1. Olympus mju II (Always fun to use) 2. Nikon fm2 (first camera, mastered it I guess) 3. Rollei 35 (slows your process down) 4. Leica m9/monochrom ccd ( first digital cameras) These cameras will always be in my collection👍🏼
My father gave my a Rollei 35 in black, made in Germany back in 1979 for my trip to Europe. Have had it ever since, and it works and looks as good as day 1. Thanks for pointing out this wonderful film camera!!
The FE2 was my first ever SLR and I absolutely fell in love with it. Every time I clicked the shutter button, it was like taking a bite out of a sweet, delicious cake. Everything about it is so beautiful and gratifying.
In High School I took a photography class, and was into it for a while afterwards... then left the art for about 10 years... The school had K1000 Pentax cameras, and that would make my 35mm list... the camera I wanted to get, was the ZX-M , a few of my friends had them and they were great manual cameras at a decent price...when time finally came for me to order a camera, the place was out of them, amd sold me on a kit that was K-Mount , a Phoenix p1, it was a well built manual camera, kinda a tank actually, the kit lens was OK, metering always worked well, and it let me use the school's Pentax lenses...still working great the last time I bought a roll of 35mm film. Another friend had a Nikon FE2, and it was a great camera... picking a 5th camera from the film era, would be hard as I dont really have a lot of experience with any, bit always wanted a high end SLR like the Pentax MZ-S or a high end Nikon.... sadly I got out of photography for a while around the dawn of the digital days... As far as digital goes.... a handful of years ago I got a DSLR, it is a Pentax K-50... it has been lots of fun, and has allowed for the use and nostalgia of taking a few images with "vintage" lenses... I want to get a K-70 to he able to continuein the Pentax world for a while...they're great budget DSLR cameras for having IBIS and weather sealing on a budget, but lack some of the Nikon/Canon AF refinement, amd 3rd party lenses from Tamron and Sigma aren't a thing any more...so i would probably recommend a new photographer get mirrorless or a Nikon DSLR. Beyond the Pentax cameras, I am hoping to enter the Fujifilm X series very soon with an X-T30...my dream would be to someday own a kit with that body, an X-T4 , and 5 or 6 Fuji lenses. Picking a 5th digital camera would be hard, a toss up between something like a high end Nikon full-frame DSLR, and a really good recent smartphone. Smartphones of the last couple generations are actually getting really good, and are always on hand, so would replace for me, for the most part, the pocket size digital camera for "snapshots" and guick videos... I do still want a small and handy digital camera, for street use and such, hoping someday that is the X-T30 I plan to order in May, along with the small 27mm/2.8 lens. Now, on to watch more photography videos... take care...
I'm a Nikon FM2 user and big fan. However, while the FM2 continues as my first love, I've come to also love shooting my Yashica FX3 and Yashica FR1...they are so well made, function so nicely, and the c/y mount Carl Zeiss glass includes some of the best lenses ever made, IMO. Thanks for inspiring our love of our equipment choices, as much as they are determined by our pocket books.
I have a Nikon FE2 for around 30 years now (bought it new!) and I totally love it! It is the only camera I have never sold. Having fun with photography means for me to put a few films in my trouser pocket, take the FE2, walk aimlessly arround town and "find" interesting subjects to shoot. Thats "photography" for me, not sitting in front of my computer and editing digital photos with software
FUN Video. These are mine: Kodak Retinette 017 - My First camera. A gift from my uncle for a trip to the Rockies in 1984. He got it 30 years prior to that as a US Marine in Korea. Scale focus, no meter, no battery, bottom film advance (manually reset of the film counter each roll.) LOVE it still, though I don't shoot film any more. Sentimentality. Minolta SRT102 - I had one assigned as a HS yearbook photographer in the early 80s. I bought several of them after I became a professional photographer and used those as my work cameras for many years before Minolta went AF and changed their lens mount. Yashica 124G - Also had one of these in HS on the Yearbook staff. I traded a flash for one when I was an Army Photographer. It wasn't as nice as the Hassy 500CM I was issued for work, but I loved my Yashica...probably even more than the MX-EVS Rollei that it was a clone of and that I replaced it with. Nikon FM2. - These are what I moved to when I left Minolta. At one time I had an FM2 (fully manual), F100 (AF/AE) and D100 (first DSLR) and they all used the same lenses and flashes. Leica IIIf Red Dial Sharkskin- I've had a number of Leicas over the years, but this was my absolute favourite. It was clockwerk perfektion. (I seriously regret selling the MINT Summarit 50/1.5 I had for it....that would be so great so my Fujis now.) Nikon D7000 - I had a bunch of the early Nikon DSLRs and went back to APS-C with this one (down from the D700). APS-C is my preferred format and this was the first DSLR that I really connected with. Fuji X20 - My first Fuji (not counting the Leica Digilux Zoom I had in 2000). I still grab the X20 when running out for the day and I want to carry LIGHTLY but have more 'zoom' options than my X100F offers. Not great in low light and no super shallow DOF, but otherwise, most folks can't tell the difference in images from tiny 12mp sensor from my APS-C Fuji images. Fuji X-T1 - I've made more money with my two X-T1 bodies than any other cameras I've ever owned (almost all with the XF10-24/4). I bought my first one the week they were announced and my second the day they were discontinued. The rubber fell off both and they are covered with novelty duct tape, (one is leopard spotted) but I still don't hesitate to use them for work, though these days, I'm more apt to grab my... Fuji X-Pro3 - I was going to avoid getting this camera initially thinking the hidden flip LCD wasn't going to work for me (I shoot all of my Interiors off the LCD at waist level.) I had had an X-Pro1 and vastly prefered the more compact X-E style. I don't use the optical VF at all so the lack on an X-E2 wasn't an issue, but for WORK, the lack of the flip LCD was. It took me all of about 10 minutes to get used to the reverse flip of the LCD. Fuji X-E4 - HOPEFULLY Fujifilm will take the flip LCD of the new X100V and put it on an X-E2/3 style body (I like the X-E2's flash too) and it will have all the low light goodness that the X-Pro3/X-T3/X-H1 adn X-T4 have too.
