What Are Your GOAT Cameras?

flavio81

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loccdor said:
The Pentacon Six is the 80s Corvette of cameras.
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I guess this means that the 80s Corvette broke down easily? Because the film transport mechanism on the Pentacon Six is made of hardened bubblegum.

loccdor said:
The Kiev 60 is the tow truck she rides upon.
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Yes, the Kiev 60 is a more reliable machine. And contrary to what one would think, it has nothing in common with a Pentacon Six or Praktisix.
 

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flavio81 said:
I guess this means that the 80s Corvette broke down easily? Because the film transport mechanism on the Pentacon Six is made of hardened bubblegum.
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80s sport cars are sexy, but usually unreliable, yes. My friend who enjoys working on cars bought one and sold it out of frustration a few years later.
 

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I only have five cameras, all of which are Canon F1s, two F1ns, and three New F1 AEs.
 

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yashica t4 (the original, not the super / super d variant)

the leica C3 (however, this camera is actually a piece of crap. i bought one NOS a few years ago. used it daily for no more than 3 months, and then it completely died. but wow, the images i took with this camera are really something special. was worth bringing back from the dead. it’s currently being torn apart and the 28mm vario-elmar lens will be re-housed to use on Leica M mount cameras)

Plaubel peco jr 6x9 monorail (a true workhorse. good size, lightweight, and just super fun to use)
 

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The camera I knew I should have bought some time after I got my first SLR in 1985 and finally bought used in 1996. The only film-camera I never sold. It never let me down and there is no picture I had in mind and didn't get because I only had this camera: my Nikon FE2.
 
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