What's your favorite camera body of years past?

The camera I got started with was an old Argus (I don't know the model number) that my dad gave me in the early 70's. I still have it, but the shutter sticks on long exposures, so it doesn't get used any more.

Of course, that would be the middle name.

Miranda S Watson.

Naw, just kidding....about the middle name.

She likes her name but once in a while pokes at me about being named after a camera.

I told her to be grateful that I didn't name her Canon or Nikon or even Argus........

I started with my Pentax MX. I recently had to pull her out of the closet, since my digital hit the pavement
Rugged, dependable camera, that MX. May not be pretty, but it never lets ya down.

F-1n, then the T90, but the F-1 was better; just the T90 let me shoot faster. For some reason the New F-1 just wasn't the same . . .
80-200 FD and 100-300 FD, also the Vivitar Series 1 90-180 macro.

I second the vote for the Pentax K-1000, my first SLR. That thing could take a beating. Won the first photography award with it and a Sears 70-200 5.6 lens, both purchased at a pawn shop for under $150. Ahh, the good ol' days. I still have it sitting on my desk -- provides nice decoration and makes me feel secure. If the digital world comes crashing down, I'll still be snapping away.

My first choice is any body that Charles shots with his camera..............#2 is my A1.

Growing up,. we were a Pentax family.. three in total,. all big manual bricks.. though I could not say for sure what the model numbers are... I have to admit,. I hardly ever used them at all. But My Father and Sister used them.

There all still going strong too... though I think we are down to two in the Family now.. one was given away.

Actually, no matter how long I think, nothing I ever had comes close to my 20D. It's the camera I have always wanted...

I've owned SLR's (Nikon 601, Olympus, Praktica, Rolleiflex) and more modern 'compact' cameras (Olympus mju, Canon Ixus) before, but after some time, they ended up in the closet because it was too cumbersome to take the pictures and then wait too long to see the actual shots.

My G2, on the other hand, has been accompanying me for the last 2 years, and the 20D has taken its place now.

Best regards,
Andy

I had, and loved, a Mamiya 35mm - picked it up used in about 1979-80. It was stolen and that broke my heart. Had to move to Canon after I recovered. I love my Canons but I still think about my poor little lost Mamiya.

I've actually pondered this question for a day and I keep coming back to my Pentax 6X7. Now I realize that this is larger format but it gave awesome quality and was a workhorse of a camera.

If I had to pick my favorite 35mm I have a difficult time choosing between my Olympus OM-1 or my Canon A-1. Both very good quality and reliable.

I still have all of these. Duh!

I wish I still had my first SLR - a meterless Praktica from East Germany with a Pentacon lens. Everyone should begin taking pictures with a meterless camera! Another favorite, the Nikon FE.
Kevin.

Nikon Ftn. This one has about 40,000 miles on it & still works great!

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Hmmm, wasnt that long ago actually,

My fave camera was the EOS3 with vertical grip. I just love the eye controlled focus, it worked for me and just made things that much easier. It's the one feature I really miss on canons digital cameras. It was very hard to sell my pair of 3's but they hadn't been outside the house in months and it made no sense to keep them, ho hum...

all the best

BearSummer