i've done. And, far from having ONE photographic objective, i have several, and some are replaced by new ones on a semi-regular basis. For instance, if my photographic 'idols' are Avedon, Koudelka, McCurry, VonUnwerth, Meisel, Clfford Coffin, and Andreas Bitesnich, it would be pretty ridiculous to think i could ever be happy with doing things One way, with One piece of equipment. And, yes, the ultimate goal is to make MY photographs. Of course. But, my influences and interests are still too far ranging to be covered by one instrument.
 
from the original post...

The kind of photography I'm interested in is a bit hard to describe, but I'm not a generalist; I shoot B&W photos that help me understand the world around me, and I expect I can do that better with one camera and lens than with many."
 
Nh3 said:
For the record, HCB sometimes carried three cameras, click on the image:
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Ahhh ... I never get tired of watching his fancy footwork!

That's what's missing from my photography! :p
 
CK Dexter Haven said:
Not to offend anyone, but it seems a bit narcissistic to work with the assumption that what you are currently using is the best and only tool to manage all objectives.
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That's making the assumption that there actually is a best tool for my goals. Perhaps there isn't.

FWIW, I'm not sure that I have photographic idols, but the folks whose work I admire used everything from a Leica to 8X10 glass plates, so if went around trying to emulate their gear choices, I'd quickly go broke.
 
sonofdanang said:
I am ambivalent, nearly disinterested with regard to gear. I've borrowed, rented, bought when I needed to. I have no GAS, fortunately. I spent most of the summer traveling with one body and one lens - a manual focus 50/1.8 E series Nikkor on an inexpensive dSLR body. With FOV crop that turned into a 75mm, a length that I enjoy. Never thought about it - and I've also spent long periods in my life hauling a lot of gear around.

Use some of your second-string/spare/backup gear as a temporary trade with a peer on a LF camera. Then it's not apples vs apples, if you take my meaning.

By the way, I just took a turn through your website. Good images.

Good luck.
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Thanks for the kind words.

I could probably arrange a trade of that sort, and it might something worth pursuing.
 
photogdave said:
Um, Roger asked a question. I merely answered. I didn't think I went overboard or anything. :confused:
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Sorry Dave, I was actually agreeing with you.

Let me restate for the record.

I think it is fine for members to PM each other respectfully if they find offense in a post. I also appreciate that Roger considered that opinion and clarified that he was making his comment in jest. I also agree with you that we have to allow a bit of the light side to enter our conversations and not take everything too literally. We are here to have fun aren't we. And to original PM guy, no harm on your part either. Not everything is meant to be an offense though so please don't feel that way.

I hope that is stated better.
 
One camera one lens

One camera one lens

I agree with some of the other posts that have urged caution about selling most of your gear. For many years I just travelled and walked with an M4 and 35 Summicron lens. I recently bought a CV Ultron and when I use that I do not even carry on me the highly pocketable 35mm lens so not even the thought of it disturbs my concentration. This thumbnail was with the CV.

Hope this helps.


Best wishes,

Gary Haigh

Australia
 

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Hi Matt,

After glancing at your images, mostly still situations, I see no special reason why not using a single lens, nor why using a RF camera, unless you find there something special.

If I was in your shoes I would stay with your Oly SLR and its 50. The body could be upgraded to a 4Ti in case you like to leave the light meter at home, and the 50 lens should be of the latest crop, an easy detail to detect by external cosmetics.

For the still situations the SLR noise will not be an issue, and the more accurate framing a great advantage. Furthermore, the 50 lens will enable to get much more closer to any subject, if you choose.

And the 4Ti has bilt in diopters, besides the built in Lumi Micron screen - HEAVEN.

Cheers,
Ruben
 
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