Top 10 classic 35mm film cameras

[zanxion72]

Canon F-1 (Old)

Nikon F2

Nikon FM

Minolta HiMatic 7SII

FED-Zorki or Zorki FED

Canon F-1 New

Nikon F3

Leica M series (I have it in last place because I still cannot afford one, lots of envy).

 

[baachitraka]

OM-1(n) x 10.

 

[flavio81]

I forgot to mention the Exacta Varex SLR. That one should go to the #1 spot of the list. As explained by an apugger recently: "The 35mm SLR was a solved problem with the exacta. Everything that came later was a refinement."

 

[E. von Hoegh]

"All comparisons are odious" Jack Kerouac - Dharma Bums

I believe Oscar Wilde sais it first.

Odious, yes - but also useful as long as you don't let "the great be the enemy of the good" (Voltaire)

 

[benjiboy]

I believe Oscar Wilde sais it first.

Odious, yes - but also useful as long as you don't let "the great be the enemy of the good" (Voltaire)

Many writers have said it since the first recorded example in 1440.

 

[E. von Hoegh]

Many writers have said it since the first recorded example in 1440.

Thanks, Benji - I did not know it was that old.

 

[KrankyKraut]

1) Leica M (2,3,4, 5, 6, 7, MP… take your pick)
2) Rolleiflex TLR
3) Nikon F
4) Olympus OM-1
5) Pentax Spotmatic
6) Canon AE-1
7) Minolta SRT-101
8) Minolta Maxxum 7000
9) Hasselblad 500
10) Leicaflex SL2

 

[GRHazelton]

1) Leica M (2,3,4, 5, 6, 7, MP… take your pick)
2) Rolleiflex TLR
3) Nikon F
4) Olympus OM-1
5) Pentax Spotmatic
6) Canon AE-1
7) Minolta SRT-101
8) Minolta Maxxum 7000
9) Hasselblad 500
10) Leicaflex SL2

Um.... The Rollei TLR and the Hassie are 120 cameras.... Wonderful, magnificent, but not 35mm.