Your Top 5 Favorite Cameras Ever!

1) Rollei 3.5 E, most of the time
2) Hassi 5xx, with tripod: prefer the Rollei for walking around
3) M6TTL with MS-MAG 1.15: allows me to shoot with both eyes open and pairs very well with the 40 Cron
4) M9 - more a love and hate relationship: I am on my 3rd sensor but we crossed the Alps on foot togerher, hiked through Spain from south to north and east to west and it survived bushtrips through southern Africa without ever failing me. Normally carry M9 (with 50 Sonnar) and the Rollei 3.5
5) Horseman VH-R: actually I am looking for a reliable technician - any suggestion would be very welcome
 
The order changes depending on the weather, phase of the moon and how long it was since my last "ack scanning!" fit. Also, I "only" have four:

- Ricoh GR
- Leica M7
- Canon 5D mk III
- Minolta XDs

Aside from the GR (which is amazing for its size), in reality I do not get enthusiastic about the cameras so much as for the lenses, which drive which bodies I use:

- Canon 50mm f1.2L (rendering + fast AF)
- Zeiss 1,5/50 (rendering) and 1,4/35 (sharpness)
- Minolta 50mm 1.4 (rendering) and 24 f2.8 (sharpness)
- GR lens & sensor (black and white conversions...)
 
From the ones I owned (and still own!), random order:

Nikon FM2 (n or t), small, light, easy to use.
Bessa R
Rolleiflex 3,5 (inherited by my father)
Polaroid SX 70 (it's so special for special projects...)
Leica X1 (small,light, excellent IQ) a little bit fragile but always working...

I limiting to 5 I had to select between the Leica M7 and the Bessa R but I decided for this one because in the long time giving less problem with RF adjustment !
The Rolleiflex should share the position worth the recently acquisition of the Zeiss Super Ikonta but you know, being my father's camera...

PS: if I should consider also the camera I never owned I should replace the two first position with a Nikon DF and a Leica M-D...
 
Rolleiflex 2.8 Planar
Hasselblad 500cm w/ 80mm Planar
any Leica with a 50mm f2 Planar
Olympus Pen F (the film one)
Pentax K1000 w/ Ricoh 50mm f1.7
 
Well, now. Let's see... from the Cameras in my collection and ones I've used so far:-

1. Leica M3/M2
2. Fuji X100(t)
3. Olympus XA
4. Olympus OM-2n
5. Yashica-D


There are several Cameras of which I have yet to experience, as I've only been shooting for a couple of years.
 
I owned two film bodies for my first twenty years of photography. Then I went through many digital systems before stabilizing on three favs I now own. I'm not nostalgic and generally favor the new stuff, which seems to keep getting better.

1. Ricoh GR
2. M-Monochrom
3. X-Pro1

4. Any Leica film body
5. Nikon FM
 
1. Leica M6 (I have tried one, but I do not own one yet).
2. Canon F-1 New
3. Olympus 35 SP
4. Kodak Retina II with Rodenstock Heligon 5cm
5. Zorki 1/Fed 1
 
1) Leica M6 (or any other later leica film-body)
2) Mamiya 7
3) Pentax 67
4) Mamiya TLR 220/330
5) Bessa R2

Besides the Personal film-fun cameras the Canon medium FF-DSLRs 5D/5DII/6D are unsurpassed in digital usefulness.
 
What clicks for me (past and present):

1) Leica M pre-TTL (M6 classic .72 and .85, MP .58, M2, M3)
2) Contax G1/G2
3) Leica IIIg
4) Minolta Autocord
5) Rolleiflex MX-EVS v.2
 
unsorted list of cameras I have the pleasure of saying are my favorite:
  • Leica M6 or 2
  • Nikon FE / FM2n
  • Mamiya 7ii
  • D700 / D70s
  • Reserved spot

The leicas are for their emotional experience both shooting and the images themselves. The nikons were a wonderful introduction and still connect with me today. The 7ii system is a magic blend of image quality and RF portability. The digital nikons are well good digital cameras.

The reserved slot might be filled with something larger than 120, but I haven't had the chance yet. Naturally if I had the MP I would prefer that over the M6, and if I had the FM3a I would prefer that over the FMs or if I had a DF I might prefer that over the 700.
 
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