Aperture Preferred Poll

[kshapero]

I confess, I love aperture preferred cameras. Which one do you like the best? The ZI has the great Viewfinder. The M7 is oh so accurate. The CV Bessa R*A's are for everyman and affordable. My Nikon FM3A is durable and can run all speeds if the battery fails. I'm sure there are others. Please Pipe in.😀

 

[Keith]

I have to go with the OM-2 ... it's metering is way ahead of the Nikon and a lot of cameras of the same era.

 

[wlewisiii]

Canon T90

William

 

[BTMarcais]

Canon F-1N. I had two, now I have none, and it's one of the few camera's that have come and gone that I really miss sometimes. Sold it because I wasn't using it much after picking up a contax G1/G2 system. (which would be my other favorite in this category, and I ALSO don't have that anymore, gone Leica for the most part.)

I could probably get used to a pentax LX too...

-Brian

 

[benlees]

I'll go with a Mamiya 7.

 

[FrozenInTime]

Hasselblad 203FE : all the other film cameras I've ever owned have been all mechanical.
Though I did borrow a Pentax LX for a week : that had a superb mechanical/electronic system with fast speeds mechanical;slow speeds electronic and electronics for AE.

 

[Keith]

If we're being expansive with our choices then I'd really have to nominate my D700 ... matrix metering is nearly idiot proof!

 

[paulfish4570]

i sure do like my FE2.

 

[FrankS]

Good question, but weird/odd poll choices. "Other" for me. Whenever the most popular poll choice is "other", the options were not selected well.

 

[kdemas]

I voted for my M7 but, upon further thought, I might have gone for the F6. Just an incredible piece of engineering.

Wait, then there's the G2! Eh, they're all darn good, just different 🙂

 

[Pablito]

... matrix metering is nearly idiot proof!

only if you know how and when to override it, which is almost always.....

 

[dof]

Wow, I've never owned one.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

Konica Hexar AF

Phil Forrest

 

[Keith]

only if you know how and when to override it, which is almost always.....

From a novice's point of view though if you don't it will still get you a usable image ninety percent of the time which is why it was created. The large majority of the people who buy these pro-sumer DSLR's are happy to let the camera make the choices.

If you're constantly going to over ride matrix metering there's no point in using it ... you're better off with spot or centre weighted.

 

[FrankS]

If you're constantly going to over ride matrix metering there's no point in using it ... you're better off with spot or centre weighted.

+1 , yeap

 

[Paul_C]

Rollei 6008i

 

[Guaranteed]

I voted R*A as it's the only film body I have.

 

[Brian Legge]

I picked up a Nikon FG as a small, aperture priority capable body. The problem is, I got way too hooked on rangefinders at that point. Its a great camera but it feels so loud and big.

I just picked up a Yashica CC - likely dead ut for twenty dollars I'll take a chance - just to see if it fits for me. I'm sort of dreading the point where I start eyeing the R*A cameras. I'm so close to happy with the Leica screw mount body form factor that i'm sort of desperately hoping the desire for AP goes away.

 

[oftheherd]

As would be expected from me, Fujica ST 901. SBC Blue cell for metering EV -3 to EV 18, extremely sharp lens line-up, light and quiet (for an SLR). What's not to like? I have used mine for over 30 years. It caused me to fall in love with AP for its versatility (for me). I just can't really cotton to TV.

 

[JeffL]

Contax RTS II and Olympus OM2