I used to use SLRs for a very long time. I have a couple of very heavy ones. What I find most comfortable now are the small moderately priced rangefinders of the 70's & 80's. They are, as I said, small and light weight. I am comfortable carrying them anywhere. I lay one on my car seat. I'll stuff one in a knapsack or wrap one around my wrist. The ones with the 35mm or 40mm lenses are easy to focus. They are silent and subjects are unaware that they are being photographed, providing, of course, you do it quickly. (A lot has been written about which rangefinder is quieter. I think this is a moot discussion. Next to my ear some are louder than others but the test should be done from the subjects perspective...maybe 10 feet and I suspect that the listener will not hear anything. Just thought I add that additional comment.)
Hmmm . . . . the one I *carry* the most is the Canon G7. The one I *enjoy* the most is the M8 (followed closely by the R-D1) -- but the one I *depend* on most is the Nikon D200.
Provided you're adept with scale focusing this is a great choice ... I have one and should use it more. Excellent lens and the meter on mine seems dead accurate and the left wind on lever is a quirk that is easy to get used to.
I think the camera I use most is my A620 point and shoot ... I take some crap pics with it though but it is a good camera to have at hand if it means not missing a potentially interesting pic! It gets used a lot for photographing my other cameras ... to feed the gearhead within! 😀
You're all gonna move away from me on the bench, so to speak 🙂 but this is the one I use most. It's now over 10 years old, and I don't know what I'm gonna do when it gives up. I don't think these are able to be repaired.
Sorry about the crummy photo, it was cropped from a family portrait done with a friend's {d-word} camera.
My recently purchased new M6ttl is making my much loved Hexar Rf feel a little neglected at the moment. Generally it has a CV 35 Ultron attached but I expect a new Hexanon 35 UC which arrived from Matsuiya last week will supplant the CV in popularity. My Hex M 28, 50 and 90 lenses compete when I carry a 2 lens kit when hiking. But if I'm heading "Bush" in the 4 wheel drive, everything comes which includes the lovely little Cv21 and a Nikon FE2 with a 55 micro lens.
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