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How Many Cameras?
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(Dec 22, 2016, 00:33)EnglishBob Wrote:  Over the years I have owned a total of 18 Cameras, which works out to 1 every two years Since I got my first.... of Course 13 of those have been in the last 10 years which swings that average a bit!

4 Kodak (2 Film, 2 Digital)
9 Canon (2 Film, 7 Digital)
2 Fuji (Digital)
2 Olympus (Digital)
1 Bushnell (Binoculars with built-in Digital Camera)

I currently still own 6 of them.

I've owned 9 or 10 lenses over the different cameras, currently still have 7 of those.

So fess up, anyone else a gear hoarder?
I have to confess, I have rarely got rid of a camera, except on one occasion.
I started out with  a Canon T50, then T70, before upgrading to a T90 (The best camera I have ever owned.)
I then got an old A1 with power winder, and an AE-1 Program too. I suppose I wanted the set! Along with these, I had six lenses, including two zooms, two wide primes, a 50mm f1.4, a 400mm f5.6, and an accessory flash. I also collected the Olympus 'clamshell cameras', the XA, XA-1, and XA-2. Then I got the complete kit of the Pentax Auto 110, won a Praktica BMS in a competition, and received a lovely old Exakta as a gift. I bought a used Lubitel 6 x 6, some ancient Brownies, and other collectibles. 
Then I decided to 'go autofocus', with a Minolta Dynax 7, and the 24-105 zoom. I exchanged the Canon gear for it, and hardly had to pay any extra. But I kept everything else. Some years later, I reluctantly 'went digital'. First was an Olympus superzoom bridge camera, then a Fuji S5 Pro, with a Nikon short zoom and large Nikon flashgun. I recently added a Fuji X30 compact, and I am in the process of considering the purchase of the new Panasonic G80. Other than the canon kit, I still have everything, mostly in boxes in the loft. I doubt I will ever part with it now, as I am 65.
Sometimes, the equipment can be as pleasurable to look at as the photos...
Regards, Pete.
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How Many Cameras? - by EnglishBob - Dec 22, 2016, 00:33
RE: How Many Cameras? - by MrB - Dec 22, 2016, 01:58
RE: How Many Cameras? - by GrahamS - Dec 22, 2016, 03:43
RE: How Many Cameras? - by EnglishBob - Dec 22, 2016, 10:44
RE: How Many Cameras? - by beetleypete - Dec 24, 2016, 06:26
RE: How Many Cameras? - by delb0y - Dec 24, 2016, 11:55
RE: How Many Cameras? - by Tamora2602 - Dec 24, 2016, 16:09
RE: How Many Cameras? - by Tamora2602 - Dec 24, 2016, 16:11
RE: How Many Cameras? - by achesley43@gmail.com - Dec 28, 2016, 09:32
RE: How Many Cameras? - by shumicse - Jan 30, 2017, 05:04
RE: How Many Cameras? - by EdMak - Jan 30, 2017, 14:50
RE: How Many Cameras? - by Phil J - Jan 31, 2017, 08:06
RE: How Many Cameras? - by Barbara G. - Jan 30, 2017, 13:42
RE: How Many Cameras? - by EdMak - Jan 31, 2017, 10:28
RE: How Many Cameras? - by GrahamS - Jan 31, 2017, 11:56
RE: How Many Cameras? - by GrahamS - Feb 8, 2017, 09:44
RE: How Many Cameras? - by EdMak - Feb 8, 2017, 15:35

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