Was there ever a "Best" 35mm Film SLR? ... if so, what was it, in your opinion?
Jan 22, 2018 20:00:51 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
i have an FM2, but I looked up—and did some reading—on the FM3A. FWIW, you can still buy new ones on EBay for $1300.
https://www.ebay.com/p/Nikon-FM3A-35mm-SLR-Film-Camera-Body-Only/54943502
https://www.ebay.com/p/Nikon-FM3A-35mm-SLR-Film-Camera-Body-Only/54943502
There are others there for half that, Allen ... and even less than half, too .... check it!
Jan 22, 2018 20:03:56 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Just hangin’ arround, reading and waiting for some decent/warm weather to go out and take some pics. I’d like to run a roll through the MX, but it first needs some maintenance. The foam light sealing strips have degraded and need to be replaced before the camera can be used. Then I hope I can find batteries for it.
Oh, dear ... you'd better not run any film through it, till you get that fixed, then ... do you have a camera repair shop, nearby, Greg?
Jan 22, 2018 21:14:29 #
Chris T wrote:
Oh, dear ... you'd better not run any film through it, till you get that fixed, then ... do you have a camera repair shop, nearby, Greg?
We do, in Anchorage. I need to get ahold of them and see what it would cost. Might be fun to take the MX out and do some film.
Jan 22, 2018 21:21:36 #
Wingpilot wrote:
We do, in Anchorage. I need to get ahold of them and see what it would cost. Might be fun to take the MX out and do some film.
Planning on doing some head-to-head comparisons with digital, Greg?
Jan 22, 2018 21:57:44 #
Chris T wrote:
Planning on doing some head-to-head comparisons with digital, Greg?
Naw, just like playing around with the film camera sometimes. It’s all strictly manual, and that’s part of the fun.
Jan 22, 2018 22:51:08 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Naw, just like playing around with the film camera sometimes. It’s all strictly manual, and that’s part of the fun.
You know, Greg ... there's an all-manual mode on your DSLR, too ... just turn your mode dial to "M" ....
Oh, and you'd better turn off your Auto ISO, too .... unless ....
Jan 23, 2018 02:42:07 #
Chris T wrote:
You know, Greg ... there's an all-manual mode on your DSLR, too ... just turn your mode dial to "M" ....
Oh, and you'd better turn off your Auto ISO, too .... unless ....
Oh, and you'd better turn off your Auto ISO, too .... unless ....
Yup, but it’s not film.
Jan 23, 2018 05:44:36 #
Frankly, I can't understand the reason why You consider Leica R9 the worst camera You've ever used. I still use it, and it works great! The optics - I mean the range of ROM lenses - is wonderful, tack sharp and the image has its "plasticity", so to say. Maybe the reason for Your verdict could be the outlay of controls? which is different from, say, Nikon?
Jan 23, 2018 05:48:51 #
Rangefinder: The Contax IIA with Zeiss glass. Put the Leicaz of the era to shame.
SLR: Nikon F, upon which most everything since was modeled.
SLR: Nikon F, upon which most everything since was modeled.
Jan 23, 2018 06:24:52 #
I have no idea what the "best" camera was - probably the Canon A1. I learned on the Canon FtB and then purchased a T90 and was very pleased with it. My brother worked for an intelligence arm of the US government. This sometimes involved photographic documentation (not necessarily surreptitious photography) . I was surprised and impressed when he showed me the photography equipment they provided him and taught him the basics of use - it was a T90 with an assortment of lenses!
Jan 23, 2018 06:29:39 #
nikon fm2n; ultra light weight; titanium shutter that will work in subzero temps; digital readout of exposure; fast shutter speed with flash attachment; a simple. rugged, fast shutter speed film camera that I still use with velvia slide film and awesome scanned digital conversions.
Jan 23, 2018 06:38:58 #
I dreamed of a Leica and my wallet settle for spotmatic ii then drool on canon wich took me a lapse of 35 year before coming back to photography
Jan 23, 2018 06:42:02 #
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 ....)
The Nikon F with the TTL meter head.
It set the professional standard by which all MF SLRs were developed from and judged by.
The Canon EOS 1V was the absolute epitome of 35mm film cameras and nothing came close as it became the dominant professional AF film SLR that all others aspired to emulate.
Jan 23, 2018 06:44:53 #
Grant Good
Loc: Gold Coast AUSTRALIA
Prior to digital the NIKON F4 & F4s were the best and also the most commonly used by professional photographers, almost all had that body for a 35mm camera from newspapers to vogue that was the standard pro 35mm body.. Back in the days when the choice of film, FUJI, KODAK & AGFA was very important. And of course a Hasselblad was the Rolls Royce of the medium format camera's, still is I would think!
Jan 23, 2018 06:52:56 #
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