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Um, I'm pretty sure there were some other very cheeky reasons for that popular Flickr photo other than that 45mm F2 Rokkor lens!

My choice was the Olympus OM1. The film camera! What a beautiful sound it makes. Don’t use it any more, but I still use the Olympus OM Zuiko lenses.

I love the Olympus OM1n, had one for over 40 years, amazing durable camera with fantastic viewfinder. Also Zeiss Contarex bullseye, for photography and weight training, You will know what I mean if you pick one up. The British made 5x4 MPP is very enjoyable to use. You have a great collection there Matt.

What a great collection! The same passion on this side also. Living in a private house helps to keep collection growing. The favourites in my collection are, the first mentioned rated highest: Olympus OM-4Ti, Nikon F, Nikon F2, Nikon FM2, Olympus Om-2n, Olympus Om-1, Kiev-4A, Pentacon Praktica LTL 3, Praktica MTL 5, Canon Ae-1 program, Pentax SP, Pentax K, Zorki 4k, Zenit TTL, Zenit 19.

My favorite all time camera is my Rolleiflex SL66. My runner up is my Contax 2a red dial and the four Contax lenses that go with it. I share about 8 of the same cameras on your list. A beautiful selection, Matt!

Olympus OM-2n Just such a beautiful little 35mm camera does everything right and nothing you don't need. Not to mention fabulous lenses.

I like the fact you know which camera took which photo. It helps giving an examples of what the camera can do. Nice work.

What a collection! I have only one film camera, the Canon A-1 I bought new in 1983. It's unremarkable, but solid. I've owned in for over 40 years, and I will never sell it.

The Olympus OM-2 is brilliant, accurate, light and has a fantastic viewfinder. The Pentax KX is a bit of a tank, but it's smooth as butter, has a terrific light meter and a very bright viewfinder. The Nikon F3 is also super smooth and almost indestructible. In a pinch, I'd probably pick the F3, but only because of my collection of manual-focus Nikkor lenses.

My favorite camea was a ecconomical rangefinder camera, The Yashica Ekectro 35. It was large enough to fit comfortably in my hands and had enough weight for very steady photos, The metering system was new and for the time vey accurate for automatic pictures, including timed exposres.

Hi Matt, what a great collection of analog treasures! I've had a Nikon F3 with me since 1991 and I'm still totally happy with the 50mm/f1.8-AI combo. So the Nikon is my #1. My #2 is the Leica M6 from 1986. Together with the 50mm Summicron, it's the camera I would take to a desert island... #3 is my Nikon F6-smaller and lighter than the F5 and for me the perfect, modern symbiosis of digital and analog photography. I also have a bonus camera... the Yashika T4. This small camera fits perfectly in any jacket pocket😉. Thank you for your great RU-vid videos! Please keep up the good work.

Beautiful collection, Matt! My Top 3: Olympus OM-1, Hasselblad 500cm, and … Lumix LX5.

What a brilliant collection! Love the photos you take too.

Matt, great photos with those classics ! I like the Nikon FM and Olympus OM-1 ... for digital - Leica CL so compact and takes great photos.

as usual , very good video ! thanks Matt

Wonderful list! I was pleased to see my own desert island camera made your list - the Minolta X-370 (X-300 on your list), and with my favorite lens of all time, that gorgeous small and light 45/f2. Aside from the obvious reasons - the body is small and light, simple with no bells and whistles, and just a breeze to shoot, and the lens is also small and light and my favorite focal length. BUT for me it's also personal as the X-370 was the first real camera I bought myself back in the day, and the lens was given to me by my father, and was also my first lens for that camera (and only lens for a number of years). Thanks for this great run down.

I love my Leica IIIf red dial Barnack Leicas are quite the nice piece , just restored a 1940 red curtain IIIc and it’s just such a work of art I had a Zorki-1c clone and i loved the surprising results it gave me, nice camera as well I really like Soviet cameras too , I shoot with a Kiev 6c TTL for medium format quite often

Congrats for your selection, Matt !!! My fav is te Hasselblad 500 C/M set up.

