Which kind of camera you use for street photography?

[Ko.Fe.]

Now 🙂, same as before - film RF with 35 lens (I have some examples in "Ontarian Leicas" thread) and in late 2017 I became more confident with tiny 28mm on small LTM camera and on M-E later on. The tiny size of 28 lens was helping to get much closer with 28, then with 35. But I still have to practice with it and 28mm lens was sold to get much faster, but bigger 28mm lens.

 

[back alley]

currently using 2 fuji xe3 bodies and a handful of lenses...mostly the fujicrons and the 27.

 

[FalseDigital]

My all time favorite has to be the Hexar AF, when it's working. Sadly, mine needs to be serviced :[

Second would be a tie between Bessa-R w/ 25mm lens or Contax G2 w/ 28mm, 35mm, & 45mm lenses.
The G2 lenses smoke the Bessa in terms of sharpness and image quality, but scale focusing on the Bessa is much quicker.

 

[Godfrey]

Whatever of my cameras happen to be at hand when I want to do street photography. Of course, nowadays, this is mostly likely to be the Leica M-D with either the 50 or 35 mm lens on it.

G

 

[danielsterno]

film: M5/M6 Digital:x100f

 

[bayernfan]

M2, M4, Rolleiflex 3.5f

 

[Dogman]

Not sure what constitutes "street photography" these days. But no matter--I use mirrorless cameras for everything now. Various Fuji models...Ricoh GR...Panasonic LX5.

 

[Deleted member 65559]

I've used a Mamiya 6 and now a Rolleiflex T, Leica Ms....lately the iiiD with a wide angle & accessory finder...it makes the M seem pretty big by comparison
A7315EEE-6067-42CC-81F2-E7CB94070C2C by Greg Yavorsky, on Flickr

 

[Oscuro]

Dearests,
My husband did a little extra work and told me I was a bad girl and shall to be punished! Well. We are both "of certain age" I think you say. This morning I lug my suitcase and camera bag to the door and he is giggling. "Enjoy your punishments," he said.
I am at working and open the bag and he has stolen my X100 and there is new X100F model.
"Just you wait till mama gets home," I say to him!

He is most darling.

 

[Photog9000]

Today's flavors are a Yashica Electro35 GS for film and Fuji X100s (with both TCL & WCL) for digital. Back as a working newspaper guy, I mainly used one of my D2H bodies with either a 10-24mm or 18-200mm. Today I am mainly trying to follow the footsteps of HCB using the Yashica (45mm) and the X100S w/TCL (50mm).

 

[jsrockit]

I've used a Mamiya 6 and now a Rolleiflex T, Leica Ms....lately the iiiD with a wide angle & accessory finder...it makes the M seem pretty big by comparison
A7315EEE-6067-42CC-81F2-E7CB94070C2C by Greg Yavorsky, on Flickr

Wow... drooling. 😉

 

[nomadia]

Which kind of camera you use for street photography?

Flavor of the week: Nikon SP with 2.8cm W-Nikkor

 

[MrFujicaman]

A GAF L-ES with a 35mm SMC f3.5 Takumar. It's an odd combo, but the L-ES gives me auto exposure with any single pin M42 lens. Also quieter than I would have thought.

Next week ? Who knows?

 

[Out to Lunch]

The last two years: fuji x-100t; fuji x-t1; leica M-E; Leica M6; Epson R-d1x. With a variety of lenses ranging from the CV 4.5/15 to the Fuji 1.2/56. My favorite lens is the Zeiss 2.8/28 but sadly enough, it has, again developed the dreaded 'wobble' and I'll try to get it fixed in Saigon one of these days.

 

[pmviewcam]

Sony A6300 and ZM 50 Sonnar; ZI with 35mm f2 Biogon; Rollei 35SE 40mm Sonnar. This is after many years of carrying a H'blad 500C and 100mm Planar both here in Australia and internationally. I like Zeiss lenses .

Peter.

 

[narsuitus]

I tend to use small format cameras for street. My personal preference is a quiet, digital compact with an articulating LCD. Occasionally, I have used a medium format TLR.


Street Photography by Narsuitus, on Flickr

Update:

The Fuji X-Pro2 mirrorless in the totally silent electronic shutter mode and mounted with a 23mm f/2 lens is now my personal favorite street photography camera.

 

[leicapixie]

The most important need is a very responsive camera.
My old Nikon-F's are very quick.
At moment using a 1965 model with 50mm f2 Nikkor, same age.
M3 is my favorite film camera, usually used for EVERYTHING.
Camera used almost everyday, street,portraits, family and friend gatherings, a toy camera! Small digital..
There is no difference in using SLR or RF.
Rollei and all twin lens useless.
Too many conversations..

 

[Ray Vonn 2023]

It has always been my dream, which I'm now living, to own a Leica, but to me the Ricoh GR will always be king when it comes to Street Photography. Plus the Olympus 75mm and any m43 camera if I wanted to go telephoto. The GR's so small that I could easily have both on me.

 

[jazzwave]

Leica M (digital/analog) and Ricoh GRII

~ron~

 

[emraphoto]

Ricoh GRII and GR1 S