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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: List your favourite MF film cameras... |
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LucisPictor wrote:
We have talked much about our favourite MF lenses.
Why not put up a ranking of our favourite MF film cams?
1. Asahi Spotmatic SPII (Absolutely fantastic! Thanks, Peter!)
2. Olympus 35RC (Small and great performer.)
3. Ricoh KR-10x (My first SLR ever.)
4. Canon FT-b QL (Built like a tank.)
5. Minolta Hi-Matic E (Better but bigger than the "F".)
6. FED-3b (Very nice. It just lacks a meter.)
7. Minolta Hi-Matic F (My first fixed lens RF.)
8. Zenit EM (My fav M42 before the Spotty came.)
9. Agfa Super Silette Automatic (My first rangefinder.)
10. EXA I & EXA 1c (Both very similar.)
11. Canon EF-M (It's fun, but it has some metering issues.)
12. Nikon EM (Not bad, the meter works but the needle doesn't react - quite irritating.)
I have not tested the Ricoh 500RF enough so far.
And my new Yashica Electro 35 GS (Thanks, Andy!) will surely go up high on this ranking, but I need to shoot some rolls before I can judge it.
I've got several others that I don't use much and I am waiting for a KONICA AUTOREFLEX A with a HEXANON AR 1.7 / 50 lens...
As far as AF-cams are concerned I really like my Leica C2 (perfect metering, great lens).
The Nikon L35 AF, the Canon AF35 M II and the Olympus AF-1 TWIN are surprisingly good and the Canon EOS 500 is much better than I have expected. _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Currently I have following cameras what I tested with film.
1) Nikon FA - Aperture priority, Shutter priority, manual mode etc, etc.
I don't think need any better camera.
2) Olympus OM2n Less feautere than NIKON FA, beautiful cam also
3) Praktica VLC3 TTL metering with "electric" lenses, compare with above cameras a very simple cam.
4) Yashica Electro 35 GN Thanks for Andy! A clear winner in quality before above cameras
5) Konica FS-1 also quiet simple beautiful camera with shutter priority.
In waiting que:
Koinca TC4 Thanks Bill!
Many Praktica variants, Zenits etc.
Exakta VarexIIb, Yashica MAT 124G, Asahi Spotmatic, Kodak Retina, Olympus Trip etc. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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Katastrofo
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 10405 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Well, here's mine:
1. Olympus 35RC--(RF)never ceases to surprise me!
2. Ricohflex Dia L 120 TLR
3. Yashica Electro 35 GT--(RF) is growing on me, need to shoot it more.
4. Konica T4--(SLR) love this cam!
5. Contax RX--(SLR) need to use it more, but have gotten some nice shots.
6. Nikon F--(SLR) built like a tank, no meter, but very reliable.
7. Agfa Isoletter 4.5--120 folder front element focus, need to use more.
8. Voigtlander Bessa RF--(6x9 coupled RF)is on its way back from being CLA'd!
I have a bunch more cams I haven't tried yet: Yashica, Contax, Konica,
and Exakta.
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peterqd
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 7448 Location: near High Wycombe, UK
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
Currently I'm using various cams for different films
Colour Neg: Spotmatic SPII, ME Super
Slides: Chinon CE-3, Pentax K2
B&W: Spotmatic SP, Minolta XG-M
Difficult to choose a favourite. The K2 has the feel of real quality. The Spotties feel solid and are the most fun to use, the Chinon feels a bit cheaper but I love the exposure lock. The ME Super is my least favourite. I haven't used the Minolta very much yet, its light weight feels strange. _________________ Peter - Moderator |
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Nesster
Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 5883 Location: NJ, USA
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Nesster wrote:
I grew up with the Pen FT, so I'm all for simplicity and small size. Except of course for clever gadgetry and designs that solve one thing for another - we had a Chinese Junk, after all.
My sentimental favorites:
- Voigtlander Bessa 66, aka Klein Bessa. Uncoated Skopar, speeds to 300, but it has a working auto frame advance stop! Wonderful image quality.
