Which brand of camera do we use the most?

Jon Luebke · Oct 27, 2004

I learned to shoot on my dad's Spotmatic, and it still makes the bag most days with an ultra-sharp 50/1.4 Takumar attached. My main system is a Nikon F4 with 24/2.8, 35-70/2.8, 80-200/2.8 and a 55 Micro.

Very occasionally, I take out my OLD Zeiss 520/2 and shoot some 6x9 cm, but the lack of ground glass and/or a rangefinder makes it a bit ponderous to focus and compose...

André E.C. · May 11, 2005

Hasselblad 500 CM- 99%
Nikon F100- 1%

Cheers

André

jazzmechanic · May 11, 2005

Hello Everyone! I just found this site and bookmarked it as number 1! At present most of my time is spent taking pictures with my Mamiya RB67. I have several other analogue and digital cameras (Mamiya 645 100s, Canon Rebel Ti, Canon AE1 and Fuji S700z). I have taken over 5000 pictures with my Fuji S7000z but prefer the medium format, because I develop my own and love the anticipation of wondering what the first print will look like!

shyguy · May 11, 2005

Linhof Technikardan S 45

jd callow · May 11, 2005

mamiya 6, 50mm

Oops I already answered and it hasn't changed much...

me said:
1. Mamiya 6 65% of the time
50mm 85-90% (street and general use)
150mm 14%-9% (mostly for portraits and some street)
75mm 1%
2. Sinar F1.5 30%
nikkor 75mm sw 85% (architectural)
14" (350mm) Kodak Com Ektar f6.3 (15% for portraits)
Schneider SA xl 58mm f/5,6 (soon to be my #2 but too new to be rated) (and it is now)
I've added a 203mm ektar and an optar
*I also have pacemaker speed that will soon be #3.
3. Nikon FE2 5% (this is my wife's camera)
24 f2,8 48% (street and family)
80-200 f4 47% (family and portrait)
35-70 f3.5 (?) 5%

lee · May 11, 2005

Deardorff

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adrian_freire · May 11, 2005

1º Yasica mat 124 (what a nice camera!)

2º Zorki 1 with a collapsible industar22 50 mm f3,5 and a industar 26-m 50mm f2,8 bought at ebay at a ridiculous price

3º Nikkormat EL with nikkor 50mm f2 and a 28mm 2,8 ( I don't use too much cause it's mine but my father's)

4º Nikon f65 with 28-80 and 70-300 but since it spends a pair of batteries every six months or so I use it less and less ( I dont know if is a camera problem or a user problem. Anybody has the same problem?)

Claire Senft · May 11, 2005

Contax RTSIII

George Papantoniou · May 11, 2005

Rolleiflex 2,8 F (50%, when out for fun and making nice pictures)
Leica M3 (15%, when out for fun but not interested in making serious work)
Linhof Technika 4x5 (10%, when out making serious personal work)
Horseman LX-C (15%, when on LF pro assignments)
Hasselblad 500ELM / 500CM (15%, when out on MF pro assignments)

stark raving · May 11, 2005

1. Pentax Spotmatics (my "modern" cameras)
2. Ihagee Exakta and Exa SLR's (for fun)
3. Leica IIIc (my older go-to camera) and a couple of FED/Zorki clones
4. 35mm folders- Retinas, Agfas, etc.
5. Rolleiflex Automat MX (my new go-to camera)

pmu · May 11, 2005

Olympus OM-1 with 50/1.8...

Hoosierken · May 11, 2005

Nikon for the last 30 years. I stay with what I like.

bobfowler · May 11, 2005

"Most" is a relative thing...

By virtue of the number of frames exposed, my most used brand would be Nikon. 35mm is not my favorite format, but there are a lot of things I have to shoot with 35...

