Started off with NIkon (An EM then an F801s), got out of shooting for a few years.
Got back in to shooting in 2002 with an F65, added an FA, an F601M and then an F90X.
Branched out in the summer of 2005 with a Ricoh KR-5sv
Went digital in September with an *istD, added an MX as well.
Sold the Nikon gear (aside from a couple lenses)
Sold the *istD in January 2006 for an EOS 3
Sold the EOS 3 6 weeks later due to reliability issues (a recurring issue with me and Canon gear) and got an F3HP.
Added a D50 in May
added a bunch of Nikon gear.
Gave the D50 to my GF (who is still happily shooting it) in September 2006 and got a K100D.
Sold the K100D in January, got an EOS 10D.
Sold the EOS 10D a few months later, went back to film (Nikon and Pentax). Dabbled with a Maxxum 7 around this time
Bought Mamiya M645 in August 2007
Got a *istDS in October 2007
Bought Mamiya 645 Super, sold M645
Returned it and got a K10D a couple weeks later.
Flipped the K10D for a D300 in late February 2008
Added a D40 in fall 2008.
Sold the D40, bought Panasonic G1 in January 2009.
Bought Bessa R in July 2009
Sold the D300 a couple months later due to lack of use
Bought an Oly E-30 in Sept 2009 to complement the G1
Sold E-30 in early-2010 and bough a Pentax K-x. Bought Pentax 6x7 in early July 2010, Sold Nikon film gear, bought a Maxxum 7 and a PZ-1p.
Sold all Pentax kit in September 2010, bought Sony A33
Bought OM-1, OM-4T in december 2010, january 2011
Sold OM kit in summer 2011, bought 2 Yashica bodies, second Maxxum 7
Bought A700 in August 2011
Bought NEX-5N in January 2012
Bought Contax 139Q, RTS in late January 2012
Bought NEX-7 in March 2012
Sold all Yashica kit, RTS in March 2012, Bought Nikon FM, EM + lenses.
Currently selling most of my kit. Keeping NEX-7, E-mount lenses, Nikon kit, A700, 3-4 A mount lenses, maybe Maxxum 7\'s.
A bunch of film kit (mostly Nikon) has been glossed over. I\'ve owned way too much to truly keep track.
Mar 29, 2012 at 10:44 PM
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