What's in your pocket?

Canon Powershot G7. Though, I have a Canonet QL17 G-III on it's way that I plan on using as a pocketable carry 'round when I'm shooting film.
 
I have owned the Natura S Black ... yes its small but not as pocketable as you would think because its pretty thick

but my pocket camera is the Fuji F30, not the smallest but quite excellent performance

The Ricoh Film and Digital P&S are all pretty thin

and the new Panasonic FX30 (which also will be rebranded with a different processing engine by Leica as the C-LUX 2)...

I tried the FX30 in Bestbuy not long ago, its incredibly thin with Image Stabilization and a 28mm equivalent lens ... the only reason I haven't gone with the Panasonic is its high ISO performance nothing compared to the Fuji's

Here is the Leica version of the FX30: http://www.leica-camera.us/photography/compact_cameras/c-lux_2/
 
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Sports (skiing): Stylus Epic, quick auto, spot meter.
Evening/Indoor: Canon GIII, focusing aid, metering aid, faster lens, bigger pocket!
Any other time: Rollei 35S, always amazed with the sharp pictures when I get the focusing right.
 
Fujifilm Natura 24mm f/1.9

Fujifilm Natura 24mm f/1.9

I recently bought a Fujifilm Natura 24mm f/1.9 ( a Lilac one because Stephen Gandy had no black models available, but hey, I can be sensitive as well as dark :p ) it is pocketable enough for a jacket pocket but unless you are overly keen to impress specific members of the public, you wouldn't want to put it in your jeans pocket.
 
Now it's receipts from store and a bit of change. Used to be a Ricoh R1, IMHO, best pocketable PHD camera ever made.

B2 (;->
 
I have a Konica C35 Ef3 with me nowadays. No worries about outlawed mercury batt but abit heavy with 2 AA batteries. nice pics too...
 
I used to carry a Rollei 35 until I managed to break it beyond any repair. Now I carry an Olympus mju (3.5 lens) in its pouch on my belt unless its cold enough to wear my down jacket which has large pockets. My pants pockets are full with my wallet, credit card wallet, two hankies, keys, loose change,etc. Anything larger than the Olympus I wear around my neck. Oh, I have the Olympus Stylus Epic too bu its the champagne colored one, works great but I wish it was black.
Kurt M.
 
Actually, it's in my girlfriend's pocket mostly.. I'm not allowed to use it much :)

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Minox 35 GL for me. Have been using this one since 1980. Great lens, great shots for these 27 years, so why change, then? Looks much like Hubert Nerwin's Ikonta 35, perhaps that's the reason for a Zeiss addict. No, it's not. My parents gave this Minox to me when I was 14 - that's the reason. Bit difficult to get the batteries, though. Still keeping 15 of these old PX27 in the fridge, so another 27 years should be no problem. Always put them in special waste for the Hg content. - Avatar was shot with this one, too.

Minox 35 for me!

Jesko
 
My Rollei 35 will be in my pocket if it ever gets out of the damn shop (had it repaired- focus was b0rked, screws missing and advance took two turns. came back with distance markers scratched.)

The other camera I carry around is a Minolta Semi-P. Not a range finder (sorry) but has hyperfocal marks. 120 film, 6x4 negs so 14 shots per roll. Enough for me; I find 36 or even 24 to be too many.
 
Hibbs said:
Lately...I have been using a Voigtlander Vito IIa but I don't have anything developed yet.

~ hibbs
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My Retina II and IIa go well in either a hip or coat pocket. Is the Vito IIa any smaller or perhaps lighter than the Retina II(a)?
 
For a camera I like the Contax T2 for my pocket.

Currently: a flash drive, keys, keys and more keys (at work today), $46.76, my wallet, a handkercheif, penknife, sharpies, and my thin black wool gloves.
 
Olympus 35RC. If I take the lens hood off, it just about eliminates the "T" shaped problem someone spoke of previously. Great little cam and razor sharp!
 
If it has to fit in a small pocket then its my Rollei 35 SE, or a Retina 11a. A little bigger pocket then its my Nikon S2 ,or my Konica AF. Big jacket pockets rate a Nikon F2 or F3.
 
I'm going with the XA.

I'm going with the XA.

most substantial, yet pocketable of the three, plus the lens is the sharpest of the three. In fact, I often carry around an XA2, which goes two step closer to "brainless" with zone focus and full automation... no setting anything but the zone. Lens is almost as sharp as the XA and as sharp as the various Rollei lenses and the Minox.
 
Rollei 35 (original model) or Rollei 35 S (if I need the extra speed). I like the Tessar lens a little better than the Sonnar.

Richard
 
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