Experienced Photographers...What camera do you use?

Question: Professional/Experienced Photographers!.!.!.What camera do you use!?

I am just curious!.!.!.and how much was it!? Thanks ?

~KateWww@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Canon 5D
Nikon FM2

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I bought the 5D the week it came out, so painfully it was $3,300 (no lens)!. The FM2 was about $600 or so!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

WOW!.!.!. Are you ready for all this!.!.!.!?!?!?!?

1 - A 8x10 view camera!. Not used much any more plus it is over 100 years old!. A very nice classic!.!.!.

2 - Three 4x5 cameras!. 1 a studio 'rail' camera called a Graphic View then 2 others, Crown Graphics, used as my field cameras!. I have Schneider lenses on them all!.!.!. and they interchange!.!. There are also interchangeable back so I can shoot 4x5 film or 120 roll film in 6x7 or 6x9 format!.

3 - Nikon 35mm film cameras!.!.!.
!.!.!. 2 Nikon F's!.
!.!.!. 1 Nikon F2
!.!.!. 1 Nikon F3
!.!.!. 2 Nikon FM's
!.!.!. 1 Nikon FE

4 - Nikkor lenses!.!. Man, Boo Coo!.!.!.!.! From 16mm f/2!.8 fish eye to 500mm f/8 telephoto as well as bellows, telescope / microscope adapters, doublers, filters and what not!.!.

4a - Other lenses than Nikkor!.!. some!.!. a 1000mm f/10 and a 2000mm f/10 super telephoto!.!.!.!.

4b - DARKROOM crap!.!.!.!. Won't even go there!.!.!. Way too much!.!.! Enlargers, lenses, timer, tanks, sinks, still have em all too!.!.!.!. Geeeeze!.!.!.!.! From 110 to 4x5!.!.!.

5 - digital!.!.!. 1- Fuji S-1 Pro (sold)
!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. 1- Fuji S-2 Pro!.
!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. 2 - Fuji S-3 Pro in IRUV - factory altered to see in infrared and ultraviolet!. A true science and CSI camera!.
!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. 3 - Fuji S-5 Pro (so I can use all my manual AI'ed lenses)

5a - Digital printer - Epson 7600 wide format with pigmented inks!.

6 - Digital Video - Sony DRC-HC46 camcorder with a underwater housing!. Just fantastic in pools and at Rocky Point, MEX!.!.

7 - A "cheap" 5Mp camera from Walgreen's, a Viewpoint DP-WPC-ST531!. This camera comes with a underwater housing good for about 50 ft!.!.!. good for anything wet or pool parties!.!. The camera it's self is much smaller than a deck of cards!.!.!. Much!.!.!. !

Scanners!.!.!? 1 Epson V750 Pro flat bed and film and a Minolta Dimage' Scan multi Pro dedicated film scanner for film 16mm to 6x9!.

Oh, there's more, the computer system needed to process the digital images as well as do the video editing, but these could be more of a later post!.!.

The COST of all this!.!.!.!. !? Hell, I won't even go there because I usually buy all my equipment new at the time I need it!.!. Let's just say 10's!.!.!. of thousands!.!.!.

Bob - TucsonWww@QuestionHome@Com

Two Pentax LX bodies, Three MX's (one for cannibalising; spares are hard to get), one *ist 35mm slr, (yes they did make some!. For about 3 weeks, judging by how many I see), assortment of Pentax lenses and an old but very nice Tamron 350mm f/5!.6 catadioptric!. I also have a couple of old Spotmatics which I keep for sentimental reasons!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I mainly use two Pentax Digital SLRs, an *istDs and a K10D!.

I do a have a collection of Pentax film SLRs dating back to 1975 but they get little use since I went digital!.

I can still use all my lenses acquired over the years on the current Pentax DSLRs, one reason why I have stuck with Pentax!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Nikon brands mainly (own 4), but have also Minolta and Canon!. Prices range from $299 and up!. The lenses are what cost the most!.Www@QuestionHome@Com