What Are Your Favorite 35mm Manual Focus Fixed-Lens Rangefinders? (Looking For Recommendations)

shom

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I agree with the aperture ring ergonomics of the Olympus 35RC, I can't change it without taking it off my eye and then putting my hand over the lens and pinching my fingers in. If it had a little tab that would be great. I love that it is a truly pocketable (for my pockets at least) fully manual range finder.
 

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The Konica C35 is a great little camera. Nice lens : 38mm f/1.8 Hexanon.
 

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About the minolta CLE, it's a really great camera. I've used it a lot alongside my M6 but I always felt it's aperture priority system was sometime annoying. You can't trust the speed indication shown in the viewfinder since it will re-evaluate the light in real-time when you actually take the picture.
 

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I think the best fixed lens range finder is a Leica CL with 40mm sumicron that you never take off!
 

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Apart from the silly money Leicas which don't float my boat at all I had an Olympus SP which was absolutely terrific. I sold it when I went over to exclusively Nikon but have regretted it. That Zuiko lens it was fitted with was a right cracker. I have not seen one for sale for a few years now.
 

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I have enjoyed the Olympus 35RC. Very capable lens.

 
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