Dream camera

[magkelly]

I have my analog dream camera. Pentax SPII. I would love a few more Takumars in the future but otherwise I'm good in terms of shooting film. Digitally, I'll take more of the same. K-7 or K-x, and a couple of good Pentax lenses and I'd be in 7th heaven.

 

[den9]

hands down if i could own any camera for the rest of my life
i love wide angle architecture and hate converging lines. this camera is the perfect thing for me with a 3:1 aspect ratio
i been obsessed with this since i found out about. it takes 120 or 220 film and gets 4 or 8 shots per roll. id take this with a 72 or 90mm lens, i believe the 90mm is equivalent to 50mm on a 35mm camera

 

[ghache]

hands down if i could own any camera for the rest of my life
i love wide angle architecture and hate converging lines. this camera is the perfect thing for me with a 3:1 aspect ratio
i been obsessed with this since i found out about. it takes 120 or 220 film and gets 4 or 8 shots per roll. id take this with a 72 or 90mm lens, i believe the 90mm is equivalent to 50mm on a 35mm camera

that thing is fashion.

 

[shaunly]

I'll take:
D3s
14-24 f2.8
24, 85 f1.4G
28 f1.4
200 f4 micro
58mm NOCT f1.2
200mm f2 vr2
400mm f2.8 vr2

 

[Bryan Conner]

I have my analog dream camera. Pentax SPII. I would love a few more Takumars in the future but otherwise I'm good in terms of shooting film. Digitally, I'll take more of the same. K-7 or K-x, and a couple of good Pentax lenses and I'd be in 7th heaven.

My first SLR was a SPII! Awesome camera. I had the 28mm f3.5 SMC, 50mm f1.4 SMC, 105mm f2.8 SMC, and a Vivitar zoom, I can't remember the specifics on the zoom.

 

[Helen B]

hands down if i could own any camera for the rest of my life
i love wide angle architecture and hate converging lines. this camera is the perfect thing for me with a 3:1 aspect ratio
i been obsessed with this since i found out about. it takes 120 or 220 film and gets 4 or 8 shots per roll. id take this with a 72 or 90mm lens, i believe the 90mm is equivalent to 50mm on a 35mm camera

The Technorama is indeed a desirable camera. New, the body is about $4000, the 90 mm lens is $5000, the shift adapter is $3000 and the viewfinder is $900.

A 90 mm on 6 x 17 is quite a bit wider than a 50 mm on 35 mm, especially in the horizontal direction.

170 mm film width / 35 mm film width = about 4.9 times the film width. Therefore a 90 mm lens is like a 90 / 4.9 = about 18 mm in terms of horizontal coverage.

You may also be interested in the digital Seitz 6 x 17, which has rise built in:

Best,
Helen

 

[den9]

its the 3000 dollar shift adapter, 900 dollar view finder, 500 dollar filters that really kill me, such little things cost so much money.

never heard of the seitz, awesome camera, i think id rather have film, plus that is 40 grand haha. definitely nice, theres something i like about a mechanical instrument, especially very high precision made in germany or switzerland.

 

[Neil S.]

I'm waiting for the Nikon D5 (ISO 409,600) and the AF-S VR4 6-1000 mm f/0.95 IF ED NC w/2x teleconverter, lens (with the crane mount.)

lol that lens would be so big if it were ever created!

 

[den9]

I'm waiting for the Nikon D5 (ISO 409,600) and the AF-S VR4 6-1000 mm f/0.95 IF ED NC w/2x teleconverter, lens (with the crane mount.)

lol that lens would be so big if it were ever created!

not only big, but it would probably be impossible, the f stop would be impossible, it would be heavy, the autofocus would be slow, and it would be as sharp as a 90 year old mans vision.