Smallest bodied AF 35mm slr?

[Gerry M]

What/which would that be? Must be AF.

 

[Dirk]

Nikon N80 is pretty small. Don't know if THE smallest. Perhaps some Pentaxes are even smaller?

 

[nikon_sam]

Film or Digital...???

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Never used it, but looks small AND light...

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n75.htm

Cheers,

Juan

 

[bgb]

I have a Nikon F80 (N80 in the USA ) it's small and light. It's the only AF SLR i have ever used so i can't compare to others sorry.
It does have a very quiet shutter and winder if that is important and with a fixed lens the autofocus is great.

 

[mob81]

I think Minolta Maxxum 7000 considered small compare to other AF bodies!? but i don't know if it's the smallest.

 

[Gerry M]

Film or Digital...???

Sorry, I should have stated film body.

I have OM1, 2n and 4T. Also Minolta XE-7, SRT101 and 202. My only 35mm AF is an F100. A really great body, but I am thinking something smaller.
In digital, I have D80 and D200 along with some P&S's.

 

[szekiat]

i think if u're going film than u're probably looking at the eos500n or pentax *ist

 

[Roberto V.]

As far as I know, the absolute smallest is the Pentax *ist as szekiat mentioned. You can pair it with the 40mm f/2.8 pancake (it does cover full frame) and you'd have the smallest 35mm SLR kit with autofocus out there. As for the smallest 35mm SLR, I'd say it's the Zeiss Contaflex I and II. About the size of a Leica M with a 35mm f/1.4 pre-asph (tiny lens), but even a bit narrower.

 

[bgb]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0302/03021807pentax-ist.asp

 

[Paulbe]

The N80 by Nikon is a very excellent camera--can produce exposures as good as the F6--not as robust as the F5/F6, but many of the same features.
Very small and light and really great autofocus..manual features, too. About 80 USD these days--can't go wrong.
Paul

 

[cosmonaut]

Always ask Mr. Google first...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uncamikey/101750740/

 

[delible]

When they came out (c. 2002) the Maxxum 5 and its little brother the Maxxum 4 were the smallest bodied AF film slr cameras. They have many features (the 5 more than the 4) and work well. An earlier post referred to the Maxxum 7000 (the original AF Minolta SLR); probably the Maxxum 70 was meant: it has many of the features of the 5 and is somewhat bigger. The 5 & 4 seem to be widely available on the used market; I haven't seen as many offers of the 70.

 

[bensyverson]

The Canon Rebel Ti is only marginally larger than the Pentax *ist. For all intents and purposes, they're the same size (and I prefer the Rebel Ti's grip).

So if you have Canon lenses already, or prefer Canon glass, it's worth a serious look.

 

[bobby_novatron]

Good suggestions, everyone. I vote for the *ist, but haven't used the others ... I own the Canon Elan 7e, which is about the same size as the Canon Rebel. Plasticky but good.

 

[Gerry M]

Thanks to all for your input.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

And don't forget the HexarAF if you plan to use a superb, fast 35mm lens: hard to beat for being discrete & fast, and for great quality in low light and indoors... And no mirror means easy subject isolation with filters...

Cheers,

Juan