Hibbs
R.I.P. Charlie
Ok...here goes:
RFs:
1.) Konica Hexar RF
2.) Leica M3
3.) Canon P
4.) Fuji 6X7 II
5.) Voigtlander Perkeo II
6.) Yashica GX [black]
7.) Canon Canonet GIII
8.) Yashica GS
9.) Olympus Pen EED
10.) Kodak Vigilant 6X9 (620)
Evil Slrs:
1.) Olympus Pen FV
2.) Olympus 2S Program
3.) Nikon FA
4.) Olympus OM1n [black]
RFs:
1.) Konica Hexar RF
2.) Leica M3
3.) Canon P
4.) Fuji 6X7 II
5.) Voigtlander Perkeo II
6.) Yashica GX [black]
7.) Canon Canonet GIII
8.) Yashica GS
9.) Olympus Pen EED
10.) Kodak Vigilant 6X9 (620)
Evil Slrs:
1.) Olympus Pen FV
2.) Olympus 2S Program
3.) Nikon FA
4.) Olympus OM1n [black]
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alan davus
Well-known
My list based on what I own at present.
1. Leica M6ttl
2. Hexar Rf
3. Nikon Fe2
4. Bronica EC
5. Nikon FA
6. Nikon FM
7. Olympus SP
8. Yashica GS Electro
9. Yashica GTN
10. Zorki 4k
In reality I'll be using 1. and 2. in almost equal measure and 3. with macro and tele lenses. No.4 if I ever get time to ressurect my darkroom. Enjoy your summer those of you in the Northern hemisphere.
1. Leica M6ttl
2. Hexar Rf
3. Nikon Fe2
4. Bronica EC
5. Nikon FA
6. Nikon FM
7. Olympus SP
8. Yashica GS Electro
9. Yashica GTN
10. Zorki 4k
In reality I'll be using 1. and 2. in almost equal measure and 3. with macro and tele lenses. No.4 if I ever get time to ressurect my darkroom. Enjoy your summer those of you in the Northern hemisphere.
Harry S.
Well-known
Order of usage:
1. Canon 1D Mk. III + 50/1.2 L
2. Leica M6 + Zeiss 28/2.8
3. Leica M3 + Jupiter 8
4. Hasselblad 500c/m + Planar 80/2.8
As ugly and annoyingly unwieldy the Canon is, I find it the most dependable of the bunch for when I care about results. The film cameras are a more satisfying experience to use though.
1. Canon 1D Mk. III + 50/1.2 L
2. Leica M6 + Zeiss 28/2.8
3. Leica M3 + Jupiter 8
4. Hasselblad 500c/m + Planar 80/2.8
As ugly and annoyingly unwieldy the Canon is, I find it the most dependable of the bunch for when I care about results. The film cameras are a more satisfying experience to use though.
noimmunity
scratch my niche
My choices are decided by use, and I don't have nowhere near as many cameras as some of yous.
For projects (festivals/promises/ruins in reverse): it will be the Ikon, the R4a, and Hassy on loan (but if partying, see below).
For landscapes (high alpine and seacoast): it will be the Bessa T or the R4A.
For times when I'm lazy or worried about protecting my equipment, either the Contax Aria, the Fuji Natura Black, or the Yashica T5D
For a digital complement/alternative to film: RD-1, GRD, Fuji F20.
favorite lenses: ZM 21/4.5 , ZM 35/2.8 , ZM 50/1.5 CV 35/1.2, Zeiss C/Y Planar 50, Zeiss C/Y Tessar 45.
For projects (festivals/promises/ruins in reverse): it will be the Ikon, the R4a, and Hassy on loan (but if partying, see below).
For landscapes (high alpine and seacoast): it will be the Bessa T or the R4A.
For times when I'm lazy or worried about protecting my equipment, either the Contax Aria, the Fuji Natura Black, or the Yashica T5D
For a digital complement/alternative to film: RD-1, GRD, Fuji F20.
favorite lenses: ZM 21/4.5 , ZM 35/2.8 , ZM 50/1.5 CV 35/1.2, Zeiss C/Y Planar 50, Zeiss C/Y Tessar 45.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Whoa, keep'em coming guys, this is cool.
I see two different kinds of Top Ten. One based on actual usage, the other based on "I wish I could use it more..."
I think the latter one is more interesting, here's mine this Summer:
I wish I could use more...
