lol the film ones not mine. i wouldn't know. i do have a film rangefinder and load it with cheap expired film for fun.
i'm just dipping my toes into the game and its a lot like collecting vintage rolex. case in point - there was a body there that was valued more highly because it was a unique model with factory leica paint finishing. and it could've fetched MUCH MORE if it were not factory refurbished.
That said Leica's gone down digital... but watches have held their own with mechanicals.
bro a562140, having dipped mine before in cameras, it can be an all-consuming passion if you've been poisoned! and the lenses! man, they can cost MORE than the bodies!!
and that's before miscellaneous gear like dry cabinets, camera bags (billinghams is sweet), tripods (gitzo carbon fibre for the loaded), heads (arca swiss/really right stuff), or just settle with the "cheaper" but still quality made-in-china sirui), RF triggered flash guns (pocket wizards), filters, light box/reflectors if you're into studio/portrait/product photog, motorized rail for focus stacking to capture macro detail, etc, etc... can really sink in all your time+energy+money!!
ok i'll stop before i go off topic. but one last comment before i end: film photogs are even more HARDCORE. they hoard & freeze oop film stock! man!!
ps. sold it all to escape the madness. may resume in the future. see how first.
