What is your favourite non-Leica RF cam?

[besk]

Mamiya Universal,
Mamiya Press "Flattop",
Miniature Crown Graphic,
Busch Pressman 4X5

All RF's and all are liked equally with my Leica IIIf.

 

[3jal]

yashica elctro 35 gtn
hexar af

 

[OddE]

In 35mm, Zeiss Ikon ZM, hands down.

Regardless of format - all-time favourite is the Fujica G690. Texas Leica de luxe.

 

[goamules]

Tower/Nicca 5L

(you asked for our favorite - but some are just providing a list of all their cameras that aren't Leicas. I have and had a bunch of non-leicas, but the Nicca is my favorite)

 

[HoodedOne]

1 - Zeiss Ikon ZM
2 - NPC 195
3 - Mamiya Universal (left-eyed rf) 🙂

 

[efix]

Contax T. Such amazing image quality in such a tiny body, it's unbelievable.

 

[furcafe]

Sticking to 35mm:

(1) Zeiss Ikon Contax (II, IIa)
(2) Nikon RFs (SP, SP 2005, S3 2000)
(3) Kodak Ektra
(4) Assorted Barnack copies (Nicca, Leotax, Reid, Kardon, etc.)
(4) Bell & Howell Foton

 

[unixrevolution]

My favorite non-Leica rangefinder has to be my Electro 35 GSN. Nothing exposes film more accurately except my LX, and the RF/VF is great.

My Kodak Medalist is a close second 🙂

 

[Darthfeeble]

I'm all digital so there's only one other anyway, Epson RD-1

 

[Harry Lime]

Nikon SP
Don't own one, but have played with one.

Zeiss ZM

Current Bessa bodies. Lots of bang for your buck.

 

[lewis44]

Canon Canonet QL-17

 

[ronnies]

Of the ones I own, in order

1. Canon G-III QL17 (sorry, predictable !)
2. Canon Canonet (original with no aperture scale in viewfinder)
3. Zorki 4 (wind is stiff and I get a sore thumb) :-(
4. Minolta Hi-Matic F (shutter works but focus is off)
5. Konica C35 Automatic (doesn't work at all)

Ronnie

 

[Spavinaw]

My favorite non-Leica RF cam is the Graphic 36005-P32 cam. Why? Because it is the rangefinder cam in my Super Speed Graphic camera with 1/1000 shutter.
You ask an engineer about a cam and you will get a comment about a cam.

 

[sevo]

My favorite non-Leica RF cam is the Graphic 36005-P32 cam.

Seconded. But the Linhof Technika cams are no less excellent... 😛

 

[dtcls100]

Mamiya 6
Olympus 35 SP
Contax T2

All have amazing lenses and handle beautifully and unobtrusively.

 

[awbphotog]

In order of most used from what I own:

Yashica Electro 35 GSN
Bessa R
Fuji G690BL
Zorki C

The Yashica is actually misplaced right now, which saddens me deeply...but it really is a gem of camera, and has helped me produce some of my best photographs. The Bessa is, obviously, a step in the right direction from the Yashica, but it still gets less use. The Fuji is a beast, and I can rely on it for making huge, 35mm ratio negatives for me. The Zorki is just fun to use and take apart. I've got a need to always be taking something apart, cleaning it, or fixing it, so I'm sort of in love with my little FSU RF. Tactility is king!

 

[unixrevolution]

My favorite non-Leica RF cam is the Graphic 36005-P32 cam. Why? Because it is the rangefinder cam in my Super Speed Graphic camera with 1/1000 shutter.
You ask an engineer about a cam and you will get a comment about a cam.

That is a GREAT cam. I have the same one in my Super Graphic tied to my Graphex 135/4.7.

My friend Dom and I used to have a mutual friend named Cami. We used to call her Bumpstick (a colloquial term for an internal combustion engine camshaft.)

 

[Godfrey]

Just saw a photo of a Robot Royal. Looks very sweet.
Die, Magpie, die!

G

 

[nosmok]

Olympus XA, Paxette SuperIIBL, Ensign Autorange 820

 

[bobkonos]

When not in a Leica mood, I use the following:

Canon P, L1, VT, VT de Luxe, IVSB2

Nikon S2

Bessa R4M

Bessa T