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How many film cameras do people still own and use?


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Leica IIf

Leica M4-2

Voigtländer Vitessa

Nikon S2

Nikon FM2

Alpa Reflex

 

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I own:

 

Leica M 240, Canon 5 D III, Leica D-LUX 6, Sony RX 10, Pansonic DMC-TZ7 (which is water tight).

I use all of these for differenst purposes, the M 240 and the 5 D III for general photographs and low light the 5 D III esp. for architecture with the TS-E 17 mm and for macros with high magnification factor (with MP-E 65 up to 5:1), the Leica D-LUX esp. for some table top photography and photographie under polarized light and the Sony RX 10 as camera, which I have always with me, when I have no specific photographic project in mind (it has virtually replaced the D-LUX 6 in this respect, although it is bigger and heavier - but it has a bigger sensor and an extendended focus range (from 24 mm to 200 mm with excellent results). The Panasonic is not used very often, but it is ideal for rain and sand. I use it when I want to take special photographs in heavy rain etc.

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I own:

 

Leica M 240, Canon 5 D III, Leica D-LUX 6, Sony RX 10, Pansonic DMC-TZ7 (which is water tight).

I use all of these for differenst purposes, the M 240 and the 5 D III for general photographs and low light the 5 D III esp. for architecture with the TS-E 17 mm and for macros with high magnification factor (with MP-E 65 up to 5:1), the Leica D-LUX esp. for some table top photography and photographie under polarized light and the Sony RX 10 as camera, which I have always with me, when I have no specific photographic project in mind (it has virtually replaced the D-LUX 6 in this respect, although it is bigger and heavier - but it has a bigger sensor and an extendended focus range (from 24 mm to 200 mm with excellent results). The Panasonic is not used very often, but it is ideal for rain and sand. I use it when I want to take special photographs in heavy rain etc.

 

Very interesting, but the OP was asking about FILM cameras....posted in the film forum......:D

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In constant use, mainly with reversal film:

Leicaflex SL

Leica R4/R4S

Leica R9

 

Sometimes (the more affordable favourites of my youth :-) ) :

Minolta XD 7/X700

Nikon FE 2

Rollei SL 35 E

Canon A1

 

Additional I still use S8 cameras: Nizo Professional/Rollei SL 84

 

Hardly ever use digital cameras. If, then mainly for ebay....

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IIIf

M6

MP

Canon A1

Nikon F

Mamiya 645

Seagull 6x6

PorstReflex

Coronet 6x6

Eumig C3

 

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Own? Quite a few that are on my shelf as decorations. I like quirky, older, not so expensive ($15 or less) film cameras. There's a Canonet, a c. 1916 Kodak folder (with original instruction book!), a Belta Beltica, an Agfa Isolette with gummed up focus and rangefinder (otherwise I'd use it), some weird green post-war 35mm compact rangefinder with a Zeiss lens, and a Ricohflex TLR, which was the "expensive" $15 one. The shutter on the Ricoflex is still accurate, and the Canonet worked the last time I used them, so I could actually use those two.

 

Use: M6TTL 0.58x, which hopefully will be replaced/augmented by an MM "soon."

Ebony 45SU, which may be the last film camera I regularly use. I try to shoot with either the M6 or Ebony every month.

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too much....

 

M6TTL, a silver 0.72 and a black 0.85

Nikon FM2n and F100

Hasselblad XPan

Minolta X700

Mamiya 645 1000s

Linhof Kardan Super Color

 

I try to use all of them regularly, but the main camera is the black M6TTL.

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M6

Canonet QL17 G-III

Canonet 28

Miranda MS-1

Yashica Minister III

My dad has a Pentax which I use more than him ;)

 

Only the M6 and QL17 get regular use.

 

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Use all the time:

Leica R4s MOD.P

(as I've pretty much given up on digital and am just rebuilding my R kit again, this will be growing rapidly)

 

Occasionally use:

(2) Nikon FE2

Minolta Hi Matic F

Kodak Brownie Holiday (When I can get 127 film for it)

 

Never use:

Canon A1

Olympus Stylus Epic (flash tube blown out)

Nikon N70

Olympus OM1

 

I've become a bit of an orphaned camera retirement home amongst my friends and family...

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OMG! Yesterday a fellow returned my Nikon F3/T, motor-wind, 20mm lens and Speed Graphic. I had totally forgotten about the loan - made over five years ago. I told him to keep them, but he declined. Gads, can't even give things away now!

 

Off to that big auction site!

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OMG! Yesterday a fellow returned my Nikon F3/T, motor-wind, 20mm lens and Speed Graphic. I had totally forgotten about the loan - made over five years ago. I told him to keep them, but he declined. Gads, can't even give things away now!

 

Off to that big auction site!

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As with good books, maybe film cameras should be passed around, continuing to outlive their current users' projects.

 

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