I remember the excitement as a child when we had to wait for the polaroid images to develop from my father's camera, brings back good memories. At my company when the professional photographers were making photos for annual report they still used instant camera as a test photo camera.
Fell in love with cameras and photography at the age of 6, I used to sneak into my dad's office to play with his Canon FTQL. When I graduated basic training, my parent's gifted it to me, to this day I still have it, though it spends most of it's time unused, since it's earned it's retirement.
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Wonderful presentation! You do a great job in free talking and still looking great with the light and video quality. I totally agree with you that the workhorse camera sometimes needs a friend that you can enjoy in your free time. I totally agree with the digital cameras you mention, each of the 5 have their own character and user experience. Thanks for making this video! Greetings from Germany, Dirksòn!
This is the first youtube video that really had an effect on me start to finish. The intro was phenomenal and the ending was even better. You set some things straight in my mind and i thank you for your honesty💯
The Nikon F100 camera is one of my goto cameras when autofocus is required to capture beautiful and amazing results that this camera offers me! The mechanics of the Nikon F100 is like a DSLC camera that allows the photographer to transition into digital photography as all the dials are very similar to each other. Great collection Andrew!
Really cool list of cameras and some there that are completely new to me. Im a big Nikon and Fuji fan, and love their lens line up. There truly is something for everyone. 😃
My favorite camera is one I've owned since 1980: a Nikon FM 35 mm film SLR. I became interested in photography in the late 1970's primarily due to wanting to have a photographic record of my young family growing up. Took me several years of studying reviews and test reports of various SLR models from the major manufacturers at the time (and saving up money) to decide on Nikon and in particular the FM model, and I've never regretted my decision. I've used 35 mm SLR's with auto exposure capability (bought my wife a Nikon FG in 1985) and they are convenient but I just enjoy the process of setting exposure myself; makes me think about the process of making good photographs. Inspires my creative process.
Came upon your channel by way of looking for insight on owning a GFX camera - Your content and delivery are right on time brother. Keep up the inspiring work!
I also like the highlighted subject (you) with the darkened background. It makes for a very satisfying viewing experience with no distractions, which I presume was the intention. Currently saving saving up for your (joint) number one choice (the Fuji X100V). The nearest I have to that is an old Panasonic TZ3 (with which I have taken some cool photos) and a Fuji HS30 exr bridge camera. My most expensive film camera is a now very old Canon A1 with an f1.4 and a 200 mm telephoto (which cost a fortune at the time), which in its day was, I believe a ground breaking classic. Now firmly subscribed!
That was a fun vid, Andrew. Fully agree with the distinction between “tools” and “camera’s that inspire”. In my mind, I usually make the distinction between cameras designed by engineers, and cameras designed by photographers. Sony’s, to me, generally fall into the first category; Fuji’s, usually, in the second. Some favourite camera’s, over the years, were the analog Olympus PEN, the long-forgotten Minolta X700, and these days, my Fuji XT2. Best from Holland.
I very recently got a Fuji X100T from EBay. I remembered how much I liked my old Yashica T5, fixed length compact and thought I’d try to get something similar.. Having used it for a bit I can see why people like the X100 series so much. A delight to use and it creates lovely photos. As you say, the type of camera that makes you want to use it.
I always try to mention the importance of a tool inspiriting you to work, but it's hard to get across. The right tool is so different from person to person. Thanks for sharing!
My first DSLR was Praktica B100 electronic and since it used to be my Dad's he bought 2 lenses, countless filters and even crappy flash. This camera taught me a lot about photography.
Really nice video. Thank you to remind us to take care of our passion. I use for work 2 Eos mark IV. They are perfect for my job and my projects. But when i shot portraits or landscape with my rolleiflex , it's another story! Have a nice quaratine man , stay safe!
Interesting to see your choices, Andrew, especially given the number of cameras you seem to have tried over the years! Thanks for providing something to keep us entertained during lockdown as well. I definitely also see the distinction between workhorse cameras and cameras for enjoyment of Photography. My priorities have changed from the former to the latter over the years meaning that, on paper at least, the 'best' camera I own in terms of specifications is my 5DII (no spring chicken itself) but the camera I most enjoy using is my recently (within the past year) acquired Leica M4, which has seen me almost totally park my two digital cameras. It's the camera I most want to go out and make photographs with. Somewhere in between the two lies my X-Pro1. It was the first camera I bought for enjoyment but I think I never paired it with the right lens and it never quite won me over completely ... as much as I really want it to. I think I just never had the right lens for my style of Photography. When we're allowed out again after Covid19, it's tempting to pick up a Fuji 35/1.4 or the Mitakon 35mm to make that a camera I feel more like using rather than one which sits around all too often. The only trouble with that is I'm also tempted to pick up a 120 Medium Format camera. The important thing is that I make photographs with whatever it is, though.
I totally agree with your sentiments about a beautifully crafted camera that begs you to take it out and shoot. After all, photography enthusiasts are sensitive to aesthetics, so appreciating beautiful design goes hand in hand with appreciating light, form, composition, etc. For that reason I also love the new Fuji X100V; it feels like it was crafted from the heart. My dream camera today would be either a medium-format Fuji or the Leica M10 monochrome. My most loved camera from the past was my Pentax 6x7 film camera with the gorgeous wooden grip. It was minimalist simplicity itself. No Menus, No IBIS, etc. etc. Those were the days........
Nice list Andrew, thx for sharing. I own a Rollei 35 (Singapore black) and recently bought the 100v (hoping to take it to Japan) and they're both super cameras. I lov'em. Grtzz and stay healthy !
I was waiting to see one of the X100 series cameras on here and finally I saw it! Hahah...comes as no surprise! I recently traded a few of my cameras for the X100V and I have no regrets at all! I love how you pointed out the importance of having a camera that makes you excited to go out and shoot and that was the number 1 reason I went for the X100V! Now all I want to do is go out and shoot!!! Thanks for the video...I will definitely be looking into some of the other cameras on your list ;) God bless!!
The original Fuji X100 was the camera to change my photography life and I loved that thing. I really regret ever getting rid of it but I suffered from GAS! I also loved (but never owned) the Hassleblad 500C. That thing is such a stunning looking camera, the focus screen gives a lovely image to look at life from and the 'thunk' sound of the shutter is so lush!
