What do you shoot with?

[milescl]

I shoot mostly urban landscapes and some 'street photography'. I use a Leica M-A and an M4 with a 35mm Summarit lens (I also have a 75mm Summarit lens but it doesn't get used very much). Typically Tri-X 400, but I occasionally use TMAX 3200 indoors.

How have you liked that 75mm Summarit lens?

 

[logan2z]

How have you liked that 75mm Summarit lens?

I've been pretty impressed with it. As I mentioned, I haven't used it a lot but when I have I've liked the results.

 

[Donald Qualls]

In the past, I've mostly used my Canonet QL17 G3, though at least once I've shot my Petri 7 on a street outing. These days, I'd be very tempted to take my Century with Graflex 23 roll holder and go out at night. The Ektar 101 is only f/4.5, but if I push my XP2 two stops in C-41 and bleach bypass, I can get EI 3200, which works pretty well under streetlights. I'd rather use my RB67, but the Century weighs about half as much...

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I recently switched back to simple low-end Nikon film
as the Nikon N70. It has all the features I need and none of the ones I don't.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I recently switched back to simple low-end Nikon film
as the Nikon N70. It has all the features I need and none of the ones I don't.

I have been happy with the Nikon N75 since 2004 and I use it for color C-41 films. For black & white I use the F100 to have some extra features to play with.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I have been happy with the Nikon N75 since 2004 and I use it for color C-41 films. For black & white I use the F100 to have some extra features to play with.

the only features I want are:
1. autofocus
2. autoexposure (3Dmatrix preferred) (must have aperture priority and manual too)
3. light weight
4. plastic body (metal is too cold on my hands)
5. autowind and autorewind

 

[Donald Qualls]

the only features I want are:
1. autofocus
2. autoexposure (3Dmatrix preferred) (must have aperture priority and manual too)
3. light weight
4. plastic body (metal is too cold on my hands)
5. autowind and autorewind

Wow. Aside from light weight, that's a near perfect list of what I want -- to avoid. Okay, my Century has a plastic (Bakelite) body, but generally I prefer metal (or wood). All the rest of that stuff comes with IC level electronics (except some of the early, primitive auto exposure systems, like the trap-needle in my Olympus Pen EE family cameras).

I saw a comment recently that I agree with: we'll likely still be shooting 1940s to 1970s all-manual cameras after all the 1990s-2000s electronic wonders have unrepirably failed.

 

[DonW]

I shoot a Remington M700 heavy barrel 7.62 NATO.

I take photographs with any number of different cameras in my collection depending on what I want to achieve.

My go to cameras are Panasonic GH5, Hasselblad 500C/M, Leica M4 and 4x5 wooden field camera.

I don't shoot any people with any of above, however I might take photographs of them.

 

[gordrob]

Canon F1-New kit
Mamiya Press mostly 6x9 50mm and 100mm f2.8
Linhof 4x5 and 5x7

 

[NightPix]

what do seasoned street shooters use for making photographs? What's your primary street-shooting system?

I love to use my Contax SLR with T* lenses but it's not the most inconspicuous nor quiet camera available. I've only used rangefinders a handful of times but enough to know their merits. That said, a rangefinder of the quality of my Contax system is beyond my means right now. And with a few sporadic exceptions in the past, I've only recently had the ability to go out and shoot street with any regularity. I've always admired good street photographers and the images they make. It's the purist form of photography IMHO. Documentary would be a close second.

Please tell me what you use to shoot with and any other ancillary details are welcome as well! Also, links to images are appreciated.


For background:
My roots in photography are documentary. Longer-term projects following a series of subjects about their daily lives, activities, jobs ... very microscopic stuff ... Anyway, the point is: FOR MY DOCUMENTARY WORK, MY SLR WAS / IS PERFECT. At first, subjects are/were a little awkward around the camera but eventually they grow used to it and so do I.

