Do we have new analogue cameras?

alaios · Joined: 24 Jan 2014 Posts: 724

Hi all,
I am wondering about that for some time. Are there manufacturers that would produce new film cameras? I think the only we have are new instant analogue cameras.. but I am looking like a more old approach but with new materials and a guarantee Smile

Perhaps a minolta x-700 just brand new.

Is there something like that?

Regards
A

Excalibur · Expire: 2014-04-21

Ah you are forgetting that basically a film camera is a light tight box separating the lens from the photographer so what would a new camera do? Well other than some electronic wizardry that gives 1/15000 sec shutter speed (h'mm not much use unless they produce something like 30,000 ISO film) or some new type of glass that makes the viewfinder brighter...what else will it do.

kansalliskala · Expire: 2016-12-30

I think we have somewhere here topics about this? Because I started at least one of them - but they haven't been updated for a while. Smile

Canon 1V might still be sold, can't find it although.
Nikon F6 might be too?
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Film-Cameras/F6.html

locally this is the final Bessa R4A Smile

http://www.rajalacamera.fi/voigtlander-bessa-r4a.html

BurstMox · Expire: 2016-08-02

KMZ still produce some Zenit, but I'm not sure that is what you are looking for Smile

http://www.shop.zenit-foto.ru/fototekhnika/fotoapparaty/zerkalnye-fotoapparaty

TrueLoveOne · Expire: 2013-12-24

Why does it have to be new? I use many old film cameras, never giving me any trouble. The cams from the last era of non-AF (like the X700 and all other major brands) are really good and well built, they're still going to last you for ages and come very cheap.
Replacing light-seals and doing some small reapairs is something i enjoy doing, it's a hobby!

When in doubt: have one professionally CLA-ed, that should give you some guarantee!

duckrider · Joined: 11 Dec 2013 Posts: 437 Location: Germany

new film camera?

of course!

http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/Leica-M-A/Details

David · Expire: 2013-01-25

Nikon FM10, Holgas, Travelwide, Cambo SCN, Gibellini, Periodic Rolleiflexes, Seagull 4A and 4B, Recesky TLR, Blackbird, Viddy, Ilford Titan, and some others I'm blanking on.

Yes, film cameras are still made though few are the classic system cameras.

alaios · Joined: 24 Jan 2014 Posts: 724

Excalibur · Expire: 2014-04-21

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Oh, I don't know. I have several "old" cameras here which are just "like new", also the viewfinder.

I really think that you could find a used one which satisfies your needs.

Excalibur · Expire: 2014-04-21

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

Of course you will spot some dust in most viewfinder, but there are some which are immaculate, because there are some cams that have always been treated like gems by their owners. Wink

philslizzy · Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4744 Location: Cheshire, England

if a dedicated neg scanner is out of your range, then a new film camera will cost 5 - 10 times as much. However, have hope. here is one that fits the bill:

Its inexpensive, it comes with a free film and is available new and locally.

alaios · Joined: 24 Jan 2014 Posts: 724

Thanks most of the cameras you have suggested as new.. I could not find them on amazon... and some of them were listed on ebay but then prices were very very expensive.
Thanks for the suggestions though.

Regards
Alex

kansalliskala · Expire: 2016-12-30

you are really not great at searching Internet, I think you could attend some course Smile

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_condition-type_0?rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A502394%2Cn%3A7161070011%2Cn%3A499106%2Cn%3A291226%2Ck%3Afilm+camera+35mm%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A2224371011&keywords=film+camera+35mm&ie=UTF8&qid=1415994719&rnid=2224369011

alaios · Joined: 24 Jan 2014 Posts: 724

I meant the german amazon. Regarding taking courses for searching perhaps I will have to do. I am not as good as you for sure.
Alex

moltogordo · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:32 am Post subject:

I collect cameras, and perhaps can give you a hint or two. The Nikon FM10 is still made, and is a nice little manual camera that comes with a standard zoom lens for around $300 US. Here's a link: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/112196-USA/Nikon_1689_FM10_35mm_SLR_Camera.html

I think it's your best bet for a manual 35mm new machine.

If you wish to go the used route, know that the Pentax DSLRs are backwards compatible and will take old Pentax lenses, which are very good. This makes the manual MX, and K1000 very good film cameras to own because you can swap lenses. A good MX can be had for about $120 US. It's an excellent camera, very small, and very sturdy. I have four, and they all work well. The K1000 isn't quite as small, but it's a rock, and can usually be had for about the same price. This was a favored camera of schools and college media programs.