Here are my favorite dream film cameras, listed in order of portability: 7) 11x14 Burke & James 6) 8x10 Agfa Ansco 5) 5x7 Deardorff 4) 4x5 Linhof Super Tecknica IV 3) Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8 F Planar 2) Hasselblad 501CM 1) Leica M6 (For view camera lenses, I like these optics: Zeiss Jena and Apo-Germinars; Schneider Super-Angulons, G-Clarons, Gold Dot Dagors, and Apo Symmars; Red Dot Artars; Goerz Dagors; Kodak Wide Field and Commercial Ektars)
I have wondered why anyone would want the x100v, because it has a fixed lens. Then I realized it has a leaf shutter and smaller and Almost silent shutter. I bought it used in perfect condition and it’s even better than I thought. I take it with me everywhere! It’s wonderful!!!!
I like cameras that inspire AND are easy to use, it doesn't have to be either or. One such line of cameras are the Olympus OM series of the 70s and early 80s. To this day I've never bettered the photos I took with those cameras and their fine lenses.
I am getting the itch for film (B/W) again but I want to keep it simple. The camera would be Nikon FE2 and a Nikkor 50mm but as you know lots of option without me searching through your vast library of You Tube what would be your recommendation for which Nikkor 50mm lens. I would be walking about town/people/events some in low light and some in not so. My first thought was to get the 1.4 A1S. Any ways I would appreciate your thoughts/opinions. FYI my current digital is Fuji XT2/X100F and Nikon 800E with less and less usage of the Nikon as I increase in age. :)
Great list. I have a Rollei 35 and I loved the results but mine has recently started shredding the sprocket holes on the film. My favorite cameras that inspire would be topped by two TLRs. My Rolleiflex Automat F 3.5 and my Mamiyaflex C2. One camera I love that sadly I no longer have is my Pentacon Six. For 35mm there is my Zorki 4, and Zeiss Ikon Contaflex. For digital I love to shoot with my Panasonic GX7 which has that same rangefinder design language and can be adapted to use all kinds of vintage glass. I also love my Pentax K5 IIs. And last but not least I love my Koni Omega Rapid 100 with the standard 90mm lens. The only bolt action medium format rangefinders. Fun to use and takes beautiful 6x7 photos.
I still have fond memories of my first, the Waltz electric I picked up in a flea market in collage. Worked great till I dropped it down a mountainside.
Love the extra quality of the b&w Leica. I love my old Nikon 8400 because the b&w setting uses all the pixels in b&w instead of converting a colour pic to b&w. The quality of this method is amazing. Not many people know this.....
This is such a great video and perspective on photography. Up until now I've been buying cameras with the intent to buy more powerful workhorse type stuff because I just figured that getting better gear was part of being a better photographer. Mostly I've been a Canon shooter, though I also have a Panasonic G7 which I really enjoy the feel of. For the last year I've been thinking about switching from Canon to Sony and saving up for the A7III. Recently though, I've started looking over Fuji's catalogue of cameras. I started looking at the X100 series, as a pick up and shoot option. Something that's tactile and easy to take with me. The problem is that I had a bit of FOMO when it comes to different focal lengths. As a result, after some research, I decided to order the X-T30, as it combines a lot of essential features for me, in a package that I find very exciting to hold. The only way I can describe it, is that if feels like I'm holding a camera.
I mostly agree with you & I like your video:-)) I for myself simply adore these: in medium format Hasselblad 500 C/M & EL with its cubus design and all-around versatility, Makina 67 - 'the Leica' for medium format, Mamiya 7 with interchangable lenses of highest quality, Mamiya RB67 as best-proven studio camera with turnable back, Pentax 6x7 - the grown-up spotmatic for 6x7; rangefinders: Contax G2 with the finest rangefinder design, Leica M3 as the classical icon, Nikon 28 Ti with a beautiful minimalistic but worthy design, Rollei 35 as the most compact and solid 35mm , Minox 35 as a lovely plastic nano 35mm camera; SLR: Asahi Pentax Spotmatic as a black beauty, Nikon F as the best-proven 35mm workhorse, Olympus OM-1 as the pioneer for downsized SLRs, Olympus Pen F with 18x24-portrait format for 72 exp. and up to 147 with Ilford HP5/72, Nikon F801s as a very beautiful and comfortable workhorse until now.
In an incredible coincidence, I recognized the abandoned building seen in the photo with your son and the instant camera. I watched it a few times, and eventually had to bring up my photo and compare.... Yep, same place! I was there in 2016. Almost the same angle too... I guess great minds really do think alike!
my Canon AE-1 Program made me understand there was something special about photography, and my Olympus OM-2 made me fall in love with it. Still use the Olympus, such a joy to use
My two favorite film cameras, Nikon FE2, not a perfect camera but I find it very inspiring. Medium format film camera Bronica ETRS with a waist level viewfinder, for the pleasure of shooting larger negative, the beautiful quality of the lenses and the portability. My favorite digital but it's a love/hate relation Fujifilm X-T20, love it but it is a fragile camera, two months only in my ownership of that camera and it is already at Fuji for repair
I totally agree with your first sentence. I have a nikon d810 because it finishes the job. But I have a 35mm film camera because it makes me creative. Also fujifilm xt1 which draws all the creativity from me. I'm planning xpro3 or x100v and that's it.
I totally hear you Andrew.Small film cameras are the best. Olympus XA was my first that got me hooked in the early days, Followed by the amazing Contax T3, ( I regret selling that camera but they were bloody expensive) I then moved on to an Xpan II with the 45 & 90. loved it so much, and I really used it hard. I sold it to finance an Xpro 2 and a few primes back in 2016. this was my freedom camera, something to shoot with that didn't feel like work (Thats what are Canons are for). I still have the Xpro2 and an XE3 for have the joy of shooting. The XE3 + xf27 & xf18 is a sweet little combo
Only 1 min 42 secs in and I know I’m going to enjoy this. Extra kudos too for the absence of an annoying ‘soundtrack’ which (some) other RUclipsrs seem to think is obligatory Nd enhances their content, when mostly, it does nothing but detract from the information being delivered.