I've always used Contax SLRs. I love them. I love using them and I love the images they produce. If photos don't come out well it's usually because I do something retarded. When images come out right, they can be absolutely stunning even in small format. I prefer fast film. Usually Tri-x at 1600, Tmax 3200 ... have pushed Neopan 400, 800 and 1600. For detailed work, I LOVE Delta 100 in ilfotec HC. Since I rarely print larger than 8x10, this format is not a problem.

Have only recently had the stability and resources to get back into shooting, processing, developing and printing from home. Print mostly 5x7 on a Leitz Valoy II ... process in Rodinal, D-76, and ilfotec-hc (depending on film i'm using), and print using dektol.

I think that a bad / unengaged photographer can not make good photographs even if s/he has the best equipment, but a discerning photographer wants to have precision and quality optics with which to record moments in the most impressive way possible. With my Contax system, "F8 and Be there" works in almost every scenario.

I use my Leica Q2 Monochrom because I prefer B&W for street photos.

 

[Minox]

Although a bit late: in general, I am shooting with a Nikon F4 and 35-70/2.8 lens, but when in situations of very crowded or very close to subjects, I use the XA2 with 400 film. Very sharp lens, excellent metering. And of course, a Minox 8x11 camera, usually a C or LX.

 

[KerrKid]

Sadly, all my firearms were lost in a boating accident.

I like my XA2 for street photography. I wish I had a WLF for it.

 

[benjiboy]

I shoot with 2 Canon F 1n's and 2 Canon New F 1 AE's, and also a Canon E F, but not at the same time, I rarely carry more than one camera at a time because they aren't lightweight
I have fourteen Canon FD lenses, and a Tamron SP 17 mm to choose
from depending on the subject I want to shoot.

 

[Donald Qualls]

If I were going out now, I'd have to think about whether to take my Speed Graphic (now with four working Grafmatics) or my Kiev 2 (with 35, 50, and 135 lenses).

 

[Rick W]

For the last 1 1/2 years, I have not been shooting much, due to various reasons. I also started down-sizing. I sold off a lot of gear. I mostly shoot street, so I am down to one camera and another camera that is on the way. I shoot with a Panasonic GF-1 with a 12-60 zoom lens. I have ordered a Ricoh GRIIIx, which should arrive at the end of June.

 

[benjiboy]

The last time I went out I was shooting Fuji Reala with a Canon F1n and Canon 24mmf2, 35mm f2 and 135mm f2.8 lenses.

 

[Fujicaman1957]

My strange combo is a GAF LE-S with a Vivitar Series One 35-85 Vari-focal. As the LE-S's shutter has a (unpublished) maximum shutter speed of 1/4000, I set the lens to f8 and fire away. It's a heavy combo, but I like it.

 

[Fritzthecat]

My EDC is usually A S&W series E 1911, but I have these for back up.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I have these for back up.

Those seem unnecessarily lethal for a photography forum.

Not to say I don't have a Witness (with barrel/slide sets in 10 mm/.40, .38 Super/9 mm, and .45 ACP plus the .22 conversion) and a number of other firearms of various sizes and ages, but I think the question was about street photography, for which "shoot" is a widely accepted slang...

 

[Arthurwg]

Nikon F6 set to program; 24mm AF-D lens.

 

[Pioneer]

1874 Sharps 45-70;

or

a Pentax K1000 and a Asahi Pentax, both with a 55mm f1.8 lens.

 

[Eric Klingberg]

Minolta CLE - go to 35mm street beast
Fujifilm GS645S - for compact 120/220 shooting
Nikon L35AF - backup 35mm or when hanging with friends

i shoot color and B&W so usually I have two cameras with me

 

[Sirius Glass]

Minolta CLE - go to 35mm street beast
Fujifilm GS645S - for compact 120/220 shooting
Nikon L35AF - backup 35mm or when hanging with friends

i shoot color and B&W so usually I have two cameras with me

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