>>4298739I'm gonna be that guy, I got both. I also have the 50s silver rectangle.
Each one is special to me. I have an F5 and ED VR glass for nice film and serious work. I have a Beseler Topcon RE Super/Super D and a Nikon F Photomic, F3 and FG for fun and a Leica IIIc/Leningrad when I want to LARP as Henri Cartier-Bresson.
And when I'm actually *really* serious I have an RB67 and 4x5 outfit.
Don't let American Capitalism get in the way of you having fun with your camera. Not everything has to have a monetary value added to it. I have literally 20k into my Nikon setup and probably 5 bucks into some of the Topcon stuff and they are both fun. The Topcon I had to service most of it myself.
Just get out and enjoy your camera. I had a 500N when I was shooting Canon EOS in college and it was fun putting a 5 dollar body on 3000 dollar L glass. Shit, I got to slap it on an 800/5.6L I rented for a Shuttle Launch toward the end of the program.