- Kodak Retina IIa - if it used 120 film, I'd stop right there. As it is, a great street camera, I have a wrist strap on mine. The Schneider 50/2 is a very good lens, and gets that old Leica glow Fast to use too. VF could be bigger.
Screw mount bodies, I've not yet experienced the combination of the best. My SP1000 is solid, dependable, well made, good vf... but the Fuji ST605 is petite, has the meter/stop down where I like it, and the weird 700 top speed. I can't see the match needle when I'm way stopped down.
K-mount bodies. KX - a battleship with all the features one could want! But in the end I prefer the Program Plus (daughter does too) with its small size and auto exposure... it's the best camera for use with Takumars I have...
Olympus OM2s - the only cam I used for over 10 years. Very well made and has a ton of usable features. Best thing, it'll auto expose off the film until the batteries run out. Worst thing, the batteries will run out
Yashica Electro GSN, really really good lens, easy to use but it's a battleship. I prefer the Nikon EM, looked down upon but it really delivers the photos, especially with the 50mm E lens.
Oh, I forgot the TLRs. The Yashica Mat 124G is excellent, I love its ease of use with the coupled meter and the crank advance that cocks the shutter. But in the end, I prefer the Ricoh Diacord, with its non standard shutter speeds and all. It just makes a more precisioned impression, and I think the lens is a bit better than the Yashica.
Summary: Bessa 66, Retina IIa, Program Plus, Diacord. _________________ -Jussi
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
So seems Bessa is better than Yashica. Thank you! _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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Nesster
Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 5883 Location: NJ, USA
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:05 am Post subject: |
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Nesster wrote:
LOL, not so quick, in purely technical terms I'd say the Yashica beats the Bessa. _________________ -Jussi
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:11 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Image quality ? _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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Nesster
Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 5883 Location: NJ, USA
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: |
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Nesster wrote:
Precisely. The folders in general are a bit old fashioned and painterly, which actually is a photographic style I like. The TLRs with similar lenses are more precise and modern when it comes to sharpness and detail. In general. _________________ -Jussi
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Thank you! _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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estudleon
Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 3754 Location: Argentina
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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estudleon wrote:
rangefinders :
LEICA M2/3/4
KONICA S2
Yashica LYNK 5000
Canon GIII
SRL
LEICA R4/5/(MINOLTA XD5/11)/6/7/8
NIKON FM2
CANON A1/F1N
CANON FTQL
PENTAX ME SUPER
Spotmatic
fujica st 801 _________________ Konica 2,8/100
CZJ: 4/20, 2,4/35, 1,8/50 aus jena, 3,5/135MC, Pentacon 1,8/50
Pentax S-M-C-1,4/50
Helios 44-3
Mamiya 2,8/135
Misc. : jupiter 9
Stuff used:
A) SRL
Alpa 10 D - kern macro Switar 1,9/50 -black, Kilffit apochromat 2/100.
Asahi pentax spotmatic super takumar 1,4/50
Contaflex super B tessar 2,8/50 Pro-tessar 115
Leica R3 electronic summicron 2/50 elmarit 2,8/35
Konica Autoreflex 3 (2 black and chrome one), TC, T4. 2,8/24, 3,5/28 not MC and MC, 1,8/40, 1,4/50, 1,7/50 MC and not MC, 1,8/85, 3,2/135, 3,5/135, 4/200
Minolta XG9 2,8/35, 2/45, 3,5/135
Nikkormat FTn 1,4/50, 2,8/135
Fujica ST 801, 605, 705n. 3,5/19, 1,4/50, 1,8/55, 4/85, 3,5/135.
Praktica MTL 5 and a lot of M42 lenses.
Voigtlander. Bessamatic m, bessamatix de luxe, bessamatic cs, ultramatic and ultramatic cs.
