What's your favorite non-rangefinder camera and why?

[paradoxbox]

So we all have rangefinders and love them, but sometimes an RF isn't the right camera for the job, or maybe we just have another favorite camera.

What's your favorite?


I'd have to say my favorite non-rf camera is my Rolleiflex with a 3.5 Tessar. The odd shape of it makes it a real conversation piece when I'm shooting in the city and for some reason, in Japan, TLR's are very popular among young women so it makes photographing even easier than usual. Of course the lens is fantastic and the large negative is wonderful, and the camera itself is very easy to use!

How about yours?

 

[ibcrewin]

My Canon Elan 7e. It's the only other camera that works flawlessly, had a good built in meter, and it's not cumbersome to carry around.

 

[redisburning]

any Sinar.

 

[stompyq]

My pentax 67. Easily my favorite camera of all time.

 

[thegman]

Too many to choose from, but in an ideal world, with time at my disposal, it would probably have to be my Wista DX 4x5 camera. Hardly get to use it, but my ideal style of photography is making landscapes somewhere with no other people for miles around.

 

[Moto-Uno]

I'm a sucker for my Bronica ETR's, certainly not a great street camera,but it's uses are hard to duplicate with the selection of lens etc and it's not so heavy as to prevent me from taking it everywhere ( including a recent trip to the beaches and jungles of Costa Rica) when you want more negative to play with.
Regards,Peter

 

[Steve Bellayr]

Nikon F3HP because the lenses available for this model are outstanding. It is rugged and has available motor drive. Another camera that I rely upon is the Nikonos-V. I have had it for years and I take it to locations where I know there is much water, sand, or dust.

 

[jsrockit]

My pentax 67. Easily my favorite camera of all time.

You don't own a rangefinder though... 😱

For me, currently its the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and 35mm lens. It just works well for me.

 

[mbisc]

Arca Swiss Field Camera

 

[Rodchenko]

Easy - Minox 35. Has a similar feel, and is more pocketable.

 

[pdexposures]

Depends on the system,

35mm SLR is Olympus
MF SLR is Hasseblad
Compact 35mm is Olympus Stylus Epic
Polaroid is SX70 (the original)

 

[lam]

Rolleiflex 2,8f
🙂

 

[edge100]

X-Pro1, without question. It's a joy to use.

 

[ferider]

Depends on the system,

35mm SLR is Olympus
MF SLR is Hasseblad
Compact 35mm is Olympus Stylus Epic
Polaroid is SX70 (the original)

Somehow similar for me:

35mm SLR is Olympus
MF SLR is Hasseblad
P&S is Hexar AF.

Although I have to admit, I like my F3HP more and more.

 

[BLKRCAT]

Bronica SQ-A for me! Love the size of the negs.

 

[Exdsc]

No camera comes close to a high-end DSLR as an image making machine.

 

[pdexposures]

No camera comes close to a high-end DSLR as an image making machine.

Scott Bourne?

 

[stompyq]

You don't own a rangefinder though... 😱

For me, currently its the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and 35mm lens. It just works well for me.

Haha. Yeah. Nearly lost my membership.😀 Just managed to save it because i still have my Canonet

 

[_goodtimez]

I already have some samples: the fabulous Nikon F

 

[SausalitoDog]

Xp1 by a mile for me.

It's put a whole new spring in my photographic step 🙂

RF size and form factor, hybrid VF... Takes me back to the 60s !!!