$2.6 million for a camera ...

Crankarm · 27 Nov 2012

http://www.photography-news.com/2012/11/leica-m3d-camera-used-by-picassos.html

David Douglas Duncan who photographed Picasso - this is the camera he used. Blimey! For that price you would want a few filters, case and several rolls of film included.

I have a few old cameras. I wonder ...

slowmotion · 27 Nov 2012

The closest I got to a Leica was the USSR cheapo Zorki 4, about 1969. Solid Soviet engineering. My photography was , and remains utter plop.

Mad Doug Biker · 27 Nov 2012

We still have a Fed 4, another Soviet copy.

slowmotion · 27 Nov 2012

Mad Doug Biker said:
We still have a Fed 4, another Soviet copy.

Remember the Zenith SLRs? That would stop an AK47 round without any trouble. Solid kit!

Mad Doug Biker · 27 Nov 2012

slowmotion said:
Remember the Zenith SLRs? That would stop an AK47 round without any trouble. Solid kit!

I still have my Hasselblad which could probably do similar!

slowmotion · 27 Nov 2012

Mad Doug Biker said:
I still have my Hasselblad which could probably do similar!

I don't know why, but I always thought that Hasselblads were the tool of choice for pornographers. Strange that.... :smile:

Mad Doug Biker · 27 Nov 2012

slowmotion said:
I don't know why, but I always thought that Hasselblads were the tool of choice for pornographers. Strange that....

I wish!,

Its because they are Swedish!! :laugh: