michael_owens4 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 For my personal choice, nothing beats the "feel" of a Nikon FA. For me it is like a fine Swiss watch and just makes me smile each time I advance a frame. But that's just my opinion. Interesting thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Old Voigtlander Vito types are usually silk smooth. I had a CLR that was a pleasure to wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin_cozine Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Asahi Pentax original. For those of your familiar with their screw mount cameras, you know what an elegant design the advance lever is. Now add to that a buttery smooth 180 stroke. Nothing else like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_guttry_guttmeyer Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Nikon FE ties with my Canon EF 'Black Beauty'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_morris3 Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 The Canon EF "Black Beauty" seems the smoothest to me (ball bearings?). Of others I've tried, I think the Nikon FE is pretty close, as are all the heavy-metal Leicaflexes, Minolta XD-7/11 and Konica Autoreflex T3n. I haven't yet tried a Nikon F2, Alpa Reflex or Leica M-series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Seaman Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) I'll turn it around and say which cameras I think had the worst film advance - the Rollei SL35 series. I had an SL35E and an SL35M. The resistance was horribly uneven and stiffened so much towards the end of the stroke. Every time I wound them on I thought they were going to break. Edited July 28, 2019 by John Seaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlefye Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Had f3, f4, f5 and other various brands but nothing I've owned compared with the leica m3. The m4, m6, m7, and mp are also good, but not quite. I haven't had the double stroker, but I understand that it is even better than the single stroker. The old Leitz craftsman rated the d.s. M3 as the peak of all the m's. The double stroke was smooth and FAST. Of my current cameras I'd agree with an earlier poster and go with the Leicaflex SL-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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