BebuLamar

I have only one, a Nikon Df. I have a coolpix 5000 but that doesn't count. Also a D1x but that doesn't count either as I didn't buy it and also it was given to me only recently.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

What a pity that you have never come to terms with the fact that you have to use a camera for some time to really know it - and love it - and not want any other, because with it you take good pics. You are almost certainly a gadget man rather than a photographer.
You say that you have 20 cameras and use all of them at different times. I suggest that you are not using them but are playing with them - and unless on full auto on a nice bright day don't get a good pic, D rSoul.

JackW

I sold off my Canon 1DsMkII and 1DMkII when I bought my 1Dx as I hadn't used the 1D but a few times while I had it. Carrying two big Pro bodies got old fast.
I found that if you sell off a camera while it still has some value it helps you afford the usually much more expensive replacement - plus I think cameras should be used.
I still have my old Canon F-1 which I use for B&W film and a couple of Canon P&S for carrying around - a G12 & S95.

jsenear Loc: Hopkins, MN.

I have eight but five of those are film bodies. The three digital cameras are all used regularly with the Nikon 1 V1 getting the most use by far.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

I have 4 cameras. 2 DSLRs, 1 APS-C mirrorless P&S, and 1 film.
#1 is my Nikon Df. I use it most of the time for most things.
#2 is my Nikon D7200. I use it for wildlife, which is mostly shorebirds and waterfowl (plus the occasional swamp creature).
#3 is my Fujifilm X100F that I use for street photography and when having a DSLR isn't feasible.
#4 is my Olympus OM-1 film camera that I hardly use any more and it just sits on the shelf looking handsome.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

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mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I own three cameras. A Nikon DSLR and Nikon Bridge camera, and a Sony Pocket camera. I use all of them, but not equally. I use my DSLR the most, and my pocket camera is used frequently for convenience. My Bridge camera is used the least. I only bought it because it has a 38X fixed lens. Which I very rarely use. My concentration now is on lenses. Not new cameras. Lenses are forever. I just need two more. That's it.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

As you can see from my tag line, I do have many cameras currently. All my Pentax DSLRs were their flagship model at their time. In the order of purchase.

Pentax K-20D (14MP) (my first DSLR, 2009, purchased new): Very good water and dust sealing, gaskets, o-rings, etc. The only one I take to the beach / ocean. And for some odd reason most of my best images have been taken with this camera - not because of the camera per se - but I just happened to be using that one at the time.

Pentax K-100D (6.1MP CCD Sensor, purchased used, eBay): Converted for full time Infrared use (668 nm).

Pentax K-5 (16MP) (Purchased used, eBay): My current workhorse. Good resolution, great contrast, color, and sharpness, consistent results. IQ well beyond what one might expect for 16MP. Great processor I guess.

Pentax K-3 (24MP) (Purchased used, UHH, 2017): My first entry into High Resolution imaging. Selective On/Off AA filter. For a few years since I bought the K-5 I had been lusting for a K-5ii (16MP, updated processor) or K-5ii s (16MP, no AA filter) but never bought on as I really wanted a newer camera with 20-24MP if I was going to buy another. I had been thinking of a new K-3ii but when the opportunity to buy a used K-3 from a fellow UHH'er came up, I jumped on it. So far I have not used the camera much or done any photography. Just prior to buying it late this Summer I got injured and have been less active since. So far the only photos I've taken with it have been indoors. This one will probably not be going near the Mojave Desert or any other dusty place for a long time.

One reason for keeping a number of bodies is so I can avoid changing lenses in the field. I can carry one than one camera with a different lens. So at least in my case having several camera bodies is not GAS per se.

Before buying the Pentax DSLR, I have had two P&S/Bridge Digital cameras, I forget the models, but a 6.1MP Kodak, and later a 7.3MP Kodak. I gave the older 6.1MP Kodak to a friend. I also have a really small Samsung Digital P&S, but I find my SmartPhone easier to use than this one.

During the film days I got absurd sometimes. I might carry three cameras: one with B&W film, one with Color Negative film, and one with Color Slide film. Totally stupid. I remember no time did I ever capture an image or images that way that proved worth while.

I've owned a lot of film SLRs over the years and still have several. Again in approximate order:

Pentax KM (my first ever SLR, purchased around 1978): I really enjoyed that camera. Like a "bayonet mount Spotmatic" It was stolen in November 1987.