I have got the Panasonic lumix DMC-TZ 7 compact digital and the Sony NEX-5 with the 3.5-6.3/18-200 , 3.5-5.6/18-55 (standard lens) and the 2.8/16 lenses, they are both not the newest camera's but i like them both. What do you think about them?
wow. sooooo many of your favs are also mineO.o the Leica monochrome, x1d also the fuji medium format, the rolli 35. the 28ti, the hassleblad x pan. you have good taste. I was going to include the pen F and the fuji instant film cameras. also the xt3 c: great video
I used to love the Contax T2 as a carry-anywhere camera - I ran one into the ground over 7 years, bought another cheap as they were being discontinued but lost it within two years :-(
my top cameras: 135: Nikon F3 with non HP prism 645: Bronica Etrsi 66: Hasselblad Flexbody or Rolleiflex SL66E 67: Mamiya RZ67 68: Fuji GX680 69: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta
Minolta SRT-101 forever special to me.... 1st camera my father gave me as kid... ❤ progressed to Nikon FM2 Hasselblad 501 500cm to canon 1DX..... Desperately want a leica m10 monochrome but just can't justify the Price.
Great video Andrew, inspiring! I love my little Fuji X-E3, and I don't understand why it doesn't get more love from the market? With any of the Fujichron primes it's pocketable and apart from the viewfinder eyepiece being a little too small, it's close to perfect. On film cameras, the Nikon F2AS and Hasselblad 503cx are my favourites, solid chunks of beautifully crafted steel, a joy to use.
I do “the job” with several Nikon full frames. Family photo,s with a Sony a6000, street with a Ricoh GRII. I would love to have a X100V because of its pureness. I started out with a Nikon F301 for some years and than had a FE2 for about 20 years. loved it.
Waiting for Danae's reaction to xt4 😭 . I have until end of May to decide which one to buy xt3 (super discounted price on brand new units until end of this May) or xt4. When will you guys upload it? Please !!! 😖
Thanks for a great video! I love my original Fuji X100 (yup, the original! No V, no F! Just the X100). I also love my Leica M9. But because of the cost of that camera I most often just reach for the X100!
My fave is my Hasselblad XPan with 45mm lens Second favorite is Rolleiflex TLR with either 35F. Planar Or Xenotar. Sold them. 3rd is Nikon FM2 still have, and Olympus OM1 that I still have. For small cameras, the Yashica T4, sold. The Olympus XA...broke, and theOlympus Stylus Epic. Still have it. Loved using the Mamiya 645 and RB & RZ 67, but too heavy and hurt my wristband this was when I was in my 20s.
Unlike most comments here, I have no experience with film cameras (outside the occasional disposable camera for school excursions). But having come from smart phone photography, my Fuji X-T20 gives me plenty of inspiration and joy (minus a few annoyances that probably wouldn't phase a film veteran)
Great video. And I have to agree. I just got an xpro3 even if it doesn’t make sense in many ways... I do find it is crippled in so many ways compared to the xt3 but I don’t enjoy shooting with an xt3.... I don’t need the xpro3 (I own eosr, Sony a7riii and c200) but i wanted one.
Too young to have good opinions about those TLR & RF I had used before my first (& favorite) SLR & MF, the Nikon F2A + MD & Hasselblad 500 C/M, four decades ago. The 2008 Nikon D3 is my favorite digital.
I like the Cosmic Symbol with its 40mm f4 zone focus lens. The FE works with all F lenses back to 1959, even non ai ones. The FE2 does not. Olympus Af1 is a great weatherproof camera with an awesome 35mm 2.8 Zuiko lens. Nikon D300s is a cheap but solid digital camera secondhand. I can use my old Nikon F lenses on it.
I have an Epson v800 and sometimes scan. But lately I've been using a mirrorless camera to scan using the Negative Supply negative holder. I never enlarge the negatives.
I sold my XPan II. It was in mint condition but the 2nd hand prices were just getting absurd, plus I’m not a fan of vintage cameras that solely rely on electronics. They always give up eventually. Also why my favourite Nikon is the FM3A (same risk with the FE’s).
1. Olympus mju II (Always fun to use)
2. Nikon fm2 (first camera, mastered it I guess)
3. Rollei 35 (slows your process down)
4. Leica m9/monochrom ccd ( first digital cameras)
These cameras will always be in my collection👍🏼
WOw… You started with very strong message: Two types of camera you own: 1- That does the job done. 2-That inspires you to do the job!
My father gave my a Rollei 35 in black, made in Germany back in 1979 for my trip to Europe. Have had it ever since, and it works and looks as good as day 1. Thanks for pointing out this wonderful film camera!!
The FE2 was my first ever SLR and I absolutely fell in love with it. Every time I clicked the shutter button, it was like taking a bite out of a sweet, delicious cake. Everything about it is so beautiful and gratifying.
In High School I took a photography class, and was into it for a while afterwards... then left the art for about 10 years...
The school had K1000 Pentax cameras, and that would make my 35mm list... the camera I wanted to get, was the ZX-M , a few of my friends had them and they were great manual cameras at a decent price...when time finally came for me to order a camera, the place was out of them, amd sold me on a kit that was K-Mount , a Phoenix p1, it was a well built manual camera, kinda a tank actually, the kit lens was OK, metering always worked well, and it let me use the school's Pentax lenses...still working great the last time I bought a roll of 35mm film. Another friend had a Nikon FE2, and it was a great camera... picking a 5th camera from the film era, would be hard as I dont really have a lot of experience with any, bit always wanted a high end SLR like the Pentax MZ-S or a high end Nikon.... sadly I got out of photography for a while around the dawn of the digital days...
As far as digital goes.... a handful of years ago I got a DSLR, it is a Pentax K-50... it has been lots of fun, and has allowed for the use and nostalgia of taking a few images with "vintage" lenses... I want to get a K-70 to he able to continuein the Pentax world for a while...they're great budget DSLR cameras for having IBIS and weather sealing on a budget, but lack some of the Nikon/Canon AF refinement, amd 3rd party lenses from Tamron and Sigma aren't a thing any more...so i would probably recommend a new photographer get mirrorless or a Nikon DSLR. Beyond the Pentax cameras, I am hoping to enter the Fujifilm X series very soon with an X-T30...my dream would be to someday own a kit with that body, an X-T4 , and 5 or 6 Fuji lenses. Picking a 5th digital camera would be hard, a toss up between something like a high end Nikon full-frame DSLR, and a really good recent smartphone. Smartphones of the last couple generations are actually getting really good, and are always on hand, so would replace for me, for the most part, the pocket size digital camera for "snapshots" and guick videos... I do still want a small and handy digital camera, for street use and such, hoping someday that is the X-T30 I plan to order in May, along with the small 27mm/2.8 lens.
