What if you had a totally unlimited photography budget . . .

I would buy more time to go take pictures and to dream up and create unique handmade photo books! Time to practice and time to create is what I need right now.
 
hmm
ive got an omd and pl25
and an rx1
i guess id upgrade my x100 to an S
its still one of my fav cameras(the x100)
so thatd be nice :)

id prolly get the new oly 17, and the oly 75, and the 75-300 for zoo trips or what not
id say id get the em1, but the on off switch is in an annoying spot, and ive barely gotten used to the annoying spot its located at on my em5... lol

mebbe ill play with a gx7?
 
If one is talking about an unlimited photo budget, then I already have that, more cameras than one can use without assistants. Even, though I have multiple medium format film and digital cameras, along with a handful of Canon full frame ones, I still have no desire for a manual focus digital camera(Leica), I have manual focus film cameras, 35, 6X7, 6X9 roll film cameras, 4x5 and 8X10 sheet film cameras that I rarely use. If it is digital I want auto focus.
Now if we are talking about an unlimited budget for everything else in life, there would be a lot of travel for fun, more than work, some more exotic cars, at least three homes, one here in California, one in Italy and one in New Zealand, all with amazing views and gardens, a private jet to get to each of the homes, the wine cellar would quadruple, along with a whole bunch of other stuff and lastly probably quit my job.
 
I'd get the current flavor of digital Leica and some lenses to keep it company. Like many, I've always been curious to try one for myself. Maybe the RX1 with the EVF.
 
The interesting thing that I found when thinking about this preposition is that more money doesn't necessarily buy you a better overall camera. I'd argue that the most feature-rich, flexible, and overall usable cameras all exist not all that far either side of the $1000 mark. If you go much further beyond that they become much more specialised and of course in a lot of cases larger (sometimes MUCH larger).

The more I think about it the more I realise how unnecessary an unlimited photography budget would be.
 
One thing I'm sure about: I won't buy a Leica. I just don't understand the rangefinder ethos. I've tried it and realized that I find both framing and focusing with RF cameras to be an unpleasant experience.

So I'll probably just spend that unlimited budget traveling around the world.
 
I`d hire the best camera designer and developer and the result would be 2 digital Leica CLs, one with a 21/35mm bi-elmar and the other with a 50/90mm bi-summarit lens with a FF Sigma Merrill sensor, the Fuji X100s hybrid VF and AF/MF solutions and the Olympus IBIS system.
 
retow said:
I`d hire the best camera designer and developer and the result would be 2 digital Leica CLs, one with a 21/35mm bi-elmar and the other with a 50/90mm bi-summarit lens with a FF Sigma Merrill sensor, the Fuji X100s hybrid VF and AF/MF solutions and the Olympus IBIS system.
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Make sure you make an extra of each for me!
 
It is the photographer, not the camera, that really matters. And I am tired of big and heavy stuff. I would happily keep my Panasonics LX7 and GX1, at the most buy a Panasonic GX7. But I would definitely buy lenses: Panasonic 20 mm, Panasonic 25 mm, Panasonic 12-35 mm, Olympus 75 mm.
 
Landshark said:
Now if we are talking about an unlimited budget for everything else in life, there would be a lot of travel for fun, more than work, some more exotic cars, at least three homes, one here in California, one in Italy and one in New Zealand, all with amazing views and gardens, a private jet to get to each of the homes, the wine cellar would quadruple, along with a whole bunch of other stuff and lastly probably quit my job.
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So yeah.. if we can wish for that instead I'm all on it because I don't really need another or a different camera.
 
retow said:
I`d hire the best camera designer and developer and the result would be 2 digital Leica CLs, one with a 21/35mm bi-elmar and the other with a 50/90mm bi-summarit lens with a FF Sigma Merrill sensor, the Fuji X100s hybrid VF and AF/MF solutions and the Olympus IBIS system.
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Could I have just one like this but with a zoom lens? Please?
 
I love the convenience of digital, but I prefer the look of film. If I had an unlimited photo budget I would probably get a Bessa/40mm Nokton, an OM2/40mm Zuiko, a GR21, Fuji Klasse S, unlimited films of my choice, and unlimited prints in all sizes on-demand. Along with that, I would also have someone handle my film, process them, and digitally convert them for me on a whim. (Complete hands-off on my end.) I love the film-look. But compared to digital, I just hate all the other little extra baggage and inconvenience that comes with it.

Oh, and unlimited travel stipends for "photographic purposes" would be nice too. I'm humble enough to forego a private jet, so I'll take unlimited travel via first/business on the entire Star Alliance and One World networks instead. :)
 
nycbliss said:
I love the convenience of digital, but I prefer the look of film. If I had an unlimited photo budget I would probably get a Bessa/40mm Nokton, an OM2/40mm Zuiko, a GR21, Fuji Klasse S, unlimited films of my choice, and unlimited prints in all sizes on-demand. Along with that, I would also have someone handle my film, process them, and digitally convert them for me on a whim. (Complete hands-off on my end.) I love the film-look. But compared to digital, I just hate all the other little extra baggage and inconvenience that comes with it.
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My father was a professional photographer and he often took me with him to his lab (he did his development & printing himself). I love working in the darkroom and I don't mind doing it again if unlimited budget will allow me to forgo my daily job and to free more time for my hobbies :D
 

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