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What's your favorite camera body of years past?

 
cactusclay
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Jan 30, 2005 12:42 |  #1

I know, I know, I'm suppose to be letting this computer collect some dust and get out and shoot, but for some reason my mind took a little trip down memory lane and I was reminising about my favorite camera bodies through my life and here they are. Well first of all I have to say that I really like the all mechanical ones that could still be used if the battery went south and I liked the small inconspicious ones as well. ( wheres that dang spell check). 1. Leica M6
2.Olympus OM1
3.Nikon FM2
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Jan 30, 2005 12:58 |  #2

Back in the horse and buggy days[well at least before we had a color tv and air conditioning] when I was in grade school for Christmas one year I got a brand new just produced Polaroid Swinger. I believe it was the first Polaroid introduced as it was black and white pics only, but the ability to get instant pictures was beyond everyones belief. Surely technology could not advance any farther than this. Sure wish I had hung on to it for sentimental reasons.


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Jan 30, 2005 13:02 |  #3

I never held one of those, but I saw pictures. The looked like they were pretty stoutly built.




  
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Jan 30, 2005 13:20 |  #4

The 10D.

Hey, I'm new at this stuff. :-)


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Jan 30, 2005 13:27 |  #5

Olly OM10 for me, it was my introduction to photography.

But the best camera I bought was the EOS 650 back in 1988. It was my introduction to Canon and I've never looked back. :)

I still have every camera I ever bought except for the EOS100 I traded in against my 10D.

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Jan 30, 2005 14:04 as a reply to  @ iwatkins's post |  #6

Today I would say my F1 - but back in the day, I parked it in my bag when I got my A1, and dragged it out only when I needed a second body. Still have them both. I would like to sell them, but they just don't get a good resale price lately.

Picking up the F1 and dry firing it is a real rush - very solid and substantial.

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Jan 30, 2005 14:46 |  #7

The closest I ever got to a really serious camera during my "film" days was the Canon A-1. I really miss its compact and sleek styling.


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Jan 30, 2005 15:46 |  #8

I have to throw this one in for sheer ruggedness: Pentax K-1000. This camera was completely mechanical (no batteries except to power the interal meter) and tuff as a hammer. I used to take it backpacking.

I also liked the Canon T-90 and Nikon F3HP.




  
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Jan 30, 2005 16:06 as a reply to  @ mblanton's post |  #9

Canon A1 *1978* It's still considered by many (including me) to be the best 35mm camera ever.

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Jan 30, 2005 16:19 |  #10

I had an A1 just after it was launched and loved it to bits. Believe it or not, it is still in use today in the hands of a friend of mine. Never a problem and over 250,000 shots.

A close second had to be my Leica M series with only two fixed focal length lenses and a lot of B&W film. I used that from 68 until 78 when I bought the Canon.


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Jan 30, 2005 16:22 |  #11

Yea, my first camera was a Minota x700, then I bought a Canon A1 and I really liked that too, but they both got stolen at the same time. It's been so long, I forgot what it looked like till you posted that picture.




  
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Jan 30, 2005 16:34 as a reply to  @ cactusclay's post |  #12

Miranda Sensorex. Still have it, along with a bunch of lenses.

I was/am very attached to this brand. When my daughter was born 22 or so years ago (I forget exactly, don't tell her!) I insisted she be named..........guess?


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Jan 30, 2005 16:36 |  #13

Difficult this one - I really do like the feel and features of my EOS 1n with the PBE-1, and this one comes close to my all-time favourite the Canon T90. I had a brace of these beauties in the late 80's with a shed full of Canon FD lenses. Multi-spot metering, DX reading that recognised the film's sensitivity, truly dedicated to its very own 300TL flash and superb in the hand - way ahead of its time.

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Jan 30, 2005 17:19 |  #14

I still have my A-1 and AT-1 cameras, and use the AT-1 with a fisheye lense once in a while. The A-1 is equiped with a motor drive, but I haven't tried it in several years. The MD takes 12 AA batteries, throw a zoom lense on it and you have quite a heavy camera.




  
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Jan 30, 2005 19:18 as a reply to  @ where1's post |  #15

Any Pentax screw-mount or early K-mount. They're compact, solid, and feel like bricks.

Oh....they take pretty good pictures, too.


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