Thanks for this most entertaining video full of fantastic shots taken will all those excellent cameras. Literally, a sheer delight 😎 Glad to see there the Olympus Pen F. I’ve got the final FV version and couldn’t be happier. My all time favorite is the OM4Ti, which has everything the OM3Ti (and earlier versions) lack.

Great video! I have a few Nikon film cameras. 2x F2's, F3, F4, F5, 2x FE2's and a FM2n. I think my favourite is a black F2as. I like the size of it and the feeling that it will last forever.

In regards to film cameras, my very first camera was a Minolta XG-1, I still have it. Lots of memories, fun and great pics with it. My second choice is an Olympus 35SP.

My 2 favorites are my 1952 Leica IIIf and my recent purchase of a 1930 Leica 1c - These 2 I will never willingly let go of. I've been using the IIIf for the past few months and it absolutely gives me more joy than my Fuji X-T4 and my Nikon D850 combined. I'm not getting rid of my Fuji or Nikon but the fun I have with the IIIf cant be matched. I also love the fact that I can push and pull the 45mb .tiff files in lightroom - not that I need to do much of that as long as I use my light meter I use what comes straight from the camera quite often. Your discussion on the Agfa Billy Record II was very intriguing as it shoots 6x9. Now I'm looking at possibly picking up a Fujica GW690 for 6x9 medium format as I'm more comfortable with that camera layout. - Thanks again for a great video.

Thank you for the beautiful revue of honorable cameras, I enjoyed it very much. I learned many years ago that you have to part with your old camera treasures. I no longer have a problem with that. I use my cameras for longer and don't let reviews and advertising tempt me into buying a new camera. My first camera model was an Ihage Praktica FX2 made in GDR. I made a collector happy with it.

What a fun video! Thanks. My favs would be my old 50-year old M4, then the Minolta CLE, and lastly, the new Leica M6. The M6 was more of a frivolous purchase, but I had wanted a new film camera..

I have a 1932 model 2 leica, still in perfect working order, with a Hector 50mm F2, but tend to use with Voigtlander glass, but have to agree with a number of posts here, loved the olympus om1n which I used from college to professional until it was stolen in Italy in the mid 80's. Brilliant size and feel, great lenses and much missed. Great content as usual - thanks Matt.

great Video, my personal faves are : Hasselblad 203 FE, Leica MP , FM3a and Contax T3

I learnt so much from your video. I agree with the FM3A. I also would have the Konica Hexar AF, Yashica Electra 35 GN, Canon 1V, Minolta A9, Ricoh 500, Fujifilm GW690III, and the Pentax LX.

Based on my actual shooting these days my favorite camera is a Leica IIf. However, I have just received a Kardon with the Kodak Ektar 2/47. Both have been sent out for a CLA but I have a feeling in the back of my mind that that combination may become my favorite.

Wow.. what a collection, you have a fantastic series of beautiful film cameras and I totally admire and respect your knowledge. I have unfortunately sold off cameras over the years to buy new cameras and looking at your collection wish I had kept every camera I have owned. I have one film camera now, the Canon F 1. A pro camera from the 1970`s, you can remove the prism and use it as a waist level finder but none metered a lovely camera I shall never sell. One of my favorite film cameras was the Canon T90, manual focus with auto wind and a fantastic metering system, multi spot I believe it was the forerunner for the EOS system. Thanks for a great vid.

