Your Favorite 35mm Camera?

[funkpilz]

Olympus OM-2. It's small, light, quiet, the lenses are sublime. Also, my grandfather gave it to me, so it has sentimental value.

[mopar_guy]

Olympus OM-4T. I own three of these. Light, compact, durable, flash sync to 1/2000, sharp Zuiko lenses. You can have my OM-4T when you pry it from my cold, dead hand.

[Ken N]

Olympus OM-4T. I own three of these. Light, compact, durable, flash sync to 1/2000, sharp Zuiko lenses. You can have my OM-4T when you pry it from my cold, dead hand.

My OM-2S was my first OM body back in February of 1986. It's never getting sold while I'm alive. The OM-3Ti will be the final-straw OM body. As long as there is film, I'll shoot film in the OM-3Ti.

[benjiboy]

I love being in the company of real enthusiasts.

[EricO]

My favorite is the Minolta Maxxum 7 for serious jobs. I like the features and ergonomics. My other faovites are the Minolta Maxxum 7000i to beat around with and leave in the car. I don't worry about it getting damaged or lost. Lastly, the Minolta Maxxum 5 because it's small and has a flash. This one is nice for everyday use and at parties and such.

[januaryman]

Sheer love of the camera - Leica M2

For fast and quick on the move shooting - Hexar AF

Best SLR I ever had - Canon EF

[Ken N]

I love being in the company of real enthusiasts.

Other than the new M9, which is getting attention because it leans on the strengths of a successful FILM body, have we really seen such enthusiasm for a digital body?

Short answer is "yes".

But after 18 months are we still enthusiastic about that same digital body? Rarely.

[elekm]

My current favorites are a Minolta XD-11 that I just restored and a Rolleiflex SL 35.

The Minolta turned out to be a very nice camera, although it looked tragic when I received it. It took me several hours to get it back into shape.

As I recall, the Minolta XD-11 was the first camera to offer aperture-priority, shutter-priority and full manual exposure in one camera. Build quality is excellent, and combined with the f/2.0 45mm Rokkor lens, it makes for a very compact, very portable camera.

I like the Rolleiflex SL 35 purely because of its simplicity. Plus, the cloth focal-plane shutter has such a nice sound to it when it's released.

[spencewine]

My Leica M4-2 w/ 35mm V3 Summicron is my most used and favorite. Second would be my little Ricoh Gr1v P&S, it's a killer in a small, unassuming package. Also have a Nikon FA "the Technicamera" which I love, but don't use nearly enough due to my Leica's need for loving attention and my fondness for the rangefinder view.

[ronlamarsh]

M3 double stroke w/ 50mm collaspable summicron, nikon FM2N and Ziess contaflex.