jonathan_maloney Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 <p>I guess there should be some requirements here (any other suggestions?):</p> <p>-mechanically-operated shutter<br> -camera can work without a battery</p> <p>I'll start it off with my three favourites (is that even allowed in a question like this? -sorry, I couldn't just pick one!): </p> <p>-<strong>Hasselblad 500C/M</strong><br> -<strong>Olympus OM-1</strong><br> -<strong>Nikon F2A </strong> (regret selling this beast)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 <p>Rolleiflex and Widelux FV. I've taken photos with both that really stayed with me. Nice emotional connection to both. Both are kinda weird mechanically, too. Birds of a feather, I guess...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Javkin Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Olympus OM-1</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_robison3 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Olympus OM-1, Olympus Pen F and Pen viewfinder (not EE models). Small, light and beautifully smooth.<br> Kodak Tourist II, the ones with the f4.5 lens, both the 3 element Anaston and the 4 element Anastar. Even though I have to respool 120 on to 620 spools.</p> <p>Leica M2, I have never owned this camera but I really want one with a couple of lenses,</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_kennedy9 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Contax IIa</p> <p>Nikon F with plain prism</p> <p>Nikkormat FT2</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck54 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>EXA II and my little Pax M-4 , might have to add a pentax or two .</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_maloney Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>john> my girlfriend's dad was a camera collector in his younger years and every time I go up to their house I gaze through his dry-box windows at all his Leica M2/M3/M4s and Contax I / IIa's. Heavenly.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Foca PF3, Retina IIc, Leotax K & Rolleiflex 3.5F.<br> The 50's were probably the golden age of classic cameras.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwitt Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Mr. Maynard's Rolleiflex MX_F-1n_EF_FTbn_SP_Hawkeye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_yves_mead Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Leica M3. Simple, elegant, quiet, compact, and quick-handling - it's my go-anywhere camera.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis_g Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p> Leica M3, M6</p> <p> Olympus OM-1n</p> <p> Nikon F, F2</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amir_aziz Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Pentax Spotmatic F,KX,MX and Olympus OM1n all dressed in Black.And a special mention for the Fed 2 and Zorki's 3c and 3M.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Collins Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Canon F-1, Olympus OM-1n, Minolta SR-T 102, and my newly acquired Pentax MX; I can just tell it's going to be a favorite!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_l3 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Leica M4<br> Rolleiflex 3.5F<br> 8x10 Deardorff</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverscape Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Oh man...this is going to be tough! I'm still kind of new to classic, mechanical cameras...but I already have a BIG collection of vintage cameras and it would be hard to decide which is my favorite!</p> <p>Maybe I'll have to list a <em>few</em> of my favorites.</p> <p>In 35mm, right now, I seem to be using my Minolta SRT-101 a lot. I really like the feel of it...all-metal, very solid and reliable, but also easy to use. I really like working with an SLR because what you see in the viewfinder is what you get (at least as far as focus and framing goes). I don't have to worry about parallax, so I can be a little more creative and get in closer to the subject and do some other things that I can't do with a rangefinder. I just wish I could take multiple exposures with it.</p> <p>My other favorite 35mm camera is my Argus C3. Yeah, it's boxy and heavy and kind of awkward to use. But it's also very simple and reliable, and it's easy to fix. AND I can easily take double exposures with it! ;)</p> <p>In medium format, I'd say my favorite camera is my Yashica A. It takes beautifully sharp pictures, and it just kind of has a classy and "serious" look to it. I feel more like a real photographer when I use it. LOL</p> <p>I'm also really liking one of my folding cameras, the Zeiss Ikon 515\16. It takes VERY sharp pictures...I just recently shot a color roll of 120 film in it for the first time and I was amazed at how the pictures came out.</p> <p>So, here's my "list" if I had to say what might be my favorite cameras.</p> <p>Minolta SRT-101<br /> Yashica A<br /> Argus C3<br /> Zeiss Ikon 515\16</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerwb Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Rolleiflex 3.5 E and Leica M3</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Leica III, IIIa, IIIc</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puderse Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>In 1970 I bought 2 Nikon Fs new. Still going strong and so are the cameras.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p><img src="http://westfordcomp.com/classics/dicktracy/front.jpg" alt="" width="860" height="595" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Leica M4</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexgun Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Nikon F and F2<br /> Canon F-1 and FTb</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt_saxton Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Pentax MX<br> Pentax K1000<br> Canon F1<br> Exakta VX</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_needham Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>For me what is interesting is that the cameras I lusted after didn't turn out to be my favorites. I always wanted a Hassy, Leica, and Pentax 67. I saved up the money, and used those cameras for years. Nice cameras, but they never really got to me. They were easy to sell when I realized I wouldn't be using them anymore for business.</p> <p>It was the cameras that came into my life by surprise that won me over, and I still keep, and I may even shoot again someday: Widelux F6, Rolleiflex 3.5E Planar, and Ansco Titan 20. The Rollei and Widelux aren't the kind of cameras I would have sought out and paid market prices for, but I ran into some amazing deals (I paid $150 for the both of them), and in the end they were the cameras I fell for. I found the Ansco Titan (6x6 folder) at an antique mall for $15. Turned out to be a favorite.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Retina IIa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richterjw Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 <p>Canon A-1<br> Agfa Billy Record III</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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