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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.

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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.2 #2 · 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.2 #3 · 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.2 #4 · 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.2 #5 · 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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p.2 #6 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I have spares of all my old ADS and Alpine car audio....but my mania hasnt crossed over to here yet.

Nov 28, 2008 at 07:00 PM

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p.2 #7 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I have spare 50mm lens.... the last time I check my closet... 1 rollei, 5 pentax 1 Zeiss, 1 Leica and 2 minolta and 1 mamiya

Nov 28, 2008 at 07:02 PM

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p.2 #8 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

The only spare I have is a Nikkor 50 mm f1.8 pancake 3rd generation. I bought a copy and it was a sleeper. The aperture and focus rings were loose and lots of play. However the image quality was excellent. So I make that a working model and bought one more in better shape as a "collection" model.

I can foresee doing some of that to the Rokkor collection.

Nov 28, 2008 at 08:59 PM

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p.2 #9 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Spare versus comparing copies... it's a fine line

Nov 28, 2008 at 09:50 PM

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p.2 #10 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

Next week I'll be getting a few spares from a good friend who is no longer interested in photography... like 100 & 180 APO, 400mm & 560mm f/6.8 Telyts, extension tubes, an APO extender, an E60 p-circ and the 100's dedicated ELPRO. All (except the ELPRO) will be backups in case of loss, damage or when my primary lens needs service.

Nov 28, 2008 at 10:37 PM

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p.2 #11 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I dont know if it counts as spares, but I currently own:

Sigma 50/1.4
CANON 50/2.5 Macro
MINOLTA ROKKOR 58/1.2 (x4)
Olympus OM 50/1.2
C/Y Zeiss 50/1.4
Leica 50/2
NIKON AI 50/1.4
NIKON non-AI 55/1.2
PENTAX K SMC 50/1.4
VOIGTLANDER 58/1.4
CANON MF 55/1.2 FL
LENSBABY 50/2.0

All with Canon adapters, of course :-)
That is, except the Canon MF, which I can´t get around to do the mount change for.

Oh, and a Voigtlander 50 1.5 Nokton for my Bessa R2.

Nov 28, 2008 at 10:56 PM

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ovredal73 wrote:
I dont know if it counts as spares, but I currently own:

Sigma 50/1.4
CANON 50/2.5 Macro
MINOLTA ROKKOR 58/1.2 (x4)
Olympus OM 50/1.2
C/Y Zeiss 50/1.4
Leica 50/2
NIKON AI 50/1.4
NIKON non-AI 55/1.2
PENTAX K SMC 50/1.4
VOIGTLANDER 58/1.4
CANON MF 55/1.2 FL
LENSBABY 50/2.0

All with Canon adapters, of course :-)
That is, except the Canon MF, which I can´t get around to do the mount change for.

Oh, and a Voigtlander 50 1.5 Nokton for my Bessa R2.

So do you like the 50mm focal range or what ?

Nov 28, 2008 at 11:54 PM

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Nov 29, 2008 at 01:17 AM

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p.2 #14 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

And I thought I was stretching credulity with 7 lenses around the 50mm focal length. Credulity has definitely been breached!
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ovredal73 wrote:
I dont know if it counts as spares, but I currently own:

Sigma 50/1.4
CANON 50/2.5 Macro
MINOLTA ROKKOR 58/1.2 (x4)
Olympus OM 50/1.2
C/Y Zeiss 50/1.4
Leica 50/2
NIKON AI 50/1.4
NIKON non-AI 55/1.2
PENTAX K SMC 50/1.4
VOIGTLANDER 58/1.4
CANON MF 55/1.2 FL
LENSBABY 50/2.0

All with Canon adapters, of course :-)
That is, except the Canon MF, which I can´t get around to do the mount change for.

Oh, and a Voigtlander 50 1.5 Nokton for my Bessa R2.

Nov 29, 2008 at 02:22 AM

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p.2 #15 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I feel much more normal with my helios, 2xrokkor, nikon 50 1.2 and nikon 50 1.2 too

goodie :P

Nov 29, 2008 at 02:26 AM

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p.2 #16 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

This will sound stupid, but I have two copies - very good copies - of the Oly 28 f3.5, still a $50-100 lens on eBay - ain't never let go of 'em, either -

I can even afford it...

Nov 29, 2008 at 02:32 AM

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p.2 #17 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

i've been hoarding brownies and instamatics

prh (lol)

Nov 29, 2008 at 02:39 AM

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p.2 #18 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

well, looks like I shouldn't sell my Rokkors anymore

are lensbaby 2.0 + EF 50/1.4 + Rokkor + Zuiko 50/1.8 + Zuiko 50/1.4 + Pentax K 50/1.2 spares of each other? and Canon 100 macro and Zuiko 100/2.8?

Nov 29, 2008 at 03:05 AM

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p.2 #19 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

I have backup for camera/glass items that are important or hard-to-find: two CZ P50/1.4 C/Y, three 'cron-M 35 pre-ASPH, three Contax T rangefinders and three RTS III SLRs. I guess an additional CZ D28/2.8 and S100 C/Y wouldn't hurt.

Nov 29, 2008 at 04:59 AM

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p.2 #20 · Do you keep spares of your favourite lenses?

a/d/s/ & alpine - hellyeah. ;-) Love that old stuff.

I end up with spares but generally try to unload the extras. Usually it's a matter of trying to acquire something, and ending up with more than one (e.g. winning several ebay auctions at once or something).

-Ed

Nov 29, 2008 at 03:10 PM

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