Wayne R. Scott · May 11, 2005

In 35mm I shoot:

Nikon F3HP's and Nikon FA's
Contax IIa
Canon QL-17 GIII
Yashica GSN
Pentax Spotmatic F
Olympus RC
Contax IIIa
Yashica MG-1
Canon F-1N
Canon A1
Topcon Super D
Olympus Pen FT 1/2 frame
Canon P
Favorites: Nikon F3HP, Contax IIa, Olympus RC, Canon P ....Arghhhhh, I can't decide.

Medium Format:
Bronica ETR & ETRS
Yashicamat
Perkeo I
Koni-Omega Rapid 200

Large Format:
Crown Graphic
Super Graphic
Graphic View II

Wayne

colrehogan · May 11, 2005

35 mm: Nikon F5
MF: Mamiya 7II
LF: Ansco 8x10

panchromatic · May 11, 2005

I only shoot 35mm right now, unfortunitly but its a Nikon F100.

I would love to get a LF... but i've been saving for me trip so no spare cash

Aggie · May 11, 2005

Most used camera is my Mamiya 7II, Most lugged and worked with camera are my cadre of growing LF cameras (5)

sanking · May 11, 2005

The camera that I use the most is a 5X7 (Nagaoka and Shen-Hao).

The format I like the most is 7X17 (and I use a Canham). Close behind is 12X20, and I also have a Canham for this format.

In the smaller formats I use Fuji GW11 690 and GSW11 690 cameras, and, if I dare admit it, a Kiev 88CM, for which I have some great Carl Zeiss optics.

Sandy

mikeb_z5 · May 11, 2005

35mm-50% Mostly pics of my son
canon AE1P assorted lenses, but LOVE my new/used 135mm f2.8

MF-10% and rising over 35mm
Zeiss Ikon 515/16 folder
Yashicamat 124G(newly acquired)

LF 40%
Toyo 45cx +210mm geronar

Hmm...before I found this site last year I only had the AE1-P. You people have turned me into one of those camera freaks Thank you, thank you.

Mike

Uncle Bill · May 11, 2005

Two way tie Leica M and Nikon F mount

Two classics that give me great results.

Bill

Pete H · May 12, 2005

35mm: Contax G2
MF: Contax 645, sometimes a Zero Image pinhole
LF: Horseman 45 LX

tomicjusz · May 12, 2005

For year I've been using Practica manual SLRs than I've bought Nikon F50. Now I use Nikon F50 and F80

Dan Fromm · May 12, 2005

35 mm? Nikon.

2.25" x 3.25"? Graphic. Depending on the lens, Century or Pacemaker Speed.

Super 8? Beaulieu, Canon. Within its limits, which include the majority of situations, the Canon 310XL beats the Beaulieus with their Schneider zooms.

Soeren · May 12, 2005

When this thread started the answer was easy
Nikon F90X
Sigma 24mm f/2.8
Nikor 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5
Nikor 50mm f/1.4
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 makro

Since then the zoom suffered a drop in Slovakia.
The Sigmas has been sold of
and now the answer is

35mm
Nikon
F90X, FE2 and FT3
AFD 20mm f/2.8; AIS 28mm f/2.8; AFD 50mm f/1.4 and AIS 180mm f/2.8
PK13 and TC201
Canon
QL17 GIII; Prima AS1
Zeiss Ikonta 422 I think

MF
Holga
Agfa Clack
Yashica Mat 124 G
Zenza Bronica SQ-Ai
80mm f/2.8 and 150mm f/4.0

The Bronica is the one most used today while the others see little use right now.
The only zoom I have left is my Hanwag Grünten size 10
Cheers
Søren

FrankB · May 12, 2005

Started on an Olympus Mju II compact, then quickly went to an old Pentax S1a fully-manual SLR. When that started to get unreliable in cold weather I took the plunge and got a Nikon F80 and three Nikkor lenses. That was about four and a half years ago and the F80 is still my main camera.

My brother passed an old Lubitel II 6x6 TLR on to me a while back but I haven't used it much. I am now eyeing up a Mamiya C330S, though... (oh God, will it never end?! )

Which brand of camera do we use the most?

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