Pentax K2 DMD: Super top-of-the-line Pentax at the time, only the LX would ever surpass it. My K2 DMD is still (2017) my film workhorse SLR.

Pentax K1000SE: Special edition of the very basic K1000. Really cool as it had a slpit-image finder screen. Stolen November 1987.

Pentax ME: It was my Father-In-Law's but since he never used it he gave it to me after the loss of two bodies in November1987. Immediately traded for with a lens for a Pentax ME Super.

Pentax ME Super: Took pretty damn good photographs, but only with Manual and Av. Camera is actually too small for my hands so I sold it.

Pentax K1000 (Hoya Pentax Chinese copy, crappy): I failed to know the difference. The half-mirrored prism in this camera started to loose its silvering. Not sure what to do with it today but retire it from use.

Pentax MX: All manual like the K1000 or KM or KX or K2. Sold this body as I never liked it for several reasons.

Pentax Spotmatic: Screw Mount camera, I bought it and several lenses from a goof friend. I have not gotten the chance to use it much. Well built camera. My wife likes this oldie but goodie.

Sears TLS 500 mx: (Obtained Summer 2017) Similar to a Pentax SP 500. I inherited this camera and a few lenses from an elderly friend. His family gave me the camera.

Notice, I had not bought any film SLRs for many years, skipping the Pentax "A" models and Pentax Pxxx film cameras.

Pentax K1000 (authentic original Asahi Pentax): Purchased used from a UHH'er 2017 to "replace" the one with the dying prism. This was one of the most pointless purchases I've ever made. A collection GAS purchase. Why replace a camera I never use anyway? If I shoot 35mm film today it would be with the K2 DMD most likely. Really pointless as about a month later I purchased the K-3. I was testing the K1000 when I fell and was injured. Actually the best thing about the K1000 purchase was getting a original early K 55mm (52mm filter) lens with it.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

With all those different cameras by different makers, do you ever forget which one you are looking through. And do your fingers push the wrong switch at just the wrong time--just curious. Do you ever find yourself trying to mount the Nikon lenses the "wrong" way, as they are the only ones that mount counter clock wise? Again just curious?

Baracuda Loc: Kentucky

That's exactly what my wife wants to know! When the newest Nikon comes out, I carefully evaluate my own current version and decide if there are enough new and wonderful features to warrant the expense. About a third of the time, the answer is YES! Sometimes it has been sooner.
I did well in business and am blessed in retirement so I have a D850 (the very last camera I will ever need it is so wonderful in every way), D800, (which I dearly loved until the D850 came out), CoolPix P900 (cheap and wonderful specialty camera for moon and extreme telephoto uses) D4s,(extremely durable workhorse beast of a camera) D3s (which I had to keep because I have an expensive Subal underwater housing for it) D7200 (infra-red conversion) D700 (in my truck), D70s (infra-red conversion the first time) and a D300 (which also has an underwater housing and I am trying to sell this one). The D70s was my first digital camera (when I made the leap) so is somewhat sentimental.

I keep some my older units, and keep them in my cars or in my shed just in case there is a fantastic photo that needs to be taken quickly and it should be done on something other than my iPhone. I need to keep those batteries charged and this does not happen often.
The OTHER reasons to have more than one is in the case of Infra-red photography and very specialized underwater. Another big reason to keep the older camera is that you won't get hardly anything out of the older one if you try to sell it. That said, I have given away cameras to church, schools.

WayneL Loc: Baltimore Md

I have 1 DSLR, 9 Mirrorless, 2 P&S, 2 Bridge and 10 35mm. I just like to use different cameras and I sometimes shoot film.

Meemz

I’m glad to see this. I too keep all my cameras. Still have film ones too.. I did show this to my husband who has accused me of being a hoarder. I just can’t seem to get rid of my cameras. The grandkids love it because they can come over and borrow any camera they want almost !

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

My lenses are even more numerous and yes the cameras and lenses take up quite a bit of space.

Baracuda Loc: Kentucky

So does your husband now understand?

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

I have three primary DSLRs and I use all three on an (almost) daily basis. As an action sports shooter, I rarely use only one camera at a time and, upon occasion three. The primary camera of the day carries the most used lens of the day. As an example, football. A D5 with the 400/2.8 along with a D850 with a 70-200/2.8. When needed, the D500 will accompany with a wide angle if needed for venue shots. It all depends. Best of luck.