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 p.1 #1 · The best 35mm camera there is/was..... | |
Maybe this has more to do with personal preference, but I am curious what FM shooters have held as the best 35mm film camera they have ever used. I was wondering which manufacturer/model would qualify as the best 35mm camera ever made - including the SLR & Rangefinder in this.
Qualities to consider:
Metering - allways accurate and perfect for 95% of the time
Build - well constructed, weather proofing perhaps, etc.
Ease of use - once you get familiar with it, you are able to use the camera with your eyes closed (in a matter of speaking)
Functionality/features - the latest and greatest technology like that on the Nikon F6 or Canon 1VHS or the simple cloth shutter of the Leica's. Minolta had some very high tech bodies at one time.
I have used Canon, Nikon, Contax, Hassleblad, Olympus, Minolta, and Pentax.
I understand the glass plays a major role in the final image and sets one system apart from the other. For instance, the Leica glass and Zeiss glass are in a whole different world from the Canon or Nikon glass. But this is strictly for the Camera body itself. The canon's could not hold a candle to the Contax or Nikon SLR's. The later Minolta's were quite high tech but not very practical to me. The Leica has a love or hate relationship. etc. etc.
So from a list of modern (electronic) SLR's and rangefinder's, which would you consider the best you have ever used and why. Obviously I have not listed every single SLR ever made, so please provide a model# and why you think it was the best camera you used.
Nikon: F3hp, F4s, N90, N8008, F5, F6, etc.
Canon: 1nRS, 1V, 3, etc
Contax: N1, Nx, AX, RTS II, RTS III, etc.
Hassleblad: xPan I or II
Leica: M4 thru M7
Contax: G1 - G2
Pentax: MZ-S, PZ-1P, ZX-5N, 7, etc.
Minlota: Maxxum 5, 7, 9, etc.
Yashica: ?
Olympus: ?
For me, what felt like an extension of my arm and provided my favorite/best images came from Contax or Nikon. More specifically, the Contax RTS III, N1, G2 and the Nikon F3hp & F4s.
The Contax RTS or N system is easy to use and once you get used to it, all functions of the camera body come almost naturally letting me focus on the image through the viewfinder. The knobs were big and easy to access. The same with the Nikon's. I felt the Nikon is the more high tech version of the Contax. It was faster and the body was built tough. With all it's bells and whistles and the extremely ergonomic feel, the Nikon F4s was hard to beat. The newer camera bodies are letting go of the knobs and ready access wheels and going for a more menu driven system which I am begining to really hate.
Edited by pascal03 on Nov 22, 2006 at 07:33 PM GMT
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