1. Olympus 35 SP
2. Leica M4-P
These two are almost the same in my mind. The Oly for day shoots, the Leica for evening shoots.
3. Shen-Hao HZX45-IIA
How can you not want to use this?
4. Mamiya 645 1000s
5. Chinon CM-3 with screwmount M42 lenses
6. Konica Autoreflex T4 with Hexanon AR lenses (SLR)
I got consistently good results from these three... they are not glamorous, will not turn heads, won't generate flames nor accolades, but they got the job done
7. Olympus 35 ECR
8. Olympus XA4
These two are my main walk-about cameras.
9. Voigtlander Bessa RF (the old one, not Cosina's)
10. Nikon F100
Old-school and new-wave
I see two different kinds of Top Ten. One based on actual usage, the other based on "I wish I could use it more..."
I think the latter one is more interesting, here's mine this Summer:
I wish I could use more...
1. Olympus 35 SP
2. Leica M4-P
These two are almost the same in my mind. The Oly for day shoots, the Leica for evening shoots.
3. Shen-Hao HZX45-IIA
How can you not want to use this?
4. Mamiya 645 1000s
5. Chinon CM-3 with screwmount M42 lenses
6. Konica Autoreflex T4 with Hexanon AR lenses (SLR)
I got consistently good results from these three... they are not glamorous, will not turn heads, won't generate flames nor accolades, but they got the job done
7. Olympus 35 ECR
8. Olympus XA4
These two are my main walk-about cameras.
9. Voigtlander Bessa RF (the old one, not Cosina's)
10. Nikon F100
Old-school and new-wave
feenej
Well-known
1) Bessa R
2) Canon 7
3) Olympus 35
4) Minolta XD
5) Minolta XG1
6) Konica C35
7) Olympus OM-1 (though it needs a CLA real bad)
8)
9)
10)
2) Canon 7
3) Olympus 35
4) Minolta XD
5) Minolta XG1
6) Konica C35
7) Olympus OM-1 (though it needs a CLA real bad)
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ampguy
Veteran
curious about your # 6 Konica choice
curious about your # 6 Konica choice
What lenses do you use with your Konica SLR? I'm curious as I ended up with a nice Konica mount zoom (thinking it was a Pentax "K-mount"...), and just last week saw a very impressive photo from a Konica SLR 35mm lens.
Have you ever tried the Konica mount f1.2 lens?
curious about your # 6 Konica choice
What lenses do you use with your Konica SLR? I'm curious as I ended up with a nice Konica mount zoom (thinking it was a Pentax "K-mount"...), and just last week saw a very impressive photo from a Konica SLR 35mm lens.
Have you ever tried the Konica mount f1.2 lens?
Whoa, keep'em coming guys, this is cool.
I see two different kinds of Top Ten. One based on actual usage, the other based on "I wish I could use it more..."
I think the latter one is more interesting, here's mine this Summer:
I wish I could use more...
1. Olympus 35 SP
2. Leica M4-P
These two are almost the same in my mind. The Oly for day shoots, the Leica for evening shoots.
3. Shen-Hao HZX45-IIA
How can you not want to use this?
4. Mamiya 645 1000s
5. Chinon CM-3 with screwmount M42 lenses
6. Konica Autoreflex T4 with Hexanon AR lenses (SLR)
I got consistently good results from these three... they are not glamorous, will not turn heads, won't generate flames nor accolades, but they got the job done
7. Olympus 35 ECR
8. Olympus XA4
These two are my main walk-about cameras.
9. Voigtlander Bessa RF (the old one, not Cosina's)
10. Nikon F100
Old-school and new-wave
ishpop
tall person
ishpop
tall person
Ok, here is my most used since the weather became warmer than 50 degrees:
1. Rolleiflex Automat Type 4
2. Olympus E1 with about 5 different lenses, mostly 11-22 though
3. Yashica GSN
4. Olympus OM1N
5. Yashica 635 TLR
6. Bessa T w/ Jupiter 3
7. Polaroid 680
8. Olympus 35sp
I would like to use the Bessa more, feel like I should sell either the GSN or 35sp since they are somewhat similiar, but both have made me some nice images.
Wish list for summer shooting?
