I only have hands on experience with the hexar and M series of the 4 mentioned in this thread (fondled the Bessa) It all depends on A: what you want, B: what you need (often not the same thing) and C: what you can afford/willing to pay. None of the 4 you mentioned above are "better" than others - they are all good, all have there strengths - all have there weaknesses (be it price, size, metering,age etc etc.) Ps: I've seen a couple of CL's for about 450-550 euro (netherlands). please share your thoughts, advice and comments. So, now you guys know what I'm after, where I am and where I want to be. I saw somebody talk about the CL somewhere, and that got me curious. but, since I don't have that kind of money at this particular moment, I'm looking for an alternative. so I've reached that point where I'm looking for a film camera that I can use on the street, makes sharp images as the Minilux does, light in weight, quick to focus, viewfinder in the corner and doesn't scare the people I want to shoot on the street.Įverybody will say Leica M. and I've always shot on M, so I like to keep full control. But on the street I notice that the Minilux has a way too small viewfinder (although the images are sharp as xxx) and the Yashica's viewfinder is in the middle, which makes me search for it when I quickly want to make that shot. Since I've plunged myself into the realm of film photography I felt strongly drawn to street photography. I purchased a Leica Minilux and a Yashica T4 (besides some other cameras like Canonet, Nikon F4, Nikon N90, Nikon F90x, Polaroid 101 and Polaroid 600). So I started buying film camera's and even fell more in love with photography. Loving it even though it's a bit slow.Īlong the way I started to teach myself as much as I can about photography, other than digital in the studio with an Elinchrom light set. So I sold my 7D and bought myself a Fuji X100. I have been shooting models for little over 3 years with an SLR and noticed that I love photography so much I dont want to wait until I can shoot models. If you wanna take good pictures rather than wear a camera as jewelry, the Hexar is a good choice.A little intro to explain my topic question. And it's one of only two cameras I have owned that has not failed at some point (other was a Yashica T4 - all the Nikons and the M6 have failed). The Hexar AF is blazingly fast in use, reliable, and in stealth mode it is damn near inaudible to anyone but the photographer. If you really want an opinion on this camera, here's mine: I owned a Leica M6 and found it painfully slow in use, difficult to focus, and no quieter than a manual Nikon. The Hexar is a dynamite all-around camera, so I usually shoot off the whole roll before moving into different light. So if you have ISO400 loaded and step outside into bright sun to take pics, just rewind the film with the leader out, load some slower film, and later re-load the fast film and crank it ahead to the next frame with the Hexar's lens cap on. No one has mentioned this: The Hexar AF has a special feature that makes mid-roll rewind quite easy: you press a button, the film rewinds, and just before it is completely rewound it stops for a few seconds, the LCD flashes, and you can open the back to retrieve the film with the leader out wait another second or two and it just rewinds the rest of the way.
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