Most used: Canon P. Nothing special about it, but it feels good in the hand, does everything I usually need a film camera to do, and isn't so rare or expensive that I get the vapors about taking it out. Bonus: the rangefinders in Canons seem much more knock-resistant than those in Leicas. Actual favorite: probably my 1950s-era Mamiya Six. I like it for the same reason you like your Voigtlander folder - a 6x6cm camera you can shove in your jacket pocket - but unlike the Voigtlander, the Mamiya has a coupled rangefinder, auto film stop, and cocks the shutter when you advance the film… all the “mod cons.” I feel kind of silly going out and about with such an obviously old-timey camera, but I just can't find anything lacking in the darn thing…

For me it is the Leica IIIc, Ihagee Exakta V, Zeiss-ikon Contaflex, Rolleiflex II with Tessar, and for a banger, believe it or not, a KW Practica L, the steel shutters are bulletproof.

my favorite camera list will be canon ivsb2,canon vi-l,nikon fm3a and f3. Looking forward to seeing you have a tryout on the classic canon vi-l.It’s no doubts a good camera indeed!

Cool collection Matt ! I only kept three cameras and they are somewhat similar to your top 3. I have Nikon FM, Zorky 1 and Konica Electrón.

Fantastic show! Love it!

Cool video. I have two favorite cameras; one is the Minolta XD11 (have two) and the second is the Minolta alpha 9xi. I also have a Canon EOS Rebel, Nikon, Panasonic Lumix and a Pentax ME super. Loved all your cameras.

Hi, great video. My all time favorite cameras are: Canon F-1n, Canon SbIV , Canon VI-L, Canon FP, Rollei 35, Rolleiflex Automat 1950, Voigtländer Bergheil 1929 6x9 with shift lens (its a very very slow way to take pictures) and sometimes Hasselblad 500 ELX.

The often overlooked Nikon FA is my favorite. First camera that quietly introduced matrix metering which exists in most cell phones today and had a honeycomb titanium shutter. Less sharp edges than an F3. 😉

I wasn't expecting your No.1 choice, and a few early ones were a surprise, although interesting, and such a great collection. For me, in no specific order: Nikon F3; Olympus OM-1; Leica R6/6.2; Pentax 6x7; Hassleblad 501CM; Bronica ETRSi.

My favourite paper weight and I have quite a few, is a Zenit, the Olympic one. I bought it for the lens for a couple of quid. It's quite lovely and heavy enough to be used as a weapon.

After watching the movie “Blow-Up” in 1967 I bought an Olympus Trip 35. As a gift I received a Minolta-16 MG in 1971. In the 1980’s I bought a Canon AE-1. The only film cameras I’ve owned.

First of all, I really like your pictures;-)) And in many things I'm with you. Your main focus is on rangefinder cameras, mine is on 35mm SLR and medium format. The Olympus PEN F I like best with the OM adapter for attaching OM lenses (crop factor 1.4, up to 72 exp on HP5, up to 147 exp. on HP5/72). In addition to the ones you mentioned, I particularly appreciate Makina 67, Pentax 6x7, Mamiya RB & RZ 67, Mamiya 6 & 7, Norita 66, Kowa Six, Rolleiflex 66 & SL66, Yashicamat 124G, Nikon F801s, Nikon F2S instead of F3, Nikkormat EL & Nikon EL2, Nikon F, Canon F-1, EF & A-1, Minolta XD7, Pentax Spotmatic SP, Topcon Super DM, Konica T3, Voigtlaender VITOmatic II & VITESSA, Kodak Retina (1936, Schneider lens). @philosimot

My fav of all time is the best selling camera ever, the Kodak Brownie. A good sample will shoot killer good images. One modification I like to do is remove the front element, recoat it to improve contrast, otherwise I might leave it off to get Thambar like images. Great video, film bodies aren’t critical, lenses are, but lighting is rarely mentioned and its importance is primary, #1, given the same subject.

Wow what a collection. My #1 is my Hasselblad H3D-39 with the analog back, usually shot with my 100mm f2.2, #2 is my Nikon FM2 usually with the Nikon E 50mm f1.8, and my #3 is my Sprocket Rocket toy like camera, not sharp and distorting the scene but amazing for creative photography.

