Favorite Modern Film Camera

[robert_chadwick]

<p>Contax 137MA and a Pentax Spottie</p>

[tom_price1]

<p>Modern? Pentax ME Super.</p>

[mark_pierlot]

<p>No secrets here, JDM. My favourites are all Canons: F-1N, T90, and EOS 1V.</p>

[Gus Lazzari]

<p>Turns <strong>ANY</strong> lens you can fit to it, into an AutoFocus lens...<br />A simply stunning design.</p><div></div>

[Andy Collins]

<p>No contest for me. My favorite camera ever is my EOS 1v seen here with all of its bumps, scratches, and bruises, most of which came from climbing over rocks at Yosemite a few years ago. I don't use it nearly as much as my 7D (which is a <em>very</em> close 2nd!), but I still use it quite a bit. As far as cameras with a lot of sentimental value, the EOS A2 is near the top of that list. It was my first AF slr and that camera went to the other side of the world with me and back; its first 'big' trip was a 3-week trip to Indonesia where it performed perfectly. Other faves are the Nikon F100 and the F3HP.</p><div></div>

[mjferron]

<p>Pre AF my F3 HP. Post AF My F100. </p>

[ricardo_miranda]

<p>Nikon F4, sometimes the F90X<br>

<img src="http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonf4/htmls/f428mmf28.jpg" alt="" width="353" height="253" /></p>

[Alan Johnson]

<p>This outfit is for outdoor fill-in flash pics.<br>

The camera is a Canon 1000FN (Rebel S11),the flash a Canon Speedlite 300 EZ and the lens a Sigma 90mm f2.8.I bent the bracket to put the flash where it makes no side shadows.It works with the off camera cord from my DSLR.<br>

Just set aperture priority f2.8 and away it goes, the rest is auto.</p><div></div>

[Alan Johnson]

<p>Missed the 10 minute bell for editing.<br>

Should mention that if want to always shoot at f2.8 will need a neutral density filter outdoors.<br>

I use an 8x or 3 stop ND.</p>

[wmwhee]

These days I grab my nikon f100 on the way out the door. Intuitive, easy to use. Autofocus capability.

[RCap]

<p>My favorite is the FM3A followed closely by my F4.</p>

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[steve_bellayr]

<p>Rangefinder: Leica M6 SLR: Nikon F3HP Camera Mostly Likely to Abuse & NOT Worry: Nikons V</p>

[steve_levine]

<p>I think that the Nikon 8008S is the zenith of film camera technology. But only as a manual focusing camera. Its metering and flash features were a giant leap for mankind. Add a built in MD, power rewind, ruggedness and reliability, and runs on AA batts. And in my opinion this was the "best" 35mm SLR film camera ever devised by man.</p>

<p>As an aside. I was dedicated Nikkormat user starting in the late 60's. The EL cameras freaked us out to the core when they were released. Too much to go wrong etc. Who knew 40 years later most still work fine?</p>

[rossb]

<p>The F100 is a real good camera and the only film camera I own. I have no complaints about it at all. Seems to do everything very well to me. </p>

[Lou_Meluso]

<p>RF- Contax G2, SLR-Nikon F3HP-T</p>

[kris_francis]

<p>No doubt about it: Nikon FM3A. It's like a fine swiss watch.</p>

[john_cooper9]

<p>Maxxum 9 with 100 macro lens. Bronica GS-1 with 65mm lens. </p>

[Mike Gammill]

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<li>For AF: Maxxum 9xi</li>

<li>Modern manual focus: Minolta XD5</li>

<li>Medium format: Fujica GS645S</li>

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[bruto_saraccini]

RF - Contax G2

SRL - Nikon F100

MF - Fuji GA645

 

Very easy to use, but very performing.

[lex_jenkins]

<p>My well worn, well loved F3HP.</p><div></div>

[duncan_murray1]

<p><img src="http://www.duncandheff.co.uk/Photo/duncamera.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="536" /><br>

My Nikon F6 - hasn't failed me.</p>

[brian_m.1]

<p>Since I have only one "modern" film camera, it has to be the EOS 650. It looks and works like the day it came out of the box. I have a dozen other film cameras but if I can't afford to take a chance, it is the 650 that I take along. I am sure JDM would concur!</p>

[mjferron]

<p>In the end it's my F3.</p>

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[mickey_turner]

<p>My Bronica ETRSi I use most days. Nikon F4s or FE2 when I want to travel light.<br>

Heaps of Velvia or Tri-X.<br>

Keeping it traditional - Awesome. </p>

[jthompson]

<p>Leica R8, operation of this thing is perfect, don't ever have to bring it down from the eye.</p><div></div>