Nikon DSLRs will take old Nikon lenses, too, but only in manual mode. Best bets for picking up a used Nikon are the F3 and the FM2. Oddly enough, a good FM2 (Nikon's second echelon camera) fetch hire prices than the flagship F3. The FM2 is completely manual, and retro owners like that. A good used one is about $150. I got mine for $75. Looks a bit rough but works fine. F3s can be had very reasonably. I've seen good ones as low as $100 for a body, and almost mint ones about $200. There's lots of them around.

My personal recommendations in this area are the MX and the FM2. You can't go wrong with either one. Nor with a K100 or F3. They stand the test of time . . . I've never bought an MX or FM2 that didn't work used. Very well built cameras.

Another reason for my recommending Pentax/Nikon is that their Tamron adapters are generally excellent and have a simple fit. Tamron Adaptalls are about the best bang for the buck in the used lens market. I've never got on that was badly fungused, and they are all sharp and fit and work well on the digital DSLRs.

Other cameras that I'd recommend as cheap users would be the Canon FtB, the Olympus OM1, and the Minolta SRT101. All sturdy, all have good lenses available. Any of these vintage SLRs, though, will no usually have working meters. Something about the lifespan of the selenium compounds used in the cells. Whatever the case, there is a whack of good used cameras out there.

If your taste is medium format, I'd look into the Mamiya TLRs. A good used C330 can be had for $150 bucks, and it'll beat the quality stuffing out of any 35mm on the planet.

Have fun!

kuuan · Expire: 2014-12-26

there is quite a number of film cameras that had been produced until after 2000, the Fuji Klasse only was released in 2007.
However they were not made for interchangeable lenses but are compacts usually with a fixed lens. The Klasse W sports a 2.8/28, the Klasse S a 2.8/38mm lens.
Various Contax cameras, T2, T3 come with a 2.8/38 resp, 35mm lens, TVsII has a 30-60mm zoom, most produced, I believe, until 2007 by Kyocera.
Minolta made a TC-1 with a 3.5/28mm lens, Nikon the 28ti and 35ti and Ricoh the GR1 variants with a 2.8/28 and the GR21 with a f3.5/21mm lens.
All are rather high end models

Teo · Joined: 19 Jul 2014 Posts: 1079 Location: Romania

http://voigtlaender.com/bessa-r4m.html
http://www.zeiss.com/camera-lenses/en_us/camera_lenses/zeiss-ikon/zeiss_ikon_camera.html

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9096 Location: Houston, Texas

If a primary objection to a used camera is dust or dirt in the viewfinder and the fact that getting it cleaned will cost more than the camera is worth, then here's my 2 cents:

Buy a professional 35mm camera that has a removable prism, and interchangeable focusing screens, That way, when a bit of dust gets into the viewfinder, you just pop it off, blow out the dust, pop out the focusing screen and clean it as well (carefully, though!), and reassemble. The most popular and practical cameras that fall into this category are the pro models that were made by Canon and Nikon. And, because film cameras have become devalued because of digital, it's possible to pick up some really great pieces for cheap. Canon's original F1 and New F1, Nikon's F-series from the original F all the way to the F6 (I guess the F6 still has a removable finder, right?) -- any of these will give you the flexibility you need and are also some of the best picture taking tools ever produced. Problem solved. Oh, and you most likely won't need to worry about longevity, either. I have a Canon F1 that's about 38 years old, a New F1 that's probably about 30 years old, a couple of Nikon F2s that are in their 30s and an F3HP that's probably close to that. All of them work as well now as they day they trundled off their respective assembly lines. And they'll probably still be working long after the "Nikon" FM10 has been tossed into the dust bin. Isn't the FM10 actually built by Cosina?

Sometimes, old is just plain better than new. That is certainly the case when it comes to film gear.

alaios · Joined: 24 Jan 2014 Posts: 724

philslizzy · Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4744 Location: Cheshire, England

Limited adaptor availability for Minolta lenses some have lenses in. I use one for my Nikon I'm happy with it. Stick to your X700 its a great camera but an SRT model would be better, not battery dependent.

cooltouch · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9096 Location: Houston, Texas

Or, given that you shoot Minolta, you might want to look around for an XK -- that was Minolta's pro equivalent back in its day. A very fine camera, made in regular and motor drive versions. Removable finder and focusing screens. It's a very cool camera.

PWhite214 · Joined: 19 Apr 2014 Posts: 230 Location: Houston, Texas

I looked at the prices on the XK here on EBAY (USA). http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=minolta+xk&_frs=1
Not for the small budget. Sure looks nice though.

Phil

philslizzy · Joined: 07 Aug 2012 Posts: 4744 Location: Cheshire, England

Analogue cameras existed sometime between film and digital and are not available any more. They were otherwise known as still video cameras - like this Nikon.