My top 35mm is probably the M6 0.85 Classic. Stealthy and quiet, It has a meter when I need it. I love the M3 as well. A close second would be the Nikon F2 since it can take such a wide array of lenses, particularly on the long end. I also love the old Barnack Leicas. They feel so good in the hand. I have an old Contax II and its factory-matched Sonnar is just gorgeous. My top 120 camera would have to be my early Rolleiflex 2.8E Schneider without meter. It renders beautifully in B&W or color. The Hasselblad 501CM is, similar to the F2, close behind with its vast array of accessories.

My favourite medium format camera was a Yashica mat 124G. Brilliant sharp images, a range of viewfinders and that handle to twist around. These were the the days when you had to really get your shots right first time. Having only 12 chances per roll.

Great video ... nice collection and great selection here is my 10 first favorit film camera in my collection (not easy to do ... ) 1- 2005 Zeiss Ikon ZM 35mm 2 - 2004 Nikon FM3a black 35mm 3 - 1998 FuijFilm TX-1 Xpan 35mm 4 - 1996 Hasselblad 501C 6*6 5 - 1962 Leica M3 35mm 6 - 1952 Leica IF Red 35mm 7 - 1958 Agfa Super Isolette 6*6 8 - 1954 Voigtlander Bessa II 6*9 9 - 1931 Leica IC 0 std Black 35mm 10 - 1972 Yashica 124 mat G TLR 6*6 Bonus 1 : Hasselblad 903 SWC and Bonus 2 : Chroma Camera 6*17

Super fun video. I'm just getting back into the hobby.

My favourite is the Nikon FE2, the 1/4000, good needle light meter, light yet built like a tank and it is very ergonomic for me, everything where I need it to be. Best of all is I can pick one up for $250 and get the same quality and pictures as a FM3a but 1000 to 1500 dollars cheaper.

Congrats, great collection, indeed! My personal favourites quite simple: 1. Nikon F3HP, 2. Nikon FM2n, 3. Nikkormat EL. Ok, closely followed by my Nikkormat FT2, Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP II, Nikon F-301 and my very first SLR which I bought in 1977, Ricoh Singlex II - a real tank, indestructible and still going strong😉.

Three favourite cameras is easy, not so easy to narrow down to one, Pentax 6x7 (original) so under rated. Amazing photos, even at 50 inches. Rolleiflex SL66SE, has everything you could want, well nearly, and for a camera to use every day, a Rolleiflex 6003, which has everything you should need accept movements. Bonus camera that really does have everything except a sherpa to carry it, Fujifilm GX680 which is the most amazing camera ever made but it is heavy and as far away from a Leica as it is possible to get and not be using sheet film.

The Original Ricoh GR digital and my MPP 5X4 Micropress with a Schneider Xenar 135 mm f 4.7 lens are my favourite cameras. Little and Large. Daily carry with the Ricoh set to black and white and 800 iso. Monthly use with the MPP. Fomapan 200 film dish development with Rodinal in total darkness.

I have an X-570. I took some very nice photos with it back in the day. My eyesight isn't what it used to be so I have trouble with 35mm SLRs. I really like the looks of that Kalloflex. Folders are cool too.

Thanks Matt ! I owe you a message. Short version: I discovered the Nikon FE2 I got in April last year is defective. Focus is off on apertures below f8. It seems the mirror stop has worked its way below the factory-set angle causing the focal plane to fall behind the subject. Time to go shopping ! LOL

My first 35mm camera was a Canon VTdelux, given to me by my late father. I have stayed with Canon With FTb my first SLR. I then bought an F1 in 1972, I now own 5 F1s, and they are fantastic.

I only own a Minolta SRT101, but I'll give you my list of "I really bloody want that" cameras 🤣: Nikon F3 Leica M3 Pentax 67 Mamiya RZ67 Fuji GF670 Contax 645 Contax III Mamiya C330 Hasselblad 501CM Fuji T-X1/XPan Fuji GW690 To get them all I need are a balaclava, a shotgun and a Ford Transit 😂

My favorites are Rolleiflex E 3,5, K4a, Mamiya C33, Voigtländer Perkeo II, AGFA Isolette II Solinar, Zeiss Ikon Nettar 521/16 (Novar), Greatings from Black Forest.

over some 40 years ago i carried my old leica 3F everywhere.i just had it over my shoulder when a "old guy" walked past and said don't ever sell that with a smile.i used my money for a couple lens rather than a SLR at that time.

