Goodbye, R3M

I sold the R3M while I was in Shanghai. It was a little tough to do, in part because I’d used it a lot since first buying it a year ago in Korea, in part because the shop seemed a bit dis­missive of its intrinsic, non-​monetary value (cameras are more than simply a com­modity to be bought and sold), which was making me a little reluctant to place it into their care; but it had to be done: it was becoming hard to justify carrying around two bodies when one would suffice, and also, I needed the money, there and then, for essen­tial day to day items like film, fixer, and filters. The R2M and OM-​2N are now the lead bodies, with the 35/1.2 mounted full time on the Bessa, the 40/1.4 in reserve; and with the 50/1.4 almost always on the Olympus (I’m not cur­rently using the 28/3.5 very much, but may try to use it more, at some point).

So, see you around, R3M — sad to lose you, and hoping you will soon be in the hands of a deserving (and loving) photographer.