So. .. ... What classic manual camera are YOU using today?

<p>Hi all, Today I'm out with a Canon P with a Jupiter-12 mounted up front. One of my favorite carry-a rounds. This one has a black wrist strap&Mr.Zhou 1/2 case w/red stitching. A handsome combo!</p>

<p>I'm in love with my „Texas-Leica” - a Fujica GL690 with 3.5/100. I just got it a couple of days ago and wish I had more time to use it. Another favorite is a late Minolta Autocord. A couple of 35mm classic cameras would get more attention if my scanning-skills would be better.</p>

 

<p>Here's a picture of the Autocord, proudly sitting on a small Linhof-tripod :-)</p><div></div>

<p>Went out earlier and took some shots with a <strong>Minolta SRT-101 and f/1.7 Rokkor lens</strong>. This was a birthday present. :) Loaded up a new zinc-air 675 battery and a roll of Fuji Color 200 and away we went. Then, clouds rolled up and it start raining, so back to the house. (sigh....)</p>

<p>Took out my Nikons today and will again tomorrow. From never having owned one, I have gotten four bodies (FM, FM2, FG, EM - all working) and six lenses since July.</p>

<p>My Nikon FE2 went to Scotland with me a couple of weeks ago. With a brand new Voigtlander 40 mm f/2 Ultron as the only lens.<br>

Christoph</p>

<p>I weny out with my Leica CL and Gossen meter today. The Leica's meter is not working very well. Saturday I played with my newly acquired Pentax Spotmatic with a vivitar 24mm/2.8 and 55/1.8 super takumar.</p>

<p>I carried my Olympus 35 RC to work with me, but didn't have time to take any photos. </p>

<p>Just arrived this morning, a Praktica PL Nova 1B with two unusual features, namely a light meter that still makes sensible suggestions and a Domiplan lens with an iris that still opens and closes. I'll give the old thing a clean, load a film and take it out for a tour of the garden...</p><div></div>

<p>A 1947 RB Graflex 2x3 SLR with a 127mm Kodak Ektar lens and roll-film holder. How's that for an all-American manual classic? It's in fine working shape. Graflex made cameras that last.</p>

<p>It has been a Pentax month for me. I've been using my KX, MX, and LX (one of my absolute favorites!) a lot, and I've been thoroughly impressed by the SMC Pentax-A 35-135 zoom that I bought a couple of months ago. This lens usually stays on the LX while the other two bodies usually have either a 50/1.4 or 24-50mm zoom mounted. A couple of weeks ago I also bought a Pentax ES II with a chrome top, the first of this kind that I've seen. With the SMC Takumar 50/1.4 mounted, it makes a perfect package.</p>

<p><strong>Rick</strong> Hi! that is almost an addiction. I am getting a similar Nova 1B this week. Not that I needed one. But the guy was selling it for BP 0.99 and said everything is sticky, but all items are in tact. That was a temptation/challenge to bring it back to life, soon. What a pleasure it delivers when you get it going and shining!<br>

On your Nova 1B, I notice the plastic tip on the lever wind is missing. I usually fix that with a fibre plate [the kind that they use to cover electrical outlets on the wall] cut and honed, using epoxy glue. The Nova 1B is probably the best made of the Nova series, though the Super TL has more modern features. Looking forward to some of your brilliant pics with the 1B. sp.</p>

<p>Nikon F with plain prism. Trying out a Tamron 28-80 AF lens for possible future use on a not yet acquired (not too loudly) D70.</p>

<p>More in the modern film category, I've been toting around my Nikon F3 this past week. Traveling light, I left the F at home, but it will be coming back into the mix soon.</p>

<p>Recently it's been the Canon 7 Rangefinder and Canon Lenses. Such a nice camera. Someone just gave me 300 ft of Tmax B&W bulk film so I guess I'm back to reloading cassettes and shooting B&W for a while. I like B&W and don't mine processing but the scanning can be a chore. Anyway it's cheap so I can shoot up a storm. I'll do some clip tests this weekend to dial it in.<br>

I'm also experimenting with my vintage Canon FD lenses on a Samsung EVIL camera. (Big fun but nothing this crowd would be interested in)</p>

<p>Actually I shut today with Nikon F4 which is neither manual, nor classic. By I played with Kiev II and Kiev III trying to figure out how to get them outdoor and not scratch their leathers.</p>

<p>F3, non hp finder, nikkor 50mm/2.0/Ai</p>

<p>Been using Nikkormat with 50mm f1.4 NAI and OM2N with 50mm f1.8 lens. Great toys !</p>

<p>Today <strong>Canonet GIII</strong>, because it's Always with me. Tomorrow I will load the same film to <strong>Minolta XE-5</strong> and my new acquisition; <strong>Konica T</strong> and shoot some pictures for the upcoming (?) post...</p>

<p>I have two lined up for when I get back from a short trip.</p>

<p>One is a more complete look at a lovely black Canonet QL17.</p>

<p>The other is a test of an M40 Biotar on an original post-war Praktiflex. The lens is badly scratched on front and rear surfaces, but a look through the admittedly dim waist-level finder suggests the possibility that it might still be usable, even if only as a 'soft' lens.</p><div></div>

<p>Out with my new (to me) Yashica Mat-124 G TLR with 220 Kodak Portra 400 B&W.<br>

Best regards,<br>

/Clay</p>

<p>Need to go pay bills today! Guess it could be done on-line , but going out gives me an excuse to carry my Canon IIs2 with a Canon 50mm f=1.8 lens and a round after market hood . ;-)) RED</p>

<p>At the moment I'm using my Nikon FE2 with a 50 f1.4 and 105 f2.5 for my everyday shooting. Also a few rolls of Velvia 50 and 100 ISO film. Can;t wait to view on the light box. Awesome Camera.</p>

<p>I have a roll of film loaded in my Yashica 635.</p>

<p>Altix with a Primagon 35mm lens.</p>