What is your one favorite camera as of right now?

This one at the moment but of course I favour each one camera i have.


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Right now my R-D1 with a wartime Sonnar 5cm f1.5, because I have a lot of scanning to catch up on, but don't want to take photos with just my phone! B&W jpegs @1600 with vintage glass on this camera are something else, super fun.
 
Rigth now the Canon A1 - its loaded with Provia. But actually I prefer the OM1 but the light meter is dead and a hand held isn‘t that handy ;)
 
Veering off to “weirdland” and ramping up to shoot 828 in my Haneel Tri-Vision Stereo Camera. The more I hold and research this camera the more I like it. Film?? Buy old rolls on eBay, yank out the old film, replace it with the same length 35 mm film and reroll. EZ. First film locked and loaded is 0.8 ISO direct positive BW. I plan to shoot Bulb at 1 second at F16. BTW, that weird shaped Haneel, held in the hands in shooting position, is absolutely the best ergometrically designed camera I’ve EVER held! Fondlers delight too....in the course of research, I’ve found the Haneel Viewer was patented in 1944, and camera production started in 1945, and by summer 1946 Haneel was pretty much out of the camera business. So it appears the Haneel, and it’s cousin the Kirk 33 are Much more scarce than supposed.
 
Currently my Fuji S9600 is in the bag when I´m leaving the house.
More a result of my convenience than a conscious decision.
Light is plenty in this summerdays so this camera is a real nobrainer.
 
With TMax 400 at $265 a box, I'm downsizing. This is the replacement for my '38 Deardorff. There'll be more room too with one less enlarger in the darkroom. Guess i'll have to change my handle to Chamonix19 ;-)
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p.giannakis said:
This one at the moment but of course I favour each one camera i have.


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That's a great one. I had one, once. Shouldn't have sold it. The multiple spot metering and highlight/shadow reading modes were just what the doctor ordered. No more guessing, no menus needed. Perfect implementation.

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Right now, my favorite is my Rollei 35. I'm amazed that such sharp images can come from such a small camera. The Zeiss Tessar continues to be relevant 100 years on.

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Hard to say but M5 is becoming my favorite since I got a battery adapter (air cells are cheap but it is a pain to replace so often). On the medium format side, Bronica ETRS is slowly becoming my favorite one.

Marcelo.
 
Smaug said:
Right now, my favorite is my Rollei 35. I'm amazed that such sharp images can come from such a small camera. The Zeiss Tessar continues to be relevant 100 years on.
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Such a beauty... I admit to like looking at it more than using it though.
 
Smaug said:
Right now, my favorite is my Rollei 35. I'm amazed that such sharp images can come from such a small camera. The Zeiss Tessar continues to be relevant 100 years on.
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Ι have one of them too, with the Sonnar lens but i find guestimating the distance quite difficult.


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I spent the weekend shooting with my OM2n that I had put aside for 18 months. With a new set of batteries everything worked perfectly. It's light, nicely made and a joy to use in Aperture Priority. I enjoyed the roll I've just developed too.

But despite it's larger size and bulk, I prefer the M5. Even having to estimate the exposure because it has the wrong battery in, I'm getting results I love with the Zeiss Biogon 35mm f2.8, and nothing at present is giving anything like as much joy.

But for someone looking to start film, with reasonable pricing and excellent quality, you could get a body and a series of lenses for less than simply one Leica lens with the Olympus. I feel a thread coming on.
 
I like my Standard Leica a lot for its age and smoothness and size. The M3 may be second in line.
Just yesterday or so, my interest in Rollei 35SL cameras has returned. I may get a black one this time. I have 3 chrome ones.
 
Back with my M9. It's always high on my list, but it's getting extra love lately because I hang it across my shoulder while shooting video work, and I get some images between takes. The images are always wonderful, and with my most used lenses like the Elmarit 28, Summicron 50, Sonnar 50 and Nokton 35/1.4, I can get some really high quality and memorable images.
 
My R9. Cool ergonomics, great light meter. Cool titanium finish. Best platform for my R lenses (35, 90, 100, 180, 280)

Just right.
 
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