I have too many cameras

**ChrisPlatt** · 12-06-2015, 05:45 PM

I have repeatedly sold off many of the bodies I have acquired.
They must be maintained, and how many can one person use?

Lenses OTOH require little maintenance, and keep accumulating...

Chris

bertwert · 12-06-2015, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by Swift1

The correct numberof cameras you should have is always N+1, where N = the number you currently have

Same with lenses...

**arnold** · 12-06-2015, 09:08 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by chickentender

I have 21 cameras total,

You have a long way to go, I am well past 100 and nearly all working film cameras. So far I haven't gone mad, so keep pushing the limits.

.

Eyewanders · 12-06-2015, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by arnold

You have a long way to go, I am well past 100 and nearly all working film cameras. So far I haven't gone mad, so keep pushing the limits.

.

Wow. That's intense.

**Digitalis** · 12-07-2015, 12:24 AM

Originally posted by tuco

We're here to help. Oh, wait, there is an awesome deal on a working rangefinder on e-bay right now!

I spotted a Konica Hexar AF going for a decent price not long ago...that is the quietest automatic motor advance film cameras I have ever heard (or not heard) The silent mode is a hidden undocumented function, there are several features hidden in that well made camera.

**Tonytee** · 12-07-2015, 01:10 AM

Originally posted by chickentender

All but two now are film... It's out of control. Is there a support group that promotes recovery? (as opposed this group which merely aids the addiction process...)

Hello C.T.,

Are you looking to sell some of your equipment?

Thnx,

Tonytee

pathdoc · 12-07-2015, 04:46 AM

Originally posted by arnold

You have a long way to go, I am well past 100 and nearly all working film cameras. So far I haven't gone mad, so keep pushing the limits.

.

Remember when you get to 665, you must either stop or buy two (or more) at once.

**gofour3** · 12-07-2015, 09:06 AM

I'd probably own more cameras if I lived in a bigger place, so less storage is a good way to combat LBA & CBA!

Phil.

Eyewanders · 12-07-2015, 09:21 AM

Originally posted by gofour3

I'd probably own more cameras if I lived in a bigger place, so less storage is a good way to combat LBA & CBA!

Phil.

I think that's what I running into now. We just don't have room for me to erect the "organizational aid" shelves I'd like to.

pathdoc · 12-07-2015, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by chickentender

the "organizational aid" shelves

Code for "more space for cameras and lenses"?

Eyewanders · 12-07-2015, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by pathdoc

Code for "more space for cameras and lenses"?

Psssssssssst. Ixnay on the oremay amerascay!

Jean Poitiers · 12-07-2015, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by gofour3

I'd probably own more cameras if I lived in a bigger place, so less storage is a good way to combat LBA & CBA!

Phil.

My wife wants us to renovate our attic into living space which I am dead-set against.

And she's getting craftier now because a new part of her argument for this work is that I will have more space to store my camera gear.

Evil. Just plain evil.

**monochrome** · 12-07-2015, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by chickentender

I think that's what I running into now. We just don't have room for me to erect the "organizational aid" shelves I'd like to.

I know a guy who has an entire room dedicated just to pawn shop Graflex cameras. All four walls are lined with shelves holding bodies and accessories. He's north of 300, some of which have produced 40" enlargements hanging in another room.

Which even I think is obsessive.

bertwert · 12-07-2015, 11:34 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

My wife wants us to renovate our attic into living space which I am dead-set against.

And she's getting craftier now because a new part of her argument for this work is that I will have more space to store my camera gear.

Evil. Just plain evil.

Eyewanders · 12-07-2015, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

I know a guy who has an entire room dedicated just to pawn shop Graflex cameras. All four walls are lined with shelves holding bodies and accessories. He's north of 300, some of which have produced 40" enlargements hanging in another room.

Which even I think is obsessive.

That's just hogging them away from the rest of us - not very altruistic.
To be fair though, I was both consoled and frightened to learn I'm just two cams shy of *your* count ... which was never modest or secret here.