1. Exakta 66 III w/ Schneider Xenotar 80mm (the rare one)
2. Graphlex Speed Graphics
3. Hasselblad 500 series, any of them
4. Bronica SQAI or ETRS
1. Rolleiflex Automat Type 4
2. Olympus E1 with about 5 different lenses, mostly 11-22 though
3. Yashica GSN
4. Olympus OM1N
5. Yashica 635 TLR
6. Bessa T w/ Jupiter 3
7. Polaroid 680
8. Olympus 35sp
I would like to use the Bessa more, feel like I should sell either the GSN or 35sp since they are somewhat similiar, but both have made me some nice images.
Wish list for summer shooting?
1. Exakta 66 III w/ Schneider Xenotar 80mm (the rare one)
2. Graphlex Speed Graphics
3. Hasselblad 500 series, any of them
4. Bronica SQAI or ETRS
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
ampguy
Veteran
Quanteray zoom
Quanteray zoom
Probably not as good as any Hexanon, but it is made in Japan, I think 70-200.
So the Konica Autoreflexes are so cheap used, I've almost gotten one or two a few times, but would probably need more glass to justify the older bodies possibly needing some maintenance.
Quanteray zoom
Probably not as good as any Hexanon, but it is made in Japan, I think 70-200.
So the Konica Autoreflexes are so cheap used, I've almost gotten one or two a few times, but would probably need more glass to justify the older bodies possibly needing some maintenance.
willie_901
Veteran
1/ M8 (black with with shutter and sapphire LCD cover upgrade)
2/ M8 (silver with with shutter and sapphire LCD cover upgrade)
3/ M8 (black with shutter upgrade)
4/ M8 (silver with shutter upgrade)
5/ M8 (black with sapphire LCD cover upgrade)
6/ M8 (silver with sapphire LCD cover upgrade)
7/ Tie M8 (silver or black with firmware upgrade)
8/ Tie M8 (silver or black without firmware upgrade)
9/ M8 with banding problem fixed
10/ M8 in a war zone with controls covered with gaffers tape
2/ M8 (silver with with shutter and sapphire LCD cover upgrade)
3/ M8 (black with shutter upgrade)
4/ M8 (silver with shutter upgrade)
5/ M8 (black with sapphire LCD cover upgrade)
6/ M8 (silver with sapphire LCD cover upgrade)
7/ Tie M8 (silver or black with firmware upgrade)
8/ Tie M8 (silver or black without firmware upgrade)
9/ M8 with banding problem fixed
10/ M8 in a war zone with controls covered with gaffers tape
Willie, what a list!Here's my list of top ten cool cameras, though I don't own a single one of them...
Hasselblad H3
Alpa -12
Fuji 617
Sinar P3
XPan
Leica M7
Leica MP
Linhof Super Technika IV
Tessina
Sigma DP1
capitalK
Warrior Poet :P
1. Canonet QL19 (en route)
2. Yashica MG-1
3. Hasselblad 500C
4. Canon 1D
5. Ricoh 500G
6. Spotmatic II w/ 24mm f/3.5 Takumar
7. Reserved for a Canon 5D
8. Reserved for a Leica MP
9. Reserved for a Mamiya 6
10. Reserved for anything else that interests me during the summer. I rarely find cameras... they usually find me.
2. Yashica MG-1
3. Hasselblad 500C
4. Canon 1D
5. Ricoh 500G
6. Spotmatic II w/ 24mm f/3.5 Takumar
7. Reserved for a Canon 5D
8. Reserved for a Leica MP
9. Reserved for a Mamiya 6
10. Reserved for anything else that interests me during the summer. I rarely find cameras... they usually find me.
Forberg
Newbie
My top ten this summer (beware, I'm a Rollei fan):
Rollei 35 S (Vacations shots)
Rollei 2,8C
Rollei 6008 Professional (different lenses, but I love the 50mm)
Voigtlander Bessa L with 15mm and 21mm (The camera is on it's way, recent ebay purchase - can't wait!)
Linhof Super-Technika V
Contax RTS II
Rollei SL66E
Nikon F3
Rollei SL35
Olympus E-20
Rollei 35 S (Vacations shots)
Rollei 2,8C
Rollei 6008 Professional (different lenses, but I love the 50mm)
Voigtlander Bessa L with 15mm and 21mm (The camera is on it's way, recent ebay purchase - can't wait!)
Linhof Super-Technika V
Contax RTS II
Rollei SL66E
Nikon F3
Rollei SL35
Olympus E-20