Which camera types have you been using most the past six months?

Which camera types have you been using most the past six months?

  • Large Format (film)

    Votes: 29 6.4%
  • Medium Format (film)

    Votes: 111 24.6%
  • SLR (film)

    Votes: 91 20.2%
  • RF (film)

    Votes: 207 45.9%
  • Digital Compact

    Votes: 59 13.1%
  • DSLR

    Votes: 80 17.7%
  • Leica digital

    Votes: 81 18.0%
  • Other digital cameras

    Votes: 112 24.8%
  • Other cameras of any type

    Votes: 26 5.8%

  • Total voters
    451
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Me too. I thought not having a 'mirrorless other than Leica RF' category in the poll was amusing.






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Leica has been for many years the main focus of members at RFF. Therefore, I gave Leica cameras a category. It is useful to measure the votes for this category these days. "Other digital" is often SONY. As you see, Leica is the minority.
 
Fuji XPro2
I actually prefer the size, weight and form of the X E2 but have been trying to become proficient with the new Pro2.

It may all be for naught as, if an X E3 does materialize, I will most likely ditch the Pro2 and the E2 in favor of two E3s.

I voted for the XP2 as "other digital camera"
 
I voted any other one because lately I m much involved in a project with Impossible film and use much or one of my old Polaroid sx70 or the I-1 by Impossible
Apart this project I'm not shooting so much, for easy to use I would say the Leica X1 and the M7 share the second position..
robert
 
Depends on what I've been shooting, but my general walkaround camera is my MP & B&W film. I also use a medium format for a project I'm working on and an M240 for another project.

I've been really enjoying shooting on B&W film again and starting on medium format, after a few years only using digital. There's something about the process of shooting film that I really enjoy - especially the delay in seeing my images - and using my MP is a significantly more pleasant experience than my M240, which feels uncomfortable in my hand by comparison.
 
Been cycling through my RF bodies in 135 and 120, but surprised that I've come to like the tiny Nikon EM with 50/1.8 and 24/2.8 as my most often used in the last 6 months. I guess I need the lightness more than the brass robustness.
 
My Rolleicord and Hasselblad 503CX...with the occasional bit of 35mm (Olympus XA or Minolta X500) when I can't be bothered carrying a meter.
 
Depends on what you mean by "using most." Do you mean taking the most number of photos with? Or do you mean taking out to take photos most often or most days?

If you mean taking the most number of photos with, my digital Nikon D750, which I have taken thousands of photos with. This compares with maybe a couple hundred with my film cameras. I basically use the D750 whenever I may want to share the pictures with people outside of my immediate family.

If you mean taking out most often or most days, probably been using my film cameras more often. Mostly Nikon F6, although I try to give all of my film cameras -- including Nikon FM3a, Nikon FE2, Olympus OM-4Ti, Om-2n, OM-1n, etc. -- a fair workout. Also have shot several 120 rolls with several Mamiya 6 bodies, and also have shot a couple of 35mm rolls with my Olympus 35 SP bodies.

Also have been taking a few digital photos with my wife's largely unused Canon T3i -- bought an OM-EOS adapter and have been trying out my OM Zuikos on digital. Results have been OK, but not that consistent, due to difficulty in focusing precisely using viewfinder. Live-view photos with enlargement have been much more consistently focused precisely, but the process is rather cumbersome. Also, I have noticed that the Canon T3i photos have alot more chroma noise in lower light than the more modern Nikon D750 shots.

Tried the OM Zuikos on the Nikon D750 with an adapter (with glass elements). Photos shot wide open or close to wide open have a bit of a soft focus effect, while stopped down are somewhat better.

Still tempted to get a modern mirrorless body (with focus peaking) to use the OM Zuikos.
 
Here's an odd mix, which just struck me as being two behind the lens shutter cameras; Kowa 140 with 50/1.4 Prominar, 35/2.8 Prominar, 85/3.5 Prominar rangefinder and a Voigtlander Bessamatic CS with 50/2 Septon, 35/3,4 Skoparex SLR... two 36 EXP films which have taken me about 2 months to complete!
Gary Hill
 
I've picked up a couple MF film cameras lately and of course been shooting them a lot to get familiar. I doubt that they will be a main camera however. My two main ones are the M9 and the XPro1. I like to take each of the ones I have out for a walk at least one time a week.
 
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