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p.1 #1 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Does anybody here keep a spare copy of your favourite discontinued lenses?

I am thinking of getting a spare 58/1.2 in case the worst happens...

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Nov 28, 2008 at 09:35 AM

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p.1 #2 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Am I beeing a nerd here?

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Nov 28, 2008 at 09:35 AM

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p.1 #3 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I got a spare/spare part rokkor :P two actually... I know others do the same

Nov 28, 2008 at 09:36 AM

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p.1 #4 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I'd love to but having one 400/2.8 IS & 300/2.8 IS is all my wallet can take.

Nov 28, 2008 at 09:53 AM

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p.1 #5 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

ulrikft wrote:
I got a spare/spare part rokkor :P two actually... I know others do the same

I was not beeing a nerd then. Oh well. The hunt for another copy begins!

A

Nov 28, 2008 at 10:01 AM

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p.1 #6 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

PierreB wrote:
I'd love to but having one 400/2.8 IS & 300/2.8 IS is all my wallet can take.

Showoff!

Those are still available so the need for a spare is not as big.

A

Nov 28, 2008 at 10:03 AM

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p.1 #7 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Well. I always have 1 or 2 rokkors, but I always sell one to fund other lenses...

Nov 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM

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p.1 #8 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I have 4 rokkors, but mostly due to looking for the perfect one. But I actually needed a spare this summer as my first rokkor smashed into concrete and more or less got destroyed.

Nov 28, 2008 at 10:28 AM

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p.1 #9 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

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... as my first rokkor smashed into concrete and more or less got destroyed.

I find such behaviour outrageous! I mean, first you drain the market and then you smash them.

In the Pentax days I was very fund of my SMC-P A50/1.2. Yes, I bought a second copy.

Nov 28, 2008 at 11:07 AM

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p.1 #10 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I am guilty of this. I have 3 copies of the contax 35 f1.4, and 3 copies of the oly 40 f2. Some lenses are so dependable that you can imagine using them forever. I am considering a 2nd 200 f1.8. Usually something better comes along, eventually, but there's no guarantee that 'progress' means improvement.

Nov 28, 2008 at 11:51 AM

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p.1 #11 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Anden wrote:
PierreB wrote:
I'd love to but having one 400/2.8 IS & 300/2.8 IS is all my wallet can take.

Showoff!

Those are still available so the need for a spare is not as big.

A

In the early morning pre-coffee haze, I didn't notice that you mentioned 'discontinued' lenses - sorry.

Nov 28, 2008 at 12:07 PM

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p.1 #12 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Jonas B wrote:
ovredal73 wrote:
... as my first rokkor smashed into concrete and more or less got destroyed.

I find such behaviour outrageous! I mean, first you drain the market and then you smash them.

In the Pentax days I was very fund of my SMC-P A50/1.2. Yes, I bought a second copy.

Haha. Actually it was the other way around, smashing first, draining second

I have been looking at that SMC-P A50/1.2. How does it compare to our beloved rokkor?
Anyway this board soon needs to be split in two - alt and rokkor boards

Nov 28, 2008 at 01:11 PM

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p.1 #13 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Yes, I have backups of all lenses. Can't have a leaf shutter go down in the middle of a shoot and ruin a job. Plus, there is not a single source of these lenses in Estonia, so a replacement via ebay is at least several weeks away.

Nov 28, 2008 at 01:38 PM

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p.1 #14 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Properly a dumb question but, what does rokkors mean?

Nov 28, 2008 at 02:12 PM

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p.1 #15 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I have 2 rokkor 58 1.2s, and only have used one so far. I'll probably keep both of those.

I had a pair of Canon EF 50 1.8 Mk1s but unloaded one. I had spares of Rokkor 35 1.8, but parted with one of those. I have a spare vivitar 28 f/1.9 but will part with that soon. Currently have spare Oly 35/2 and 24/3.5 shift (both duplicates) that I will need to unload in the near future. I love having spares but realistically can't justify it most of the time, mostly due to tying up funds in them that could be better used elsewhere.

-Ed

Nov 28, 2008 at 03:18 PM

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p.1 #16 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

AdamHoej wrote:
Properly a dumb question but, what does rokkors mean?

