1. What do you like about Leica IIIc,
2.and why would Nikon SP be your next Nikon pick? I learn a bit here thanks!
3.Nikon 850 interesting you would drop 3k on that.. you see happy with the previous model....no?
1. It's a historically significant camera. The one I have was made in 1942 and I know the story behind it. It was purchased by a German lieutenant. He left it home when he was sent to the Russian front. He never returned. In 1947 his wife, badly needing money, sold the camera to an American sargeant in the quartermasters corps. He returned to the U.S., went to college, and became an optometrist. He was also into photography and had several cameras over the years. He died about 2014, and his son sold the camera and 50mm lens on ebay. To me. The son said it was the last camera he still owned when he died. He loved the camera and had his name engraved on the bottom. I am the third owner. I often wonder what photos this camera has taken.
2. Don't really want any of the other F series, especially something like the heavy F4. Probably won't buy an SP--it's too modern, but if I did buy another Nikon film camera that would be the one. It's small, easy to use, and looks cool. It's a highly desirable camera. I also like the Zeiss Ikon rangefinders. More expensive than the SP though.
3. I will never spend $3,000 on a digital camera. The value of them drops so quickly! I wait a year and then buy a used one. They are now hitting $2,500 and I'm waiting for them to hit $2,200. That's a thousand less than what they were selling for last summer. Someone else can take that hit.
The D850 has the same AF as my D500. I can sell my D500 for ~$1,000. The D850 can also scan 35mm with an attachment. I could then buy that and sell my Nikon Coolscan V 35mm scanner. And sell my D800E for maybe $700. I would come close to breaking even.
Kent in SD