Now, on to watch more photography videos... take care...
My first SLR camera as a Nikon EM, and my second was a Nikon FE2. I adored that camera. Had it and used it for almost two decades.
I'm a Nikon FM2 user and big fan. However, while the FM2 continues as my first love, I've come to also love shooting my Yashica FX3 and Yashica FR1...they are so well made, function so nicely, and the c/y mount Carl Zeiss glass includes some of the best lenses ever made, IMO. Thanks for inspiring our love of our equipment choices, as much as they are determined by our pocket books.
I have a Nikon FE2 for around 30 years now (bought it new!) and I totally love it! It is the only camera I have never sold. Having fun with photography means for me to put a few films in my trouser pocket, take the FE2, walk aimlessly arround town and "find" interesting subjects to shoot. Thats "photography" for me, not sitting in front of my computer and editing digital photos with software
FUN Video.
These are mine:
Kodak Retinette 017 - My First camera. A gift from my uncle for a trip to the Rockies in 1984. He got it 30 years prior to that as a US Marine in Korea. Scale focus, no meter, no battery, bottom film advance (manually reset of the film counter each roll.) LOVE it still, though I don't shoot film any more. Sentimentality.
Minolta SRT102 - I had one assigned as a HS yearbook photographer in the early 80s. I bought several of them after I became a professional photographer and used those as my work cameras for many years before Minolta went AF and changed their lens mount.
Yashica 124G - Also had one of these in HS on the Yearbook staff. I traded a flash for one when I was an Army Photographer. It wasn't as nice as the Hassy 500CM I was issued for work, but I loved my Yashica...probably even more than the MX-EVS Rollei that it was a clone of and that I replaced it with.
Nikon FM2. - These are what I moved to when I left Minolta. At one time I had an FM2 (fully manual), F100 (AF/AE) and D100 (first DSLR) and they all used the same lenses and flashes.
Leica IIIf Red Dial Sharkskin- I've had a number of Leicas over the years, but this was my absolute favourite. It was clockwerk perfektion. (I seriously regret selling the MINT Summarit 50/1.5 I had for it....that would be so great so my Fujis now.)
Nikon D7000 - I had a bunch of the early Nikon DSLRs and went back to APS-C with this one (down from the D700). APS-C is my preferred format and this was the first DSLR that I really connected with.
Fuji X20 - My first Fuji (not counting the Leica Digilux Zoom I had in 2000). I still grab the X20 when running out for the day and I want to carry LIGHTLY but have more 'zoom' options than my X100F offers. Not great in low light and no super shallow DOF, but otherwise, most folks can't tell the difference in images from tiny 12mp sensor from my APS-C Fuji images.
Fuji X-T1 - I've made more money with my two X-T1 bodies than any other cameras I've ever owned (almost all with the XF10-24/4). I bought my first one the week they were announced and my second the day they were discontinued. The rubber fell off both and they are covered with novelty duct tape, (one is leopard spotted) but I still don't hesitate to use them for work, though these days, I'm more apt to grab my...
Fuji X-Pro3 - I was going to avoid getting this camera initially thinking the hidden flip LCD wasn't going to work for me (I shoot all of my Interiors off the LCD at waist level.) I had had an X-Pro1 and vastly prefered the more compact X-E style. I don't use the optical VF at all so the lack on an X-E2 wasn't an issue, but for WORK, the lack of the flip LCD was. It took me all of about 10 minutes to get used to the reverse flip of the LCD.
Fuji X-E4 - HOPEFULLY Fujifilm will take the flip LCD of the new X100V and put it on an X-E2/3 style body (I like the X-E2's flash too) and it will have all the low light goodness that the X-Pro3/X-T3/X-H1 adn X-T4 have too.
I remember the excitement as a child when we had to wait for the polaroid images to develop from my father's camera, brings back good memories. At my company when the professional photographers were making photos for annual report they still used instant camera as a test photo camera.
Fell in love with cameras and photography at the age of 6, I used to sneak into my dad's office to play with his Canon FTQL. When I graduated basic training, my parent's gifted it to me, to this day I still have it, though it spends most of it's time unused, since it's earned it's retirement.
Wonderful presentation! You do a great job in free talking and still looking great with the light and video quality. I totally agree with you that the workhorse camera sometimes needs a friend that you can enjoy in your free time. I totally agree with the digital cameras you mention, each of the 5 have their own character and user experience. Thanks for making this video! Greetings from Germany, Dirksòn!
Love a good list video. This is quality quarantine entertainment.
This is the first youtube video that really had an effect on me start to finish. The intro was phenomenal and the ending was even better. You set some things straight in my mind and i thank you for your honesty💯
*I love the little Rolleis!* Great video as always!! I might have to come up with own list of favorite cameras.
The Nikon F100 camera is one of my goto cameras when autofocus is required to capture beautiful and amazing results that this camera offers me! The mechanics of the Nikon F100 is like a DSLC camera that allows the photographer to transition into digital photography as all the dials are very similar to each other. Great collection Andrew!
Really cool list of cameras and some there that are completely new to me. Im a big Nikon and Fuji fan, and love their lens line up. There truly is something for everyone. 😃
Awesome video, thanks Andrew! :)
Love your channel can feel your passion and energy from this side of screen
I really enjoyed this video, I love your enthusiasm for photography, inspiring! I love my Fujifilm X-T30, it just makes me happy to go out and shoot.
My favorite camera is one I've owned since 1980: a Nikon FM 35 mm film SLR. I became interested in photography in the late 1970's primarily due to wanting to have a photographic record of my young family growing up. Took me several years of studying reviews and test reports of various SLR models from the major manufacturers at the time (and saving up money) to decide on Nikon and in particular the FM model, and I've never regretted my decision. I've used 35 mm SLR's with auto exposure capability (bought my wife a Nikon FG in 1985) and they are convenient but I just enjoy the process of setting exposure myself; makes me think about the process of making good photographs. Inspires my creative process.
