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Oct 28, 2019 20:31:34 #

leicajah Loc: Texas, grew up in Louisiana

Just curious. Who uses a totally manual film camera?

Oct 28, 2019 20:36:05 #

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

When I use it -- which isn't too often.

Joe

Oct 28, 2019 20:43:19 #

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

leicajah wrote:

Just curious. Who uses a totally manual film camera?

I have:

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic
Asahi Pentax K1000
Sears (Ricoh) TLS 500MX Camera (like a Pentax Spotmatic 500)
Kodak (German) Retina (35mm folding camera)
German Certo Rangefinder
Argus Seventy-five 6x6cm 620 film format (no film so not used since late 1970's)
Gunlach 4x5" Wooden Folding Field Camera
Omega 45F 4x5" Rail View Camera

Oct 28, 2019 20:47:24 #

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

I have:

Canon A-1
Nikon F3
Contax G1
Rollei 35/35s
Leica M4
Nikon 8008s

Oct 28, 2019 20:51:57 #

JR45 Loc: Montgomery County, TX

Depends on what you call totally manual.
Haven't used one since '63. Have used what I
would call semi-auto since.

Oct 28, 2019 21:03:23 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

lamiaceae wrote:

Do you use any?

Oct 28, 2019 21:03:34 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rjaywallace wrote:

I have:

Canon A-1
Nikon F3
Contax G1
Rollei 35/35s
Leica M4
Nikon 8008s

Do you use any?

Oct 28, 2019 21:05:03 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Define manual-
Is match the needles manual?
or external light meter and set the shutter/aperture.

Oct 28, 2019 21:05:52 #

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

I use a Mamiya RB67 Pro S medium format film camera regularly - can’t get much more manual than that!

Oct 28, 2019 21:06:04 #

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

I use several of them. Some have meters, some not. In order of frequency of use....

Hasselblad 500C
Leica IIIc
Retina IIIC
Rolleiflex 3.5
Pentax Spotmatic
Rollei SL35
Rollei 35 (the little brick)
Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta
Graphic 4x5 Press
Calumet Monorail View

There are a number of others that I rarely pull out because they use film that's no longer available or require time consuming procedures like respooling or film cutting, or that just don't produce the quality of images I want. I keep them around for nostalgia, and because it's fun to just pull out a beautiful old camera and dry shoot it.

Andy

Oct 28, 2019 21:18:42 #

leicajah Loc: Texas, grew up in Louisiana

Rolli 6x6
Leica M6
Leica Mp
Leica M7
Several Pentax 110
Several Minox
Leica V35 enlarger

Oct 28, 2019 21:38:34 #

DaveyDitzer Loc: Western PA

I use a Nikon FM (does led light meter count?); with Tri Ex to capture some B/Ws that will be interesting to my grandchildren in years to come.

Oct 28, 2019 21:39:31 #

Quixdraw Loc: x

Yeah, I have a few great old film cameras. Use them occasional, with results as good as digital, but a bit of a PITA due to processing. Recently got rid of my crank telephone and crank start car. Part of modernization.

Oct 28, 2019 21:50:05 #

Lucasdv123

The problem with a lot of users of digital camaras now aday is that they don't know the corolasion between the film speed,shutter speed,and apature.if you are familure with all these aspects of photography you can do just about anything to take a fantastic picture if you have the time.and guess what,if you are that good(and I know a lot of you are)it's a great feeling to developed your prints and they come out exactly the way you intended them to come out.what a great feeling.

Oct 28, 2019 21:57:05 #

Vietnam Vet

I have a couple of Hasselblad cameras. They don't even have an exposure meter built in.

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