Jogger, Blizzard
Okay — I’ve finished organizing the old digital stuff from 2004 - 2005. There are a few more to post here, but basically I’ll be posting new shots.
I’m starting to get the bug to sell the film cameras. That’s my usual M.O. I’m the opposite of a collector since I hate having cameras or anything around that isn’t being used. I wonder what that type of personality trait is called. At any rate, now it’s going to be difficult to prevent myself from sticking the Leica and even the Hexar up for sale. Probably a dumb thing to do - since based on my past (though not necessarily a predictor of the future) - I’ll wind up re-buying a film camera in a few years.
I won’t do anything drastic without consulting with you first.
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Comment from Craig Nisnewitz
Time: February 20, 2008, 1:07 pm
I knew this was coming.
I just bought the Nikon D80 body and Sigma 30 mm lens. My wife wil kill me if I buy another expensive piece of photo stuff. But, I must ask, so how much for the M6?
Comment from Craig Nisnewitz
Time: February 20, 2008, 1:08 pm
BTW, this is a great shot.
Hope we get a lot of snow on Friday/Saturday so I can give the D80 a good test.
Comment from dave
Time: February 20, 2008, 1:37 pm
Craig - M6 prices — I’m going to have to see what these are going for. It’s the most recent model with .72 viewfinder. And I don’t really know if I want to sell it or not.
It’s pretty close to mint at least to my eye. My mind tells me to sell it and gets some good glass that I’ll get better use from. But even if money wasn’t involved - I expect I’d always be getting rid of equipment that I’m not using. Must have a Spartan streak in me.
Good luck with the D80.
Comment from Wade Heninger
Time: February 20, 2008, 2:10 pm
I hear you on the selling thing. I finally broke down and sold my Leica *and* my Hexar last year. They were just sitting there and I couldn’t stand them looking at me longingly, and me knowing I would not use them much anymore.
I had great times with both of those cameras, and now they are gone. Took a hit on the M6 price too (first time I’ve done that with a Leica - times are changing).
What is worse, I sold the Leica to finance a Canon DSLR. Hows that for a crappy trade - a 20 year old, highly servicable, long-lived camera for one that will be junk in only a few years. Ouch.
But the dust was getting thick…
Comment from Wade Heninger
Time: February 20, 2008, 2:11 pm
PS. I did keep a Bronica 645 in case I get the film bug. I figured if I do, and I’m going to go to the trouble of developing film again, I might as welll do it with those big, gorgeous 645 negatives instead…
Comment from Craig Nisnewitz
Time: February 20, 2008, 4:55 pm
I was kidding.
You should keep the M6 and the lenses. I am sure it will get some use.
Comment from Craig Nisnewitz
Time: February 20, 2008, 4:58 pm
The D 80 is a suped up D 70 with a lot of features from the D 100. Has a larger LCD and allows shooting in B&W mode. Uses SD cards. Uses what looked like the same battery as the D 70/ D50 but it is more powerful. You can use the battery in older cameras but not the older batteries here.
So soon its off to getting at least 2 more batteries.
I just love progress.
Comment from Stephen Bray
Time: February 20, 2008, 5:24 pm
Ahhhhhhhh,
Isn’t the Hexar the camera you use with all that Kodak IR you have in the deep freeze?
Comment from dave
Time: February 20, 2008, 6:08 pm
Stephen, Yes. I also used the M6 and the M3 with the IR film. I still have another EOS film camera waiting in the wings. But yes - this is the time when an intervention would be useful.
Comment from JeffK
Time: February 20, 2008, 6:11 pm
Dave,
The M6 and the Hexar will never be obsolete in your lifetime. I can’t imagine anyone reading thinks the same of the 20D, the 40D, or whatever digital comes next.
After going digital and selling all my film equipment a few years back, I’ve spent the last couple years reacquiring various film cameras and film processing equipment. I still have digital equipment but I don’t think I’ll ever toss the film stuff again.
Comment from dave
Time: February 20, 2008, 6:22 pm
THANKS ALL! You helped get the urge to clean house out of my system. And certainly the M6 will never be obsolete; whereas the 40D will be so fast it isn’t funny.
I have to keep that in mind. I’ll just hold on to them until the urge to use ‘em comes back.
Comment from Big Mike
Time: February 20, 2008, 11:26 pm
“And certainly the M6 will never be obsolete; whereas the 40D will be so fast it isn’t funny.”
Playing devil’s advocate here, both cameras will continue to take the same quality photos they currently take, so neither will become obsolete any faster.
Comment from Charles Maclauchlan
Time: February 20, 2008, 11:31 pm
to Craig re D-80 battery…test the D-80 before purchasing new batteries. I always buy extra batteries and always need them. I bought an extra battery with my D-80 and I am pretty sure i still have it in the house somewhere…don’t know where though. The battery last’s forever it seems between re charges.
Comment from dave
Time: February 20, 2008, 11:33 pm
We have a soft spot for devil’s advocates here. However what was meant was that we don’t expect anymore film M6’s (not including the M7) but that digital cameras are being released as quickly as we can buy ‘em up. (You knew that though). But point taken. The 40D will never really be obsolete - just replaced by the next model.
Comment from Craig Nisnewitz
Time: February 21, 2008, 12:50 am
Hi Charles:
The D80 came with a battery almost fully charged. Bought 2 additional ones today for backup on those big jobs.
The D80 batteries will work in the D 70 and D 50 but not teh other way around.
Comment from Big Mike
Time: February 21, 2008, 4:48 pm
Of course I understand what was meant The 70D (which will be out in 6 years if Canon continues to release a new model every two years) will be so superior to the 40D that it will make you feel very sad every time you push the shutter button on the 40D knowing how superior the 70D is.
I was just playing devil’s advocate.
Comment from Anonymous
Time: February 20, 2008, 1:05 pm
I would keep both of them.
First, you may want to use them at some point even though you are back in the digital world.
Second, a reseller recently told me that their rule of thimb is to buy the stuff for 60 percent of what they think they can resell it for. By these standards it doesn’t pay to get rid of teh stuff unless you really have a lot of it.
Third, I just bought the Nikon D80 body and Sigma 30 mm lens. My wife will kill me if I buy another piece of expensive photo stuff in the foreseeable future. Although an M6 is hard to resist. C’mon, how much do you want for it?