TEN Awesome 35mm Film Cameras you should look to buy. Whats yours?

00:00 Intro
01:13 K1000
02:08 OM-1
02:57 OM-10
04:56 Spotmatic F
05:59 Electro 35
07:05 FED 2
08:37 AE-1
10:14 Nikon FE
11:27 F100
13:05 Nikon F5

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[ab-dusw]

I have a Cannon 35mm SLR model A1 which I bought in the late 70's for about $400 (US). I bought the electronic flash - SpeedLite 199A ($50) a few months later. I'm still using it today.

[scottmurphy]

I have been doing photography since 1973. I have, and still use, my Nikon FTN, F2A, F3HP, F4E, F5, FE2, Nikkormat FT2, Nikonos V, Canon F-1 and EF and Pentax Spotmatic F. And of course, my favorite film camera, my Hasselblad 500 CM.

[paulmakesvideos]

I just picked up Canon's flagship film SLR, the F-1 and a "new" 28mm f2.8. this kit can be had for about $300 in decent condition. For $400 you can get it in really good condition. These are a great value (as are many of the Canon film SLRs) and worth a mention.

[paulhicks]

I’ve been a professional photographer for nearly 50 years and have owned and/or used, literally, dozens of cameras - from 8x10 down to to 1/2 frame - and my take on this is that a camera and shutter is simply a light valve with a lens. The reason cameras like Nikon have high esteem is that they were made with the rigours and applications of professional use in mind, and I used many for years for this reason, but that doesn’t mean they were better at making a good image or particularly enjoyable to use for other applications. Because they’re made for hard professional use they tend to be heavy and sometimes a bit clunky. It all depends on the application When I wasn’t working I tended to use an Olympus OM type camera which is much lighter and more pleasant to carry about and takes pictures just as good, but wouldn’t survive out in the field for very long. I also liked small automatic point and shoot 35mm for social occasions etc. - which is what they’re made for. Almost all cameras are OK.

[cw]

Great video. My dad bought a Voigtlander Vito B in 1957. It worked until about 20 years ago. I just bought a mint condition one that is fully functional for $200 with a pristine case.

[colinclark]

I have an Olympus OM2 and a 2n, plus a few lenses. Excellent quality. Love them to bits. I would recommend them to anyone.

[danem]

I love my Minolta SRT-201. The entire range of SRTs are great. They're mechanical with a battery for the meter. I haven't seen one go for more than $120 on the high end. Cheap high quality Rokkor lenses too. If I was in England I'd be shoving one in your hands, Roger!

[deadandburied]

Still have my Canon A-1, Canon AE-1, Canon AE-1 Program, several Minolta XD-7s, Bronica ETRS, Mamiiya C3 and C330. And all their lenses.

[sonvis]

I love the old SLR warriors. Great list you got there. An old beater is a go-to camera when I’m leaving home for photo shooting. It is often a pick and choose between a FTb, a Spotmatic, a Minolta SR-T or a Nikkormat. They are all members of a exclusive club of sturdy, robust peoples cameras that rarely fail when out in the field. Well taken care of they seem to last forever.

[JB-oufl]

The Nikon FM, FM2, FM2n and FM3a are also great film cameras that are fully mechanical. You only need batteries to operate the light meter but they will shoot at all the available shutter speeds even without batteries.

[brucebuckman]

I’ve got my dad’s old Pentax KM and I used the Pentax ME Super as my first SLR in the 80s. But the Pentax MX is my favourite Pentax SLR. It’s so compact and light. I took one on a six week road trip a few years ago and really valued it small size and weight.

[FreakTimmah]

I have an OM2n I inherited from my grandfather who bought it new. The Olympus OM cameras are really special, they were basically Leica sized SLR's with a fantastic selection of lenses. The OM cameras are still a great deal, the only maintenance I've ever had to do was light seals and batteries.

[the_grand_tourer]

Canon A1 ... using the one I have owned since the 90's on an expedition to St Kilda next week ... recently restored, works like a dream.

[johnsuffill]

I would have put the Canon A-1 in there instead of the AE-1. I had the A-1 back in the day and found it perfect to use especially with the motor-drive fitted, until the following year when I got a used Canon FTb QL from 1972. Fully manual instead of multi-mode, it very soon became my camera of choice.

[TigercatDesign]

My first camera was an OM-1 I received from my parents in 1976 when I became my high school newspaper's "staff photographer". Had it refurbished to use alkaline batteries instead of the mercury ones a few decades ago. Picked up an OM-10 and an OM-4Ti as well back in the '80s, and numerous Zuiko lenses. They're still going strong after all these years. Recently purchased the last Olympus-branded camera made before they sold the camera business to OM Systems--the mirror-less OM-1. Figured my photography hobby might as well go out the way it started.

[greggschwabauer]

I’d put the Nikon F3 on the list. A rock solid camera with an outstanding viewfinder. Get a good one, have it CLA’d, and you’ll have a camera that will last you the rest of your life, and should be put in your will for the next generation.

Plus, it can use pretty much all of the manual focus “capable” Nikkor lenses ever made.

As my eyes get older, I really appreciate cameras with high eye point finders.

[michaelb]

I still have my OM2n I bought in the 1980's. It was in the roof space and I'd forgotten about it to a year ago. Put new light seals on it, it a bit of a service and works perfectly. It got me back into film photography and still takes great pictures. Love it. Keep up the excellent videos!

[ruthdiazaraque]

Olympus Pen F is one of my favourite 35mm cameras - albeit half frame format… it’s solid, small/cute, easy to use and a beautiful design with its little logo in gothic script. Completely manual which I like. Plus a large array of lenses!

[terjemyller]

Fun to watch! I was a newspaper photog in the 80s and used two Canon F1n bodies with motors, lots of lenses and a Metz 45CT flash. A ton to carry. Sometimes I just grabbed my Leica M4, a 35 and a 50 and just set exposure with my eyes. Oh the times have changed..

[GrahamFeatherstone-we]

Back in the day (1976) I bought my first SLR camera a Konica TC. Simple to use, took great photo's and was bullet proof, in that nothing went wrong up to the time it was stolen 5 years later. It was just impossible to take bad pictures unless you worked at it. Many years later I have a Nikon D5300 which is a low end Nikon, but still useable. Still harking after the old 35mm SLR, saw an advert on Ebay in 2008 for a Konica T3 with a bunch of lenses included for $65.00, so bought it. Had the mercury cell batteries replaced by Silver (?) by a specialist in Wisconsin, and can and still do use it. The original lenses by Konica are first rate.