FlashGordonPhotography Posted July 1, 2015 Share #21 Posted July 1, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) XPro1 with a couple of AF primes is my "cheap" backup. But I usually wish I had my M-P with me so 95% of the time I just take that anyway. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlanJW Posted July 1, 2015 Share #22 Posted July 1, 2015 I have a M(246) which is not exactly a backup for my M-P(240) and I also have a Q. I also have a Nikon D800e for the times I need to go long, a Sony RX100iii that my wife uses, and a Nikon AW1 for underwater. My justification for the Q was that I wanted it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocheung Posted July 1, 2015 Share #23 Posted July 1, 2015 sony A7 with VM adapter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted July 1, 2015 Share #24 Posted July 1, 2015 My backup camera tends to be a portable compact which serves in an equal but complementary role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECohen Posted July 1, 2015 Share #25 Posted July 1, 2015 Don't we all have lots of cameras? My wife uses a DLux 6 so when traveling thats always available. I've decide to keep my X2 because its not worth that much and it's an Ideal back up for the M....I can do most things with a 35mm lens. Back up for my back ups .....Nikon 610 outfit ......but I hate caring that heavy thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted July 1, 2015 Share #26 Posted July 1, 2015 See my avatar. Gandolfi 5x4 mahogany camera. A bit beaten up but can always be fixed with a few screws and woodfiller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted July 1, 2015 Share #27 Posted July 1, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) As a victim of GAS I have several cameras. Leica MM, Canon 5D II, Hassy 503, Nikon V1, Panasonic Lumix, .....and the one I mostly use is..... My iPhone!! The rest are backups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducstar Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted July 1, 2015 As a victim of GAS I have several cameras. Leica MM, Canon 5D II, Hassy 503, Nikon V1, Panasonic Lumix, .....and the one I mostly use is..... My iPhone!! The rest are backups.Haha nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayewing Posted July 1, 2015 Share #29 Posted July 1, 2015 Oh I didn't know this Ricoh has an M mount available for it. Yes the GXR which unfortunately has not been updated by Ricoh has an M mount unit which contains a sensor properly designed for use with M rangefinder lenses. It will work well with nearly all the Leica M lenses as well as many other brands with a suitable adapter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indergaard Posted July 1, 2015 Share #30 Posted July 1, 2015 Yes I do. The M240 is the backup for the analog MP. Although I'm trying to sell it, but there seems to be no interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted July 1, 2015 Share #31 Posted July 1, 2015 The perfect idea of a backup camera came from the era when you needed as a professional another camera body to carry another alternative prime lens. We all had them, it was a similar body or something very close. So two Nikon F's, or two Leica M2's etc. But since then, long ago it was, cameras have changed immeasurably. And while you do get the odd person who genuinely does need two bodies that are the same, it is now far more productive to choose a backup camera that can cover the basic requirements but then also add whatever the main camera lacks. So choose something different enough to be useful in it's own right, not something to fester in the camera bag in the vain hope it may one day be used. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 1, 2015 Share #32 Posted July 1, 2015 Yea, but living in a highly regulated state I cannot use it until an audible backup beeper is installed. [emoji102] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Almulla Posted July 1, 2015 Share #33 Posted July 1, 2015 Between my M(240) and X100s I can't decide which is the backup and which is main, love them both and use them just as much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted July 1, 2015 Share #34 Posted July 1, 2015 Do you have a backup or second camera that you use for quick snapshots or if you don't feel like taking out the expensive gear? I am considering the Leica T and use an M adapter with my M lenses. thoughts? I keep struggling with this. I have had a NEX-5n, A7r, D800E and a Leica T, all with the purpose of giving me what the M does not - longer reach, video, and a cheaper alternative to my M cameras. Then I looked at my shelf - M3, M-A, M Edition 60 and Monochrom and came to the conclusion I should just use what I have. That will last as long as it takes for Leica to offer a cheaper (hopefully more robust) full frame alternative to the M, with the ability to use M lenses, and others beyond 90mm. As Al has predicted, my resolve will them probably fold and I'll try again. The end result is that I have a T for sale, with EVF and other bits and bobs, and a drawer full of Novoflex adapters. If you're interested in this camera, I will happily list it here for sale - it has just come back from Leica (I dropped it) where it has been given a new case and complete overhaul, and the EVF is brand new. I also have a spare battery for it ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted July 1, 2015 Share #35 Posted July 1, 2015 Yea, but living in a highly regulated state I cannot use it until an audible backup beeper is installed. [emoji102] Re Locate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB007 Posted July 1, 2015 Share #36 Posted July 1, 2015 In the last few months, I have sold most of my so called backup cameras and lenses. Now I am at a stage of getting rid of unused gears. I had two of each of my fav cameras or lenses....sometimes more GAS attack! No more GAS!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 1, 2015 Share #37 Posted July 1, 2015 In the last few months, I have sold most of my so called backup cameras and lenses. Now I am at a stage of getting rid of unused gears. I had two of each of my fav cameras or lenses....sometimes more GAS attack! No more GAS!! Understood. To stabilize my estate, I am being dragged, kicking and screaming into selling the huge lot of photography stuff acquired over fifty years. Call it Anti-Gas! Imagine yourself in that position and suddenly everything becomes clear. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwesi Posted July 2, 2015 Share #38 Posted July 2, 2015 I enjoy photography far more than I enjoy cameras so my ideal "backup" camera would be a clone of the main one which feels a bit indulgent and redundant. With modern digital cameras you will know within a month if you have a bad one so the very long answer is no, I don't require a backup camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted July 2, 2015 Share #39 Posted July 2, 2015 http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/245627-can-the-x1-replace-my-m-as-travel-camera-for-street-people/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzX Posted July 2, 2015 Share #40 Posted July 2, 2015 My D-LUX 6 is practically always with me - even if I do not intend to take photos. My other choice is a Sony RX 10 - silent, good results if not too dark and easy and quick to change focal length because of the zoom - but larger as the D-LUX 6. And if I had a serious project for earning money I would take my my 5 D III and the 24/70 and the 11/24 with me - if I do not need a tele lens. But in this case I am not sure, if I would take the M240 with me too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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