Of the film cameras I've owned, the pentax 67 is my absolute favourite followed by the more practical mamiya 7ii. For 35mm, my favourite was the canon F1 and then the T90. My dream film camera was always the linhof technorama 612, but never bought one. Very enjoyable video Matt, thanks.

My two favorite is: Leica 2F, my first ever camera when I was like 10. Number one is new to me, its The Olympus OM-1n. Two great cameras

Fascinating, thanks!

That’s a fine collection and a great refresher, but I got schooled on more than a few. My current film collection includes a Minilux which I bought new and which got me into Popular Photography, Next is an H2F, an Iconta, and a 7ii. I shot some Turquoise with the 7ii and got featured on Lomography last month. I’m thinking of selling some Leica digital and getting more Hasselblad film gear.

Fun +, Matt. Sharpest? Rollei 35. Made in Germany, 3.5/40mm Tessar. Ease of transport and results ? Voigtlander Perkeo 3 (6x6, uncoupled rangefinder, Color Skopar 3.5/80mm).

My favorite film cameras are: Graflex Century Graphic 2-1/4 x 3-1/4 with Rodenstock lens. Medium format so large prints are very sharp. Also I have a roll film back as well as cut film holders. Not stuck with whatever film is “in” the camera. Plus tilts and shifts to give a lot of control. Favorite 35mm is Canon Ftb. This is because in testing the split image focus was very good. Better than any other camera tested. Set up was at a place that made “event” cameras. These take up to 1,000,000 frames/second. In their lab, on a cast iron bench, the object, camera, and traveling microscope were mounted. An optically flat fiber optic plate was pressed against the film plane. Focus was determined by the slight chromatic aberration still in the lens. The object was in focus when black, out of focus when red or green. The optical engineer and I were mostly goofing off, but the set up, which had a test indicator to measure the position change as the lens was moved, was set to evaluate lenses for the event cameras. The lenses were rejected if they could not resolve 40 line pairs per millimeter. There was actually no was to focus this well. Best focus was found, an exposure made, the lens moved about .0005” and then another exposure made. This was done several times and then the developed images examined to see if the criteria was achieved. We did not make images, we only measured the difference between actual focus and where the split image said it was. My Ftb was less than .001” from where the split image said it was. All other cameras tested were off by more.

My favorite film cameras (which I actually own and use): 35mm rangefinder - Carl Zeiss Werra IV 35mm SLR - Olympus OM-1 6x4.5cm - Konica Pearl IV 6x6cm - tie between Voigtländer Brillant S (the version with Heliar lens and Compur Rapid Shutter) and Pentacon Six 6x9cm - Agfa Record III (the version with Solinar lens) Other - 6x14cm converted Kodak 3-A Autograph Special (the version with rangefinder and Tessar lens) 9x12cm - Voigtländer Bergheil (the version with Heliar lens) 10x15cm - ICA Ideal 325 (the version with Tessar lens) If I'd had to pick one, it would be a difficult decision between the Konica Pearl IV and the Voigtländer Brillant S, today probably the Konica, because it is a bit more economical with film and much more easy to use. On another day it might be the Voigtländer because of its fantastic viewfinder and its characterful lens.

Matt , excellent video , and the 4x5 images are surreal , the lady with fur collar was majestic , did you use the Aero Elgar on that portrait ? I have Crown Graphic 4x5 ( Interior Department ) camera with new SINGER back , and the EBONY 4x5 Field. I have just sent off 50 sheets of 4x5 and 6 120mm , and E100 to a lab. At this rate I need a FILMOMAT 😅 Great video. 💪🏻

I could do with just the Leica M3 before I started using my glasses while taking photos. Now M2/M4 is a bit more practical to see the whole frame lines at 50mm, waiting for the M4 to come back from CLA :). If you can live with 35mm for the wide end, the M2/3/4 are fine, even M3 has the Elmarit 35mm 2.8 with goggles that works on the 50mm framelines and I tried it, sharp and contrasty with character, totally usable for anything!