Skoparex 3,5/35, skopagon 2/40, skopar 2,8/50, skopar X 2,8/50, super lanthar (out of catalogue) 2,8/50, dinarex 3,4/90, dinarex 4,8/100, super dinarex 4/135, super dinarex 4/200, zoomar 2,8/36-83, portrait lens 0, 1 and 2. Curtagon 4/28 and 2,8/35
Canon AV1, 1,8/50
Rolleiflex SL35 and SL35 E. 2,8/35 angulon, 2,8/35 distagon, 1,4/55 rolleinar, 1,8/50 planar, 4/135 tessar, 2,8/135 rolleinar, x2 rollei, M42 to rollei adap.
Etc.
RF
Yashica Minister III
Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
Leica M. M2, M3 (d.s.) and M4. Schenider 3,4/21, 2/35 summaron 2,8/35 (with eyes). Summicron 2/35 (8 elements with eyes), 2/35 chrome, 2/35 black, 1,4/35 pre asph and aspheric - old -, 2/40 summicron, 2,8/50 elmar, 2/50 7 elements, 2/50 DR, 2/50 - minolta version, 1,4/50 summilux 1966 version, 1,4/75 summilux, 2/90 large version, 2/90 reduced version of 1987, 2,8/90 elmarit large version, 4/135 elmar. |
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Richard_D
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2378 Location: Faversham Kent UK
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Richard_D wrote:
I still love using my Nikon FE and the EL2 is so similar it's also a joy. The Rolliecord II is slow and fiddly to focus but such fun. The Pentax Auto 110 is lovely and compact and discreet, and IQ isn't too bad with ISO 200 - if only Pentax relaunced it with a digital body... I've tried my Zeiss Ikon Nettar and can't get on with it at all which is a shame. _________________ Richard
The interesting bit:
Nikkors: 20mm f2.8 AIS, 24mm f2.8 AIS, 28mm f2.8 AIS, 35mm f2 AIS, 50mm f1.4 AI, 50mm f1.48AI, 50m f2 AI,
55mm f3.5 AI'd, 105mm f4 AI, 135mm f2.8 AI'd, 135mm f3.5 AI'd, 200mm f4 AI'd .
Nikon E Series: 100mm f2.8 .
Soviet Nikon Mount: Zenitar 16mm f2.8, Arsat/arax/photex 85mm T&S f2.8 .
Other: Asahi Super Takumar 55 mm f2 (M42) ,Tamron 300mm f5.6 SP, Tamron 500mm f8 SP.
DSLR: Nikon D700. 35mm SLRsNikon FE, Pentax S1a.
TLR: Rolliecord II.
Sub-Minature: Pentax Auto 110, 18mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, 50mm f2.8.
More to come... |
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glockman99
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 233 Location: Aberdeen, WA USA
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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glockman99 wrote:
My favorites of the 35mm SLR's that I own that I use the most:
1. Nikon F3HP, with MD-4.
2. Nikon (black) FA, with MD-15.
3. Nikon N90s, with MB-10. (This is an autofocus camera, but it also has manual focus...).
4. Olympus (chrome) OM-1n, with Winder II.
In that order. All 3 Nikons have the "B" focusing screen installed. _________________ Dann Fassnacht
Aberdeen, WA USA
glockman99@hotmail.com
The film cameras I use are:
Nikon F4s, Nikon F3HP with MD4 (X2), Nikon N8008, Nikon N8008s. |
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Well, I only have two 35mm cameras, and so it's hard to rank because they are both different: Yashica Electro 35 and Revueflex 3003 (Chinon).