12-06-2015, 09:08 PM - 2 Likes	#33
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by chickentender I have 21 cameras total, You have a long way to go, I am well past 100 and nearly all working film cameras. So far I haven't gone mad, so keep pushing the limits..

12-06-2015, 11:20 PM	#34
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343 Original Poster	Originally posted by arnold You have a long way to go, I am well past 100 and nearly all working film cameras. So far I haven't gone mad, so keep pushing the limits.. Wow. That's intense.

12-07-2015, 12:24 AM	#35
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by tuco We're here to help. Oh, wait, there is an awesome deal on a working rangefinder on e-bay right now! I spotted a Konica Hexar AF going for a decent price not long ago...that is the quietest automatic motor advance film cameras I have ever heard (or not heard) The silent mode is a hidden undocumented function, there are several features hidden in that well made camera. Last edited by Digitalis; 12-07-2015 at 12:30 AM.

12-07-2015, 04:46 AM	#37
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by arnold You have a long way to go, I am well past 100 and nearly all working film cameras. So far I haven't gone mad, so keep pushing the limits.. Remember when you get to 665, you must either stop or buy two (or more) at once.

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ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,692	I have repeatedly sold off many of the bodies I have acquired. They must be maintained, and how many can one person use? Lenses OTOH require little maintenance, and keep accumulating... Chris

12-06-2015, 06:10 PM	#32
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Swift1 The correct numberof cameras you should have is always N+1, where N = the number you currently have Same with lenses...

12-07-2015, 01:10 AM	#36
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,447	Originally posted by chickentender All but two now are film... It's out of control. Is there a support group that promotes recovery? (as opposed this group which merely aids the addiction process...) Hello C.T., Are you looking to sell some of your equipment? Thnx, Tonytee

12-07-2015, 09:06 AM	#38
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,090	I'd probably own more cameras if I lived in a bigger place, so less storage is a good way to combat LBA & CBA! Phil.

12-07-2015, 09:21 AM	#39
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343 Original Poster	Originally posted by gofour3 I'd probably own more cameras if I lived in a bigger place, so less storage is a good way to combat LBA & CBA! Phil. I think that's what I running into now. We just don't have room for me to erect the "organizational aid" shelves I'd like to.

12-07-2015, 10:24 AM	#40
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by chickentender the "organizational aid" shelves Code for "more space for cameras and lenses"?

12-07-2015, 11:21 AM	#41
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343 Original Poster	Originally posted by pathdoc Code for "more space for cameras and lenses"? Psssssssssst. Ixnay on the oremay amerascay!

12-07-2015, 11:30 AM	#42
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by gofour3 I'd probably own more cameras if I lived in a bigger place, so less storage is a good way to combat LBA & CBA! Phil. My wife wants us to renovate our attic into living space which I am dead-set against. And she's getting craftier now because a new part of her argument for this work is that I will have more space to store my camera gear. Evil. Just plain evil.

12-07-2015, 11:33 AM	#43
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by chickentender I think that's what I running into now. We just don't have room for me to erect the "organizational aid" shelves I'd like to. I know a guy who has an entire room dedicated just to pawn shop Graflex cameras. All four walls are lined with shelves holding bodies and accessories. He's north of 300, some of which have produced 40" enlargements hanging in another room. Which even I think is obsessive.

12-07-2015, 11:34 AM	#44
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers My wife wants us to renovate our attic into living space which I am dead-set against. And she's getting craftier now because a new part of her argument for this work is that I will have more space to store my camera gear. Evil. Just plain evil.

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12-07-2015, 11:37 AM	#45
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343 Original Poster	Originally posted by monochrome I know a guy who has an entire room dedicated just to pawn shop Graflex cameras. All four walls are lined with shelves holding bodies and accessories. He's north of 300, some of which have produced 40" enlargements hanging in another room. Which even I think is obsessive. That's just hogging them away from the rest of us - not very altruistic. To be fair though, I was both consoled and frightened to learn I'm just two cams shy of your count ... which was never modest or secret here.