"Rokkors" just means that he is part of an obscure cult that worships at the alter of an ancient lens. Members of the cult have mystical visions that are invisible to outsiders.

;-)

Nov 28, 2008 at 03:25 PM

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p.1 #17 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Normally I dont have sparelenses, but I have to admit I bought another Rokkor 58/1.2
yesterday. I just could not resist.

-Mark

Nov 28, 2008 at 03:39 PM

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p.1 #18 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Ed Sawyer wrote:
I have 2 rokkor 58 1.2s, and only have used one so far. I'll probably keep both of those.

I had a pair of Canon EF 50 1.8 Mk1s but unloaded one. I had spares of Rokkor 35 1.8, but parted with one of those. I have a spare vivitar 28 f/1.9 but will part with that soon. Currently have spare Oly 35/2 and 24/3.5 shift (both duplicates) that I will need to unload in the near future. I love having spares but realistically can't justify it most of the time, mostly due to tying up funds in them that could be better used elsewhere.

-Ed

Sweet to have two 24 shift!

Nov 28, 2008 at 03:39 PM

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p.1 #19 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Nope. Polygamy is still illegal where I live. Oh, you said lenses. I keep getting the two confused.

Nov 28, 2008 at 03:49 PM

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p.1 #20 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Tariq Gibran wrote:
Nope. Polygamy is still illegal where I live. Oh, you said lenses. I keep getting the two confused.

Nov 28, 2008 at 03:56 PM

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p.1 #21 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Lotusm50 wrote:

"Rokkors" just means that he is part of an obscure cult that worships at the alter of an ancient lens. Members of the cult have mystical visions that are invisible to outsiders.

;-)

This applies to most members on this board.... "Rokkors"... "Zeiss"... "Leica"... and a few other cult versions of various focal lengths are worshipped here..... one gets used to it and eventually joins the cult

As far as the OP.... while I was shooting Canon, I had / still have spares of the Contax N lenses - zooms and primes.... Also have/had spares for the OM primes like the 90mm f2.0, 500mm f8.0, 50mm f1.2, 24mm f3.5 PC, 35mm f2.8 PC, etc.... spares of the entire Olympus Macro setup including the 21mm, 38mm, 80mm, 135mm, two sets of spare OM bellows, 2x 65-116 auto tube. Most spares are still brand new in the box.... all of which are up for sale as I am switching my "cult" status now

There are some lenses that are simply unique and extremely hard to find..... having a spare of your favorite lens only keeps you one step ahead if you damage one or if one of the copies gets stolen.

Nov 28, 2008 at 04:38 PM

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p.1 #22 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

so now photographers are hoarding lenses? i still havent gotten my first favorite lens.

lame

Nov 28, 2008 at 04:43 PM

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p.1 #23 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I am bad for this too... I have a few dup's in the CZ line, fast 50's etc... Usually stuff that I use a lot or it is rare and hard to replace. I am down to one 21mm though, it was tearful to let that brand new one; in the box, go

Nov 28, 2008 at 05:51 PM

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p.1 #24 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Heck no, can't afford it. I have some duplication in range but that's for the various ways the lenses draw and image.

Nov 28, 2008 at 06:57 PM

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p.1 #25 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Please tell me you are kidding. That's amazing if true.

pascal03 wrote:
Lotusm50 wrote:

As far as the OP.... while I was shooting Canon, I had / still have spares of the Contax N lenses - zooms and primes.... Also have/had spares for the OM primes like the 90mm f2.0, 500mm f8.0, 50mm f1.2, 24mm f3.5 PC, 35mm f2.8 PC, etc.... spares of the entire Olympus Macro setup including the 21mm, 38mm, 80mm, 135mm, two sets of spare OM bellows, 2x 65-116 auto tube. Most spares are still brand new in the box.... all of which are up for sale as I am switching my "cult" status now

There are some lenses that are simply unique and extremely hard to find..... having a spare of your favorite lens only keeps you one step ahead if you damage one or if one of the copies gets stolen.

Nov 28, 2008 at 06:58 PM


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