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Old 02-03-2010, 05:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Smallest reflex system?

May be I am looking for an impossible camera:
- Smallest film reflex avalaible.
- Superb optics.
- Very quiet shutter sound (not very far from my leica).
- Almost spot metering.
- Not rare batteries.
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Old 02-03-2010, 05:14 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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The only one I can think of is the Contax S2b. Or the Contax 139Q if you can live with centre-weighted, albeit very good, metering.
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Old 02-03-2010, 05:17 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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I'm looking for a deaf and dumb nymphomaniac who owns a liquor store, but in answer to you're question the nearest thing available IMHO is the Olympus OM4.
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Old 02-03-2010, 05:20 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Olympus Pen F or FT half frame, for full frame Pentax ME Super, I prefer the MX but the ME is quieter.

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Old 02-03-2010, 05:23 AM   #5 (permalink)
 
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I think the smallest system would be the pentax 110. Useless but it is the smallest.
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Old 02-03-2010, 05:37 AM   #6 (permalink)
 
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Well, then I have to make a point: Non useless smallest 35 reflex system avalaible?
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Olympus OM, Pentax ME or Nikon FG.


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Old 02-03-2010, 05:49 AM   #8 (permalink)
 
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I would recommend the Olympus ME Super. I have one of those and I like it a lot. Got a nice little kit together. Only need a 24 mm wide angle lens with it. Or 35 would be nice to.
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Old 02-03-2010, 05:52 AM   #9 (permalink)
 
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May be I am looking for an impossible camera:
- Smallest film reflex avalaible.
- Superb optics.
- Very quiet shutter sound (not very far from my leica).
- Almost spot metering.
- Not rare batteries.
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Old 02-03-2010, 06:30 AM   #10 (permalink)
 
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The Pen F is somewhat wide, and the shutter is noisy. Originally took the PX13 mercury battery, which is no longer available (works great with hearing-aid batteries).

Great piece of engineering, however.

The Tessina with a chimney finder might fit the bill, although it isn't full frame.

But basically, what you want doesn't exist. And there is a point where an SLR can be too small.

The Yashica/Kyocera Contax cameras are well made, and the Carl Zeiss lenses are outstanding. The Minolta XD11 has a well-damped shutter and is among the cameras that were part of the mid-1970s downsizing that occurred (led by Olympus).
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