Favorite camera of all time is the Yashica Mat. Simple and sturdy. I'm not sure how the lens sharpness would seem not as good as others, because I've been blown away by its sharpness and color rendition. _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 4809 Location: Western Washington State
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
glockman99 wrote: |
My favorites of the 35mm SLR's that I own that I use the most:
1. Nikon F3HP, with MD-4.
2. Nikon (black) FA, with MD-15.
3. Nikon N90s, with MB-10. (This is an autofocus camera, but it also has manual focus...).
4. Olympus (chrome) OM-1n, with Winder II.
In that order. All 3 Nikons have the "B" focusing screen installed. |
I'm familiar with the Nikon F3 group - what a BEAUTIFUL and HIGHLY PRECISIONED camera. A piece of engineering that will never lose its robust luster. _________________
Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Prometheus
Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 878 Location: Garphyttan, Sweden
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Prometheus wrote:
Without seeing the result from them yet (based on feeling).
Zenit ET! Sadly, I ripped my first filmroll of.
I like the feeling in all my Yashicas (except for the EE which has a worn focuspoint so it's hard to use the rangefinder):
Yashica J-7 - have one roll in the lab.
Yashica FR-II (only shot 6 images so far... batteries ran out)
Yashica Minister D
Minolta Hi-Matic F - lovely to use on the streets. Have two rolls in the lab.
The Praktica EE2 could be fun but would be better with battery. The "klonk" is a little heavy, seems it's hard to keep the camera still
The Agfa Isolette is cool, but hard to use I think, with the focusing.
The Canon EOS300V is nice, but modern _________________ Retrocamera.net |
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glockman99
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 233 Location: Aberdeen, WA USA
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:42 am Post subject: |
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glockman99 wrote:
Laurence wrote: |
glockman99 wrote: |
My favorites of the 35mm SLR's that I own that I use the most:
1. Nikon F3HP, with MD-4.
2. Nikon (black) FA, with MD-15.
3. Nikon N90s, with MB-10. (This is an autofocus camera, but it also has manual focus...).
4. Olympus (chrome) OM-1n, with Winder II.
In that order. All 3 Nikons have the "B" focusing screen installed. |
I'm familiar with the Nikon F3 group - what a BEAUTIFUL and HIGHLY PRECISIONED camera. A piece of engineering that will never lose its robust luster. |
I agree...It doesn't get much better (for me anyway) than a F3HP, with a MD-4 motordrive, a 50mm Nikkor lens, and a SB-12 Speedlight...(However, I DO wish that my F3HP had the same high flash sync that my Nikon FA has...1/250th of a sec., rather than the F3's slow 1/80th of a sec.). _________________ Dann Fassnacht
Aberdeen, WA USA
glockman99@hotmail.com
The film cameras I use are:
Nikon F4s, Nikon F3HP with MD4 (X2), Nikon N8008, Nikon N8008s. |
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peterqd
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 7448 Location: near High Wycombe, UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
I just thought I'd bump up this thread so you can all see what you posted the first time around! _________________ Peter - Moderator |
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estudleon
Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 3754 Location: Argentina
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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estudleon wrote:
I haven't change so much, only reduced the list.
I must change!!!!!!! _________________ Konica 2,8/100
CZJ: 4/20, 2,4/35, 1,8/50 aus jena, 3,5/135MC, Pentacon 1,8/50
Pentax S-M-C-1,4/50
Helios 44-3
Mamiya 2,8/135
Misc. : jupiter 9
Stuff used:
A) SRL
Alpa 10 D - kern macro Switar 1,9/50 -black, Kilffit apochromat 2/100.
Asahi pentax spotmatic super takumar 1,4/50
Contaflex super B tessar 2,8/50 Pro-tessar 115
Leica R3 electronic summicron 2/50 elmarit 2,8/35
Konica Autoreflex 3 (2 black and chrome one), TC, T4. 2,8/24, 3,5/28 not MC and MC, 1,8/40, 1,4/50, 1,7/50 MC and not MC, 1,8/85, 3,2/135, 3,5/135, 4/200
Minolta XG9 2,8/35, 2/45, 3,5/135
Nikkormat FTn 1,4/50, 2,8/135
Fujica ST 801, 605, 705n. 3,5/19, 1,4/50, 1,8/55, 4/85, 3,5/135.
Praktica MTL 5 and a lot of M42 lenses.
