Was there ever a "Best" 35mm Film SLR? ... if so, what was it, in your opinion?
Jan 24, 2018 02:09:46 #
Jan 24, 2018 02:13:16 #
pdsdville wrote:
Pentax Spotmatic F
Ah, yes, Dean ... the first Pentax which didn't need to be stopped down, in order to meter ....
A good choice, Dean ....
Jan 24, 2018 02:22:19 #
rikhar wrote:
I had a Besler-Topcon. Has anyone even heard of them
Yes, of course, Rik ...
I've since discovered Topcon was a separate entity from Beseler (the enlarger manufacturer)
After Beseler stopped marketing Topcon, they got out of the camera biz and went back to doing Optics - which they were in, before the SLR biz ...
They certainly had some innovative designs, tho, Rik ....
Jan 24, 2018 02:24:55 #
Chris T wrote:
This one's open ... you can include any manufacturer - past or present. Just trying to get an accurate assessment from everybody who's used them (or, still is ....)
Many professionals used the Nikon F.
Jan 24, 2018 02:31:13 #
aellman wrote:
Many professionals used the Nikon F.
Yes, I know ... and I was one of 'em ....
Had two, and an F2 ... plus a Mamiya RB67 ...
This was back in the early days, Alan ... 1970 to 1972 ...
Jan 24, 2018 05:02:25 #
Jan 24, 2018 05:21:19 #
Chris T wrote:
Interesting, Del ... actually showed IN the VF, huh?
I don't know, either ... but I'll bet I could take a stab or two at it ...
I don't know, either ... but I'll bet I could take a stab or two at it ...
Yes - actually showed IN the viewfinder - which was the whole point - otherwise no advantage over looking at the lens barrel.
Jan 24, 2018 07:16:44 #
Virgil wrote:
Loved my Canon A1. Still have it and the auto-bellows and lenses. Have a Canon 60D now and I miss the auto-bellows.
Get a simple no glass adapter and keep using your bellows on the digital 60D. It will meter and work just fine with most all your old FD lenses.
Jan 24, 2018 08:06:45 #
Chris T wrote:
Well, that was certainly a great camera, Al ....
The T90 was a hard one to beat ...
The T90 was a hard one to beat ...
The T90 almost made my list - but then realized the EOS 3 surpassed it .....
Jan 24, 2018 08:33:03 #
FotoBuf
Loc: Arizona
I still have my Dad’s Exakta VXIIa, all mechanical and still works, mostly sits in a box... Now for film I have to decide to use one of my three favorites, Nikon N90s, Mamiya RZ67, or Tachihara 4x5 with Schneider glass. So my favorite 35 is the N90s, never had a poor exposure with this camera!
Jan 24, 2018 09:38:10 #
FotoBuf
Loc: Arizona
On the subject of old and best 35 SLR, my Exakta VXIIa from ~1956, Exakta started making 35 SLR’s in the 1930’s, was All mechanical, no lightmeter. But it has interchangeable viewfinders, a knife to cut off just the pictures taken to develope those pictures before shooting the rest of the roll, or to change film midroll, shutter speeds from 1/1000 to 12 seconds, flash connections for X, F, and M, for a time when most still used flash bulbs, not electronic flash, and was built like a tank, ie indestructible, still works great! You can see pictures and info at thecamerasite.net, just the one update, they say shutter speeds to 1/25sec., but the picture below the shutter speeds plainly shows the slow speeds on the dial on the top right side dial. Use any lens from any manufacturer you like, since Exakta didn’t make their own lenses.
Jan 24, 2018 10:24:16 #
ramarsh wrote:
I forgot to mention the 50mm f.95 lens for the Canon 7s, but that's another topic.
You know, RA ... there's another camera, which comes, stat, with a 50mm f.95 lens, but I can't remember which one, now ....
Jan 24, 2018 10:27:12 #
Delderby wrote:
Yes - actually showed IN the viewfinder - which was the whole point - otherwise no advantage over looking at the lens barrel.
That was a neat idea ... and later adopted by Nikon, I gather, Del ....
Jan 24, 2018 10:29:13 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Get a simple no glass adapter and keep using your bellows on the digital 60D. It will meter and work just fine with most all your old FD lenses.
Wow, Arch ... I didn't know that ... neat ....
er ... even the Third Party ones, or no?
Jan 24, 2018 10:31:43 #
imagemeister wrote:
The T90 almost made my list - but then realized the EOS 3 surpassed it .....
Yes, but I guess it could be said the T90 was the best in the Canon lineup, before the change to EOS ... so it has a place as "Best" - right, Larry?
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