Top Five "Evil" SLRs of All Time

[ChrisPlatt]

The Pentax K1000 sold more than 3 million units and taught millions 35mm photography.

Chris

 

[David Murphy]

Here they are in my totally biased opinion:

Exakta (has to be #1 as it's the pioneer)
Nikon F (mainly the F and F2 please, rock solid in all respects)
Canon (R, FL, FD bodies) (reliable, great lenses)
Pentax Spotmatic (and K1000, MX, LX) (top-drawer optics)
Praktina (all the rage behind the iron curtain, plus lots, and lots, of fine German glass for these babies)

Amateur systems deserving honorable mention: Konica, Topcon, Miranda (if she's working), Rollei SL35 (VSL1, etc.), Petri (cause of good looks only), Icarex (amazing quality)

 

[Marc-A.]

A lot of great cameras! I picked
- Pentax for the MX (unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure to play with the LX yet) and for the Spotmatic and his oustanding Takumar 50/1.4 ...
- Olympus for the OM 2n (tiny camera, handy)
- Nikon FM2 (a bit heavy, but a clear and wide VF, rugged and very reliable)

 

[Trius]

Barrett, go big or go home... .Pentax 67 series or Hasselblad 500cm series. What do you have against the big 120 boys? ;D

ttyl

My reflex is to use a 4x5 view. It's single lens ...