Voigtlander. Bessamatic m, bessamatix de luxe, bessamatic cs, ultramatic and ultramatic cs.
Skoparex 3,5/35, skopagon 2/40, skopar 2,8/50, skopar X 2,8/50, super lanthar (out of catalogue) 2,8/50, dinarex 3,4/90, dinarex 4,8/100, super dinarex 4/135, super dinarex 4/200, zoomar 2,8/36-83, portrait lens 0, 1 and 2. Curtagon 4/28 and 2,8/35
Canon AV1, 1,8/50
Rolleiflex SL35 and SL35 E. 2,8/35 angulon, 2,8/35 distagon, 1,4/55 rolleinar, 1,8/50 planar, 4/135 tessar, 2,8/135 rolleinar, x2 rollei, M42 to rollei adap.
Etc.
RF
Yashica Minister III
Voightlander Vito, vitomatic I, Vito C, etc.
Leica M. M2, M3 (d.s.) and M4. Schenider 3,4/21, 2/35 summaron 2,8/35 (with eyes). Summicron 2/35 (8 elements with eyes), 2/35 chrome, 2/35 black, 1,4/35 pre asph and aspheric - old -, 2/40 summicron, 2,8/50 elmar, 2/50 7 elements, 2/50 DR, 2/50 - minolta version, 1,4/50 summilux 1966 version, 1,4/75 summilux, 2/90 large version, 2/90 reduced version of 1987, 2,8/90 elmarit large version, 4/135 elmar. |
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wildlightphoto
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 66 Location: Sacramento USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:07 am Post subject: |
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wildlightphoto wrote:
1) Leicaflex SL
2) ... there is no #2 _________________ Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
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Helios
Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Posts: 537 Location: East of France
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Helios wrote:
Asahi Pentax MX
Asahi Penatx KX
Asahi Pentax ME super
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F
Minolta Xe-5
Edixa-Mat CL
Praktica Fx-2
Zenit 122
OLympus XA
Rollei 35SE - Sonnar 2,8/40
Minox 35GT
Zeiss Contessa LKE - no batteries 45 years old
Olympus Trip-35
Zeiss Super-Ikonta 4,5x6 531 Tessar-Opton 3,5/75
Voigtländer Bessa I Skopar 3,5/105
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F16SUNSHINE
Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 5486 Location: Left Coast
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
I'm late on this one:
Sentimental:
Yashica FR my first new SLR in '83
Automated:
Contax RX Duh?
Contax Aria (lightweight)
RF interchangeable lens
Leica CL (small, slick)
RF Fixed lens
Yashica Electro GS/GT
Yashica Electro CC 1.8/35
Konica S1.6 (IR mostly)
To look super aaa
Plaubel Makina II polished chrome version(seriously aaa) _________________ Moderator |
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spiralcity
Joined: 02 Oct 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Chicago, U.S.A
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:54 am Post subject: Hard to decide... |
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spiralcity wrote:
I personally love my Nikons but my Fujicas are quite nice also.
No patricular order:
Nikon FE2
Nikon F3HP
Nikon FM2
Fujica ST801
Fujica ST705W
Chinon CM5 (Surprisingly solid and easy to use)
Chinon CM4s (Same for this little tank)
Both the Chinons are built like tanks and can use a wide assortment of lenses. The CM's are K mounted so a lot of good Pentax glass can be used on them. Also the cameras are dirt cheap on ebay, I can bring them anywhere and not worry about damaging them. A replacement on ebay is about 30.00 U.S. THATS WHY THEY MAKE MY LIST! |
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Henry Fisher
Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 20 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: favorite film cameras... |
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Henry Fisher wrote:
Greetings, Forum.
This is my first post on the MF Lenses Forum. I've been lurking about here reading the threads for a couple of weeks now. I have had several "favorite" film cameras over the years and I really resonate with those who have difficulty naming one as the favorite. Here's how I see it.
My favorite camera of all time:
Hasselblad 500c - It took splendid pictures for me. It is the only camera I ever sold and wished later that I had kept.