Outstanding walk down memory lane. Super vlog. Very informative. 👍👍👍
You are spreading so much joy, so inspiring! Really got me into buying new film cameras. :D the beauty of photography is unreal
Great video. I can see much thought went into it.
Extremely well done video and great points.
Came upon your channel by way of looking for insight on owning a GFX camera - Your content and delivery are right on time brother. Keep up the inspiring work!
The Rollei 35 is completely underappreciated, I ALWAYS have it with me!
it left me in a state of awed admiration, ... amazement & wonderment, are lesser terms that can't express the feeling. Thanks.
Very much love how you explain things
I really love your message at the end.
I also like the highlighted subject (you) with the darkened background. It makes for a very satisfying viewing experience with no distractions, which I presume was the intention. Currently saving saving up for your (joint) number one choice (the Fuji X100V). The nearest I have to that is an old Panasonic TZ3 (with which I have taken some cool photos) and a Fuji HS30 exr bridge camera. My most expensive film camera is a now very old Canon A1 with an f1.4 and a 200 mm telephoto (which cost a fortune at the time), which in its day was, I believe a ground breaking classic. Now firmly subscribed!
That was a fun vid, Andrew. Fully agree with the distinction between “tools” and “camera’s that inspire”. In my mind, I usually make the distinction between cameras designed by engineers, and cameras designed by photographers. Sony’s, to me, generally fall into the first category; Fuji’s, usually, in the second. Some favourite camera’s, over the years, were the analog Olympus PEN, the long-forgotten Minolta X700, and these days, my Fuji XT2. Best from Holland.
I very recently got a Fuji X100T from EBay. I remembered how much I liked my old Yashica T5, fixed length compact and thought I’d try to get something similar..
Having used it for a bit I can see why people like the X100 series so much. A delight to use and it creates lovely photos. As you say, the type of camera that makes you want to use it.
I always try to mention the importance of a tool inspiriting you to work, but it's hard to get across. The right tool is so different from person to person. Thanks for sharing!
Nice video! Enjoyed it.
My first DSLR was Praktica B100 electronic and since it used to be my Dad's he bought 2 lenses, countless filters and even crappy flash. This camera taught me a lot about photography.
Really nice video. Thank you to remind us to take care of our passion. I use for work 2 Eos mark IV. They are perfect for my job and my projects. But when i shot portraits or landscape with my rolleiflex , it's another story! Have a nice quaratine man , stay safe!
Interesting to see your choices, Andrew, especially given the number of cameras you seem to have tried over the years! Thanks for providing something to keep us entertained during lockdown as well.
I definitely also see the distinction between workhorse cameras and cameras for enjoyment of Photography. My priorities have changed from the former to the latter over the years meaning that, on paper at least, the 'best' camera I own in terms of specifications is my 5DII (no spring chicken itself) but the camera I most enjoy using is my recently (within the past year) acquired Leica M4, which has seen me almost totally park my two digital cameras. It's the camera I most want to go out and make photographs with. Somewhere in between the two lies my X-Pro1. It was the first camera I bought for enjoyment but I think I never paired it with the right lens and it never quite won me over completely ... as much as I really want it to. I think I just never had the right lens for my style of Photography. When we're allowed out again after Covid19, it's tempting to pick up a Fuji 35/1.4 or the Mitakon 35mm to make that a camera I feel more like using rather than one which sits around all too often. The only trouble with that is I'm also tempted to pick up a 120 Medium Format camera. The important thing is that I make photographs with whatever it is, though.
Rollei!!! Wow!!! Really bring back memories.....
I totally agree with your sentiments about a beautifully crafted camera that begs you to take it out and shoot. After all, photography enthusiasts are sensitive to aesthetics, so appreciating beautiful design goes hand in hand with appreciating light, form, composition, etc. For that reason I also love the new Fuji X100V; it feels like it was crafted from the heart.
My dream camera today would be either a medium-format Fuji or the Leica M10 monochrome. My most loved camera from the past was my Pentax 6x7 film camera with the gorgeous wooden grip. It was minimalist simplicity itself. No Menus, No IBIS, etc. etc. Those were the days........
Nice list Andrew, thx for sharing. I own a Rollei 35 (Singapore black) and recently bought the 100v (hoping to take it to Japan) and they're both super cameras. I lov'em. Grtzz and stay healthy !
I was waiting to see one of the X100 series cameras on here and finally I saw it! Hahah...comes as no surprise! I recently traded a few of my cameras for the X100V and I have no regrets at all! I love how you pointed out the importance of having a camera that makes you excited to go out and shoot and that was the number 1 reason I went for the X100V! Now all I want to do is go out and shoot!!! Thanks for the video...I will definitely be looking into some of the other cameras on your list ;) God bless!!
Can i get a 10month review ? Even with one fixed lens ?
The original Fuji X100 was the camera to change my photography life and I loved that thing. I really regret ever getting rid of it but I suffered from GAS! I also loved (but never owned) the Hassleblad 500C. That thing is such a stunning looking camera, the focus screen gives a lovely image to look at life from and the 'thunk' sound of the shutter is so lush!
Here are my favorite dream film cameras, listed in order of portability:
7) 11x14 Burke & James
6) 8x10 Agfa Ansco
5) 5x7 Deardorff
4) 4x5 Linhof Super Tecknica IV
3) Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8 F Planar
2) Hasselblad 501CM
1) Leica M6
(For view camera lenses, I like these optics: Zeiss Jena and Apo-Germinars; Schneider Super-Angulons, G-Clarons, Gold Dot Dagors, and Apo Symmars; Red Dot Artars; Goerz Dagors; Kodak Wide Field and Commercial Ektars)
I have wondered why anyone would want the x100v, because it has a fixed lens. Then I realized it has a leaf shutter and smaller and Almost silent shutter. I bought it used in perfect condition and it’s even better than I thought. I take it with me everywhere! It’s wonderful!!!!
Love the cap. I've been scoping for a good deal on an FE2.
