Summer 2008 Top 10 Cameras...

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]
 
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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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? 😀
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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 🙂
 
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)
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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?

shadowfox said:
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? 😀
2568228548_78c54bd5e0.jpg


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 🙂
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Nokton48 said:
1. Leica M-2
2. Leica M-5 (arriving soon!)
3. Hasselblad 500CM #1
4. Hasselblad 500CM #2
5. Hasselblad 500ELM #1
6. Hasselblad 500ELM #2
7. Exakta 66 MK3
8. Pentacon-Six
9. Minolta SR-M
10. Minolta SRT-100
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With so many cameras, you might as well let me borrow that Exakta or Hassy eh? 😉
 
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

🙂
 
ampguy said:
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?
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I have 50/1.4, 40/1.8, and 80-200/4 UC Hexanon zoom (awesome).

What zoom did you get?
 
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.

shadowfox said:
I have 50/1.4, 40/1.8, and 80-200/4 UC Hexanon zoom (awesome).

What zoom did you get?
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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
 
😀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
 
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.
 
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
 
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