Buying Your First and/or Last 35mm Film Camera 

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I have the secret rangefinder recommendation you were missing: Canon Model 7s can be had in good condition for about a hundred dollars at present, are very pleasant to shoot, more or less fully featured, have built in switchable frame lines for 35, 50, 85/100, and 135mm, and the light meter might even work. They take L39 aka M39 aka Leica Thread Mount (LTM) lenses, and Canon also made some nice 35s and 50s for them which are usually about a hundred dollars as well. You can also use cheap soviet glass, or multiple thousand-dollar german glass, oc. Some soviet rangefinders like FED-5s are even cheaper. Those are worse ergonomically and have more limited features, but if you get a screaming deal or just want to try out rangefinder shooting with an interchangeable lens camera maybe still worth it.

New subscriber here. Great video with really useful tips. Facebook marketplace was the place where I got my latest bargain deal: a Olympus OM-2 with a motor drive, a Zuiko 50mm f:1,4 and a Tokina 28mm f:2,8 for 100 euro (about the same in USD). The camera is in good condition and working fine, just needs a good cleaning, lubrification and new light seals. The lenses are in good condition too, glass is unscratched, some dust and fungus inside. A good cleanup of all this gear is gonna be my upcoming project so I can use it during my summer holidays. Cheers, looking forward for future videos.

Minolta is the answer: SRT (regardless which model) for all that manual goodness and x300 for a bit of aperture priority support.

In the 1967, I purchased my first 35mm SLR camera, a Miranda Sensorex. It was unreliable. I got rid of it because broke too many within its three-year warrantee. After the Sensorex, other 35mm SLRs I used included Pentax Spotmatic, Fuji ST705, and Nikon F, F2, F3, F4, EM, N70, and N2000. All, except the Miranda, were reliable cameras. My personal favorite was the Nikon F2 with 35mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.4, and 180mm f/2.8 lenses.

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Nice vid, and nice Rokkor collection!

In 2016, I purchased my last 35mm rangefinder camera, a Leica M6. It was the best 35mm rangefinder I have ever used. Argus C3, Minolta Hi-Matic 9, Canon QL17, and Contax G1 were the other 35mm rangefinders I owned and used before the Leica M6. My personal favorite was the Leica M6 with 21mm f/1.4, 35mm f/1.4, and 90mm f/2 lenses.

For the budget autofocus SLRs, you can also find Nikon N4004 and N6006 for cheap, but I like the control layout on the 8008 a lot more. The buying guide where you walk through the cameras is a great segment Also, first.

Amazing video. I wish I had this video when I was trying to buy cameras

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90s slrs are so underrated, they feel kinda crappy yea but their cheap and have so many features. i have like 5 canon rebel bodies i bought for under $5 each and they all function

Dude. Make more camera teardown and repair videos!

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Gonna take this opportunity to say I'm selling a Minolta XE-7, one of their best cameras made. Camera has been CLA'D!!!

Great video, when I was looking for a rangefinder to play around with I also found it seemed like slim pickings compared to all the affordable options with regard to SLR's, I ended up with a little auto compact which is super handy in low light with its flash, and very easy to carry around. I just take it everywhere, too many times I bought an SLR somewhere and had to lug it around for no reason, or wished I had a camera but didnt bring it. I think the big learning curve for me when I first got into buying SLRs was figuring out what lenses fit on what. Luckily most of the big brands seemed reluctant to change lens mounts for long periods of time. Would also love to see a teardown/cla video of that 50mm macro, I've kind of wanted one of those for a while but haven't seen one come up for a price I'd pay just yet.

I'm looking for a Model T Ford for an upcoming road trip through the mountains so I can take photos on my vintage 110 film camera. I'm also looking at upgrading my Samsung S24 Ultra with a vintage antique candlestick rotary phone before I make the trip. Any suggestions?

idk thay're really the same, just bought minolta x-700 bcs of it's look and happy with that 😁

Man using flash on point and shoot is so nice for easy pictures

Hey you mentioned using the Minolta 50mm f3.5 for scanning film, have you tried that out yet? I want to get into scanning my own film if I can. I have a Sony A7R that I have a few adaptors for, one being an MD mount so using a Minolta lens would be ideal.

Hey man, if I paid you, would you restore my camera and make it white like your badass Minolta?

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I bought a Ricoh XR7 and a Vivitar XV-1 from a thrift store (for $5) Both are broken lmao Make sure you know for a fact that a camera works before you buy it.

personally i wouldn't pick up any pentax autofocus slrs, their mirror/shutter gears are plastic and very prone to breaking

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Thinly veiled Minolta Propaganda! You can't get past me!