I like cameras that inspire AND are easy to use, it doesn't have to be either or. One such line of cameras are the Olympus OM series of the 70s and early 80s. To this day I've never bettered the photos I took with those cameras and their fine lenses.
I can totally understand you. The X100, now the X100V, was and is always my number one, too!
I am getting the itch for film (B/W) again but I want to keep it simple. The camera would be Nikon FE2 and a Nikkor 50mm but as you know lots of option without me searching through your vast library of You Tube what would be your recommendation for which Nikkor 50mm lens. I would be walking about town/people/events some in low light and some in not so. My first thought was to get the 1.4 A1S. Any ways I would appreciate your thoughts/opinions. FYI my current digital is Fuji XT2/X100F and Nikon 800E with less and less usage of the Nikon as I increase in age. :)
Great list. I have a Rollei 35 and I loved the results but mine has recently started shredding the sprocket holes on the film.
My favorite cameras that inspire would be topped by two TLRs. My Rolleiflex Automat F 3.5 and my Mamiyaflex C2.
One camera I love that sadly I no longer have is my Pentacon Six.
For 35mm there is my Zorki 4, and Zeiss Ikon Contaflex.
For digital I love to shoot with my Panasonic GX7 which has that same rangefinder design language and can be adapted to use all kinds of vintage glass.
I also love my Pentax K5 IIs.
And last but not least I love my Koni Omega Rapid 100 with the standard 90mm lens. The only bolt action medium format rangefinders. Fun to use and takes beautiful 6x7 photos.
I still have fond memories of my first, the Waltz electric I picked up in a flea market in collage. Worked great till I dropped it down a mountainside.
Love the extra quality of the b&w Leica. I love my old Nikon 8400 because the b&w setting uses all the pixels in b&w instead of converting a colour pic to b&w. The quality of this method is amazing. Not many people know this.....
Thanks!! I love to own a lot of cameras and test them! The Xpro2 is an interesting one for me!
This is such a great video and perspective on photography.
Up until now I've been buying cameras with the intent to buy more powerful workhorse type stuff because I just figured that getting better gear was part of being a better photographer. Mostly I've been a Canon shooter, though I also have a Panasonic G7 which I really enjoy the feel of. For the last year I've been thinking about switching from Canon to Sony and saving up for the A7III.
Recently though, I've started looking over Fuji's catalogue of cameras. I started looking at the X100 series, as a pick up and shoot option. Something that's tactile and easy to take with me.
The problem is that I had a bit of FOMO when it comes to different focal lengths. As a result, after some research, I decided to order the X-T30, as it combines a lot of essential features for me, in a package that I find very exciting to hold. The only way I can describe it, is that if feels like I'm holding a camera.
My first analog cameras… Olympus OM 1, 2 and 10. The small cameras Olympus PEN, PEN F and TRIP 35…
Do you have any opinions on the olympus pen ee half frame camera? Very similar to rollei in terms of pocketable and great for travel
gotta love the Xpan, i was lucky enough to buy one before the prices went up. they can still be repaired though.
Great passion very inspirational many thanks how do you rate the X100f to the V ?
I mostly agree with you & I like your video:-)) I for myself simply adore these: in medium format Hasselblad 500 C/M & EL with its cubus design and all-around versatility, Makina 67 - 'the Leica' for medium format, Mamiya 7 with interchangable lenses of highest quality, Mamiya RB67 as best-proven studio camera with turnable back, Pentax 6x7 - the grown-up spotmatic for 6x7; rangefinders: Contax G2 with the finest rangefinder design, Leica M3 as the classical icon, Nikon 28 Ti with a beautiful minimalistic but worthy design, Rollei 35 as the most compact and solid 35mm , Minox 35 as a lovely plastic nano 35mm camera; SLR: Asahi Pentax Spotmatic as a black beauty, Nikon F as the best-proven 35mm workhorse, Olympus OM-1 as the pioneer for downsized SLRs, Olympus Pen F with 18x24-portrait format for 72 exp. and up to 147 with Ilford HP5/72, Nikon F801s as a very beautiful and comfortable workhorse until now.
Quickly becoming a favorite camera channel of mine, and I watch them all.
Thanks!
In an incredible coincidence, I recognized the abandoned building seen in the photo with your son and the instant camera. I watched it a few times, and eventually had to bring up my photo and compare.... Yep, same place! I was there in 2016. Almost the same angle too... I guess great minds really do think alike!
Loved the video. Great list! I would live to try the Leica Monochrome or digital medium format camera, but haven't so far.
My favourite is the Minolta TC-1, in black of course! So small, so beautiful, so challenging to keep your finger out of the picture.
The early bird was rewarded with great content!
my Canon AE-1 Program made me understand there was something special about photography, and my Olympus OM-2 made me fall in love with it. Still use the Olympus, such a joy to use
Olympus OM film would have been the 6th favorite film camera for me. Love those
My two favorite film cameras, Nikon FE2, not a perfect camera but I find it very inspiring. Medium format film camera Bronica ETRS with a waist level viewfinder, for the pleasure of shooting larger negative, the beautiful quality of the lenses and the portability. My favorite digital but it's a love/hate relation Fujifilm X-T20, love it but it is a fragile camera, two months only in my ownership of that camera and it is already at Fuji for repair
Love this list! I currently own the xpro2, and really want a x100v and pro3. Just not sure which to go for first.
I totally agree with your first sentence. I have a nikon d810 because it finishes the job. But I have a 35mm film camera because it makes me creative. Also fujifilm xt1 which draws all the creativity from me. I'm planning xpro3 or x100v and that's it.
Left vs Right, same here 🤣. Informative video !
I totally hear you Andrew.Small film cameras are the best. Olympus XA was my first that got me hooked in the early days, Followed by the amazing Contax T3, ( I regret selling that camera but they were bloody expensive) I then moved on to an Xpan II with the 45 & 90. loved it so much, and I really used it hard. I sold it to finance an Xpro 2 and a few primes back in 2016. this was my freedom camera, something to shoot with that didn't feel like work (Thats what are Canons are for). I still have the Xpro2 and an XE3 for have the joy of shooting. The XE3 + xf27 & xf18 is a sweet little combo
Only 1 min 42 secs in and I know I’m going to enjoy this. Extra kudos too for the absence of an annoying ‘soundtrack’ which (some) other RUclipsrs seem to think is obligatory Nd enhances their content, when mostly, it does nothing but detract from the information being delivered.
