CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

Actually, my Fujifilm XT-1 is pretty close, but it still has too much extra stuff, and no split prism screen. The articulated screen on the back is actually something that I like, now that I have two artificial knees - I can get those low shots I used to be able to lie down on the ground for. My most fervent wish: NO MORE MENUS!

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

I still own a Pentax Spotmatic with a 50/1.4 Takumar, and two Nikon F5 bodies that can use any of my myriad of Nikon lenses. In addition, I have kept my Mamiya 645 kit. My favorite film is long gone, Kodakchrome 25, but I get by with Velvia, Provia and a couple of Fuji print films. Honestly, I have done no film shooting in quite a while, but I do plan to in the, hopefully, near future. Nothing like a nice chrome! Best of luck.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Still the DF. Manual everything if you choose. All Dials. no crappy video.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Like I said, the Nikon Df, take a real look at it, exposure meter and all. No such thing as video on it.

Emp Loc: new york state nassau county

I have a lot of film cameras. I use Canon Rebel and Nikon 8008. And sometime a real classic, Minolta SRT 101!

jrh1354 Loc: Dayton, Ohio

Nikon F100.

rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)

All Nikons, age descending:

S2
SP (S2 & SP share 8 lenses)
N90S
F100
F6 (the last three share a couple of dozen lenses)

Then there are several medium and large format cameras (Mamiya's and Linhof's).

I use mostly Fuji color transparency film and Ilford B&W.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Perhaps a better question, these days, would be “what 35mm cameras have you used”, since so many of us have “gone digital”.

Me? My first “real” camera was an Agfa Karat 36 rangefinder, which didn’t even have a light meter. You had to take a reading from a handheld meter, first, adjust the settings on the camera, and THEN take the photo.

Next, I got my dad’s Nikon F, Nikon’s way of wearing a brick around your neck. LOVED that thing. Auto nothing, manual everything. When THAT got stolen, I bought the FE2. I loved the Aperture Priority (which was the only auto feature it had).

I would still be using the FE2 if THAT hadn’t been stolen from my car many years ago, but the price of film and processing is ridiculous when on SD card can hold THOUSANDS of images and is reusable. Unlike film, which, of course, isn’t.

But as for “favorite film”? For transparencies, there was nothing better than Kodachrome 25. Absolutely the best. For print film? My it was a toss-up for me. Kodak Vericolor 100 or Fujicolor 100.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

I would STILL be using my FE2, but my original one was stolen in 1994. I bought another on eBay about 10 years ago, but never used it because digital came in and film was harder and harder to find, so I didn’t bother with it. Finally, two years ago I went to an air show. Six rolls of film, cost me about $80 including cost of film, processing and a CD, and a grand total of 126 shots. Compared to a 32GB SD card, for about $20, which can store THOUSANDS and is reusable. Yes, film is better, but digital makes more economic sense.

Having said that, film forced you to learn and get better, you had to make every shot count because there were no “do-overs”. You had ONE chance to get the shot and you had to make it count. The negative was that you had to wait at least a day or two before you knew whether or not the shot “worked”.

Nikon still makes the FM10 and, I believe, the F6?

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

My son, just before he passed away, announced that he wanted to get into photography. I said, "Great, I have a D200 you can start with." He declined and told me, "No, I want to start the way you did. I want a Nikormat." I was so excited that I immediately went online and bought him the camera, a 50mm f/2.0, a 105mm f/4, a 24mm f/2.8 (?), and a 200mm f/? lens, the same setup I toted in Vietnam in the late sixties.. He never got to use the gear, passing suddenly about a week after our conversation. After the dust had settled, I asked my daughter-in-law what she was going to do with the gear. She had no interest and offered it to me. It's mine now. I've only used it once, but I plan to do more with it. I understand Kodak still makes Ektapress print film, so that would be my first choice.

I also have an Olympus POS I bought in 1993 to use while on a horseback trip into the Colorado Rockies. I shot Kodachrome with that. I haven't loaded a roll of film in it since the trip, but given the fact that it yielded 155 excellent images out of 180 exposures I couldn't bear to part with it.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Using the gear you bought for your son would be a great way to carry on his memory.

You were a photographer in the military? Were you with the Combat Camera unit? A high-school friend of mine, his father was with that group. He ended up working for CBS on “60 Minutes”, and others.

Rich E Loc: Show Low,AZ

My Nikon F100 is my favorite film camera, absolutely a dream to use. Although I still use my N90s with a prime 50m 1.8 when hiking in some harsh terrain. Velvia still rules. Long time Tri-x user along with Ilford Delta 400.

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

So long as one is enjoying their photography, it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks!

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Same with the Nikon F. You could take the battery out completely and it would still work. The battery powered only the light meter and nothing else. Shutter was completely manual. “Old school”.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field