The one I regret selling was the Alpa 10d that I custom ordered in the 70s. It had a black body with a deep burgundy leather covering and was beautiful. Looking back I did not get nearly enough for it but a new house and a new baby were higher priorities ,

Interesting roundup. My 2 faves are Minox ML and Bronica 645 RF.

My favorite (I have many) is a Nicca IIIf barnack with dedicated Voigtländer 25 f4. Smallest lightest 35 I have yet used.

great video, hard to choose my top 3 ,but here they are Olympus OM 40,with wnder2 , Nikon f 301 , this has build in motor drive ,manual focusing, and also my Leica iii , like this camera its great for street Photography , also have you any Mamiya SLR,s in your collection.....

My first SLR was a Zeiss ikon contaflex. Next was an Olympus OM 1 before switching to Nikon. My favorite was the F 100. Also used the graflex speed grafic for 4x5 and 6x9cm roll back. Still have the Nikon, zeiss and graflex.

My top three are the Canon IIF, Leica M4-2, and the M3 I still need to get fixed. I'm sure it will be lovely to use when I unjam the film advance, planning on carrying around both Ms with different focal lengths according to which viewfinder is more suitable.

My favourite film SLR's, Minolta XD7/XD11, (silky smooth film advance, the shutter sound is premium, beautiful, sharp Rokkor lenses), Olympus OM1n, Nikon FM.

Great vid . Very entertaining. My top 3 . I use and will never sell . 1. Olympus pen FT 2. Nikon f100 3. Olympus Om1

my favorite is the canon L3 Ii love that camera, its easy to use and takes great pictures !

Three icons from the sixties/seventies: Paillard Bolex D8L 8mm filmcamera with 3 (turnable) lenses and a handheld grip Minox 35 series (mini 35mm photo cameras) LUBITEL-2 Sovjet-camera LOMO Lens Triplet - 22 (4.5 / 75) Voigtlander Brilliant Copy 6 x 6 Vintage Made in UssR

1. Pentax 67 2. (For contrast) Rollei 35 3. Pentax MX

I choose my Leica M2 with a Doomo Cold Shoe meter. I know the M3 has a better viewfinder but I mainly use 35mm and 50mm lenses so the M2 suits me better and I have no problem with the M2 viewfinder. There is something special about using a 60 yr old camera - l guess like owning a classic car. Cheers!

My favorite film cameras, the one that gives me the memories is the is a 4X5 Graflex Speed Graphic press camera (made by Singer Corporation). This camera had folding infinity stops along the rails for my two lenses. I believe that I had a 90mm and a 135mm. This camera has been added to my son's camera collection. My next memory is my Kodak Retina pocket camera. It was a folding camera with a bellows and a Schneider Kreuznach 50mm lens.

I have several of the same cameras as what you have shown. Choosing between one or the other is like; Sophie's Choice.

My first film camera was the Olympus Pan half-frame used in college because of its savings on film cost. My last film camera was the Leica M6 which I still own. My favorite digital camera is the Leica M9 which I have been using a lot with the 35 mm and 50 mm M lenses for pleasure. But then the first camera I owned was the Kodak Brownie (the Box) as a gift from my parents.😂

One camera that would definitely be on my list is also the same camera that brought me to your videos. The Fujifilm GF670. So surprised it was a no-show on your list.

I've only ever owned two film cameras, my first was the Rollei B35 with a collapsable lens and I used it for 4 years before buying my first SLR, an Olympus OM-1n which I used for 28 years before moving to digital 17 years ago.

