I did a crazy thing yesterday. I saw a minty 250mm f/5 Press lens at an incredible price and condition which I could not get my eyes off in E(vil)-bay.
Since I do not have a day job at the moment, I do not have the luxuries to buy it on the spot. You may asked "Didn't you sell off your Hassy for 2k?" Well that money is actually used to pay off the credit card bills that I incurred from purchasing the Press Camera. And actually I spent another $500 on another Super 23 with lens and back :P So the 2k already down the drain liao. Not to mention I restocked a lot of 120 film for my new camera.
As I was venting my fustration in facebook. Some RF photog friends gave me an idea. Sell off my Hexar! Its a great RF I got just about a year ago. I think less than 10 rolls were passed through it only and I actually re-calibrated the RF patch myself. Its a great camera and actually I used it more often then my Bessa R3M. Actually, I totally stopped using my R3 after I got the Hexar. Its that good.
But I don't really need 2 RF bodies at the moment. I'm shooting MF more often in Thailand and with my NEX 3. The only time I find I'm using the Hexar was in Singapore, where I do street photography in an urban environment. I also really need to downsize as all the lenses and gears I have that are mostly in my dry cabinet. The Press cameras are huge.(and so are the lenses).. :P So I made the hard decision, sell the Hexar away and get the rare 250mm. Anyway, I still have a Bessa if I need to shoot RF style.
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