You definitely should include the FSUs. Although that would leave aside the further differentiation between Zorki/Fed and Kiev.
I have a well tended (Thanks Spyderman!) Kiev and a Contax and t5here is no difference in handling!
Now I use an M6 before it was a Voigtländer or a Contax
M7, ZM, Konica RF and Canon P sometimes used, but R3M used most often because:
A. Attached trigger winder has a grip that makes holding it more comfortable
B. It has all the framelines I want built-in
C. It has 40mm framelines
D. Read-out of light meter is easier to see than ZM
E. Unlike just-as-nice Konica RF, I like to manually advance the film
F. Unlike M7, it doesn't get noticed
Sorry but the poll allows me 12 choices. I did not have any intention to prioritize any brand.
Regarding my nickname. Dont think I am Leicaholic 🙂 I like leicas yes but I use canon lens on my leica. My nick was before I learned everything from this site...all the brands and lenses I had not known before....
The M8 is mainly it right now, but I have great fondness for previous favorites that got a lot of use and may again, the Bronica RF645 and the Minolta CLE...
I mainly use my M4-2 but do use other RF's to keep them in a working rotation; nothing worse than letting a camera sit in the closet unused. Also why no multiple choice? I use MF RF's as well.
I used to use my M7 all the time. Personal and professional work.
Now I use my M7 only occasionally for personal work and my M8 for professional work.
I'm slowly accepting digital. I think the turning point was earlier this summer when I went on a road trip and brought the M8 along instead of the M7. Before then It was always my M7, even though I've had the M8 for 3 years. My last true venture with the M7 was Budapest in September '08. In about a month the M9 will be my constant companion. And I'm hoping to take it West for a week to see what it can do.
Plaubel Makina 67 for glory,
Mamiya Universal for fun,
Leica CL for 35mm nostalgia,
Nikonos III under water,
Sigma DP2 for portability,
Minox IIIs as pocket lint,
M8 for practical reasons, all the time.
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