At the moment my favourite are the Kodak Retina II (heligon lens) and the Rolleiflex (tessar) but I much use the Yashica fx3 2000 super with Zeiss lenses. About some of the cameras you mencioned: the Agfa Billy Record like others Agfas have a big problem with the bellows, you are very lucky, I liked the Minolta x300 but sold it because it has no exposure compensation. The micro nikkor 55 is very nice, I have a cheap and nice body too (F301). The Sonnar 50mm f1.5 is a great lens!

Great Matt, thanks! More about the Nikon FM3A please.

Leica M2 over M3, mainly for 35mm, 50mm, 90mm lens focal lengths using the stock 0.72 viewfinder... M2 is nearly as good as the M3 construction as well. Nice review... Peace!

I remember when I started losing my eyesight and could not focus my OM-2n any longer. EOS to the rescue! Your BW pictures are delicious.

Hello Matt, I would rate my cameras 1) Fujifilm GF670 for its absolute portability, 2) Nikon FM3A for its hybrid shutter and great features and 3) Olympus OM-3 as a pinnacle of camera engineering and best of best viefinder when paired with bright 2-13 focusing screen. As a best purchase and joy to use I would not forget Leica M6TTL, which I picked back when prices were not crazy yet. Same as for you, all they are NEVER SELL category for me.

Leica M4 (I also have an M3, but the M4 is a bit more practical), Nikon F2 (Indestructible). But the one I like the most: the Leica Standard (Model E), chrome version, used with a Summaron 35mm 3.5 and the viewfinder actually covers close enough the 35mm field of view (I also have a black Model C) 🙂Honourable mentions: black Nikon F with F36 motor (a beast), Hasselblad SWC, Minolta XK (unfortunately they are fragile, otherwise amazing viewfinder and sound!), Leica II (Model D), Leicaflex SL2 (totally over-engineered, and that sound!), and a couple more...

My favorite film cameras are Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super, Leica iiif, Canon A-1 and Leica R7. For the sake of "fits in any pocket but is so small you have to be careful not to lose it": my Minox 35gt.

My current essential five 1. Leica M2 2. Nikon F3 hp 3. Nikonos II with 35mm f2.5 4. Olympus XA 5. Rolleiflex Standard model 622

Canon A-1 with the MA motor drive and the f1.2 85mm, had it since 1979. Hassey 501 & 503 rigs, with 80mm T* and the old cone shaped distagon 40mm. Nikonos V for underwater. All have been good solid workhorses. I stll prefer my Sinar F 4x5 over all of them. I wish you had done all of the shutter sounds at a consistent speed, like 1/60th. My Hassey sounds like slamming the door of a Volvo, while the Nikonos is almost silent. The LF lenses are very quiet as well.

Hi mate, beautiful collection off cameras! Thanks for your thoughts and sharing…

Bonus observation: Put a leaf-shutter lens on your Speed Graphic and it will be just as quiet as your Intrepid. That's how the press old-timers mostly used them back in the day - you'd use the “back shutter” for sports photos and the “front shutter” for everything else. Double bonus: Nobody's likely to try to steal a Speed Graphic, and if they do try you can beat them into submission with it…

My top one is my Hasselblad 501cm, and it has the best shutter sound ever!

Contax RTS III, Contax AS. built in focus within the camera. Amazing technology. Uses Zeiss lenses.

Such a beautiful collection. I cannot let any of my Nikon film cameras. In order of what I cannot let go of, Nikon f3 HP, Nikon F4s and number one, my Nikon F5. I don’t shoot them much because there’s very few places to develop film anymore and I am not equipped to have a dark room. But I adore my FM2 as well. You have an amazing collection there…

Having limited knowledge of SLR cameras, I have my late fathers old cameras. A few Nikons - FA and FG 20, plus some I can’t remember while typing this. Also an Exakta and at least one Olympus. Probably not worth a lot in this digital age, but to me they are heirlooms all the same.

That's a nice set of cameras!!! For me I'll just add my top 3 ... in my case ...regrettably sold. Nikon F3, Leica M6, Hasselblad 503 CX. Oh well, we move on 🙂 Oh... and bonus camera... Contax T2. That thing was amazing!!!