I have got the Panasonic lumix DMC-TZ 7 compact digital and the Sony NEX-5 with the 3.5-6.3/18-200 , 3.5-5.6/18-55 (standard lens) and the 2.8/16 lenses, they are both not the newest camera's but i like them both.
What do you think about them?
My favorite film cameras are:
- Pentax MX
- Nikon FA
- Hasselblad 500CM
- Contax G2
- Leica M7
My favorite digital cameras are:
- Nikon Df
- Nikon D850
- Canon 5D Mark IV
- Leica Q2
- Fuji X100V
Nikon FAAAAAAAAA and a 28 2.8
Too wealthy
wow. sooooo many of your favs are also mineO.o the Leica monochrome, x1d also the fuji medium format, the rolli 35. the 28ti, the hassleblad x pan. you have good taste. I was going to include the pen F and the fuji instant film cameras. also the xt3 c: great video
1- Nikon F2AS
2- Nikon F3hp
3- Contax G2 /hands down the best interchangeable lens rangefinder for the money. The Zeiss lenses are superb.
Do you not have issues with the S1H autofocus?
I used to love the Contax T2 as a carry-anywhere camera - I ran one into the ground over 7 years, bought another cheap as they were being discontinued but lost it within two years :-(
Disraeli Demon The T2 is a great camera. I also have a Contax. RTS.
my top cameras:
135: Nikon F3 with non HP prism
645: Bronica Etrsi
66: Hasselblad Flexbody or Rolleiflex SL66E
67: Mamiya RZ67
68: Fuji GX680
69: Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta
I love seeing a Tatooine landspeeder in panorama!
Minolta SRT-101 forever special to me.... 1st camera my father gave me as kid... ❤ progressed to Nikon FM2 Hasselblad 501 500cm to canon 1DX..... Desperately want a leica m10 monochrome but just can't justify the Price.
Cant wait for my x100v to arrive!
Great video Andrew, inspiring! I love my little Fuji X-E3, and I don't understand why it doesn't get more love from the market? With any of the Fujichron primes it's pocketable and apart from the viewfinder eyepiece being a little too small, it's close to perfect. On film cameras, the Nikon F2AS and Hasselblad 503cx are my favourites, solid chunks of beautifully crafted steel, a joy to use.
Nice vid. I shoot with an X-T3 having moved from a Sony A7R3 and was surprised to have a camera inspire me to have so much more fun by comparison.
Hello can You make a video like This but with Sony alpha series?
I do “the job” with several Nikon full frames. Family photo,s with a Sony a6000, street with a Ricoh GRII. I would love to have a X100V because of its pureness. I started out with a Nikon F301 for some years and than had a FE2 for about 20 years. loved it.
The Nikon F2 photomic series was the film camera to have, especially the F2AS. Every pro used them.
Who makes that red camera strap on your Fujifilm 50R good sir? Thank you for tour time. Love your videos, new subscriber!
Hyperion
Olympus XA line. It’s smaller than any film camera I’ve used. Has an f/2.8 Zeiss lens. And it’s just a pleasure to use. Great little camera.
I've never shot with that one, but it's for sure on my list of "someday"
Waiting for Danae's reaction to xt4 😭 . I have until end of May to decide which one to buy xt3 (super discounted price on brand new units until end of this May) or xt4. When will you guys upload it? Please !!! 😖
Thanks for a great video! I love my original Fuji X100 (yup, the original! No V, no F! Just the X100). I also love my Leica M9. But because of the cost of that camera I most often just reach for the X100!
My favorite film camera was the Konica Hexar with his fix 35mm F2, I'm glad to have finally found 20 years later his digital equivalent the X100V.
Yep. Spectacular camera. Right up there with my Contax G2
Pentax q7 with the standard prime...fits in my pocket and its fun! For film, the pentax ME.
My fave is my Hasselblad XPan with 45mm lens
Second favorite is Rolleiflex TLR with either 35F. Planar Or Xenotar. Sold them.
3rd is Nikon FM2 still have, and Olympus OM1 that I still have. For small cameras, the Yashica T4, sold. The Olympus XA...broke, and theOlympus Stylus Epic. Still have it. Loved using the Mamiya 645 and RB & RZ 67, but too heavy and hurt my wristband this was when I was in my 20s.
Unlike most comments here, I have no experience with film cameras (outside the occasional disposable camera for school excursions). But having come from smart phone photography, my Fuji X-T20 gives me plenty of inspiration and joy (minus a few annoyances that probably wouldn't phase a film veteran)
Great video. And I have to agree. I just got an xpro3 even if it doesn’t make sense in many ways... I do find it is crippled in so many ways compared to the xt3 but I don’t enjoy shooting with an xt3.... I don’t need the xpro3 (I own eosr, Sony a7riii and c200) but i wanted one.
Too young to have good opinions about those TLR & RF I had used before my first (& favorite) SLR & MF, the Nikon F2A + MD & Hasselblad 500 C/M, four decades ago. The 2008 Nikon D3 is my favorite digital.
16:07 thanks for kicking my ass and making me pull out my x100F that's been sitting in the camera bag for 2 years.
I like the Cosmic Symbol with its 40mm f4 zone focus lens.
The FE works with all F lenses back to 1959, even non ai ones. The FE2 does not.
Olympus Af1 is a great weatherproof camera with an awesome 35mm 2.8 Zuiko lens.
Nikon D300s is a cheap but solid digital camera secondhand.
I can use my old Nikon F lenses on it.
How do you go from your film shots or instant film to digital? Do you simply scan the instants and develop then scan the film? Great video as always!
I have an Epson v800 and sometimes scan. But lately I've been using a mirrorless camera to scan using the Negative Supply negative holder. I never enlarge the negatives.
I sold my XPan II. It was in mint condition but the 2nd hand prices were just getting absurd, plus I’m not a fan of vintage cameras that solely rely on electronics. They always give up eventually. Also why my favourite Nikon is the FM3A (same risk with the FE’s).