If I could keep only one:
Nikon F2 - I bought it new in about 1975. It is the most flexible and satisfying to use photographic instrument I have ever owned. I have a Nikon F also. If I did not have the F2, then the F would be the one I would keep if so constrained.
My favorite 35mm rangefinder:
Leica M3 - When I was young, whippersnappers like myself were excited about the new SLRs and TTL metering. The rangefinder and hand meter were dead, we thought. We were wrong. When I leave the house with pictures in mind, I ask myself "Do I need an SLR to do what I have in mind?" If I don't, I take the rangefinder.
My favorite 35mm folder:
Voigtlander Vito II - It's the only 35mm folder I ever owned. It's just neat. And that little Tessar-like "Skopar" does a splendid job. I used to put it in my briefcase when I traveled a lot.
My favorite 35 costing less than USD $10:
Nikon L35AF - It's the only automatic plastic camera I own that I really like. Got it at a yard sale for $1.00. That was because the latch that holds the pop-up flash down had broken. So it killed batteries. I took it apart and fixed the broken plastic latch with super glue and a little judicious filing. Works perfectly ever since. My "Dollar Nikon," I call it.
My favorite "Goofy" camera:
Kiev 4a - I bought this "Ukrainian Contax" in 2001 just to see what the fuss with "Russian" cameras was all about. At the time I got it for USD $35 with leather case, shipping from Ukraine included. How could I go wrong? It came equipped with a Jupiter 8M 50mm f/2 optic. It takes splendid pictures. It's heavy and solid. I say it's "goofy" because of the "Contax Hold" that one needs to learn in order to use it without blocking the rangefinder window. The viewfinder window is way too small for an old guy with glasses, such as I am. I use a Voigtlander Kontur frameline-only finder to help with the composition. That works. This camera is no match for the M3 mechanically and ergonomically. However, and mysteriously, I find myself drawn to it for some reason. So, I do shoot with it frequently. I am convinced that if one can find a good working sample of an FSU camera, he/she will have a very good and durable camera, and it will take excellent pictures.
Other cameras I also own and find fascinating, but rarely use if at all:
Bolsey Jubilee - A solid little camera made by the guy who made Bolex movie cameras and worked with Alpa.
Ricoh 35s - An interesting and well made little rangefinder from 1957 that has a flip-out rapidwinder on the bottom.
A Kodak Folder - From about the time of WWI, it features a "ball bearing" shutter and a stylus mechanism for making notes on the images.
Rolleiflex Standard - From the early 30s this TLR still works and has a most unusual sports finder. A little concave mirror lets one center his eye precisely when framing. Clever.
Zeiss Ikoflex - Made in the late 30s, this may have been a Zeiss attempt to displace Rollei. But I like Rolleiflex better.
Practica FX - Who says FX is a new term? This is one of those early 50s SLRs that allowed the rangefinder to remain king for a while longer. It lacked the incremental qualities that made the Nikon F successful, to wit: Auto stop-down aperture, instant return mirror, pentaprism finder. Built like a tank, though. Takes good pictures with its coated Zeiss Jena Tessar. Just a very tedious process.
Enough rambling.
Happy day.
_________________ Henry
A certified dinosaur using F, F2, D700, M3, Kiev 4a
"I think there's some sense of magic in the fact that what's out there can be caught in this little box." ~ John Loengard |
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peterqd
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 7448 Location: near High Wycombe, UK
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peterqd wrote:
Morning Henry, welcome to MFL and I hope you enjoy your time here. I'm looking forward to seeing your contributions.
I've deleted the duplicate post for you. Did you get the Debug Error when you first posted it? This is a bug in the system which we are trying to sort out. Until then, if you do see it don't worry, your message has already been sent so there's no need to send it again. The thing to do is clik the Back button twice (to get back to the thread), and then Refresh. Your message will then be displayed.
Great array of equipment you have! M3 eh? _________________ Peter - Moderator |
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