David Mitchell
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
As you may have seen on some of my other threads I have a couple of medium format cameras, my Kodak Six-20 and my new Sputnik stereoscopic camera, the Kodak takes 8 exposures and the Sputnik takes 6 3D exposures or 12 2D exposures.
I have seen that most 35mm film is 36 exposure, due to the smaller nature of the film format meaning that its much easier to go out and point and shoot. I am getting tempted about adding a 35mm camera to my (seemingly growing collection) of vintage cameras.
I do still love the increase in resolution the medium format will bring, but I will find it harder to find places to process the film (until I can do it myself) and I know most places are geared towards the more popular 35mm film.
I am looking for a good 35mm camera, I have seen that the Pentax Spotmatic seems to be a common choice, what other 35mm cameras do people recomend? I will be shooting in black and white (not that it would matter what film I use!) I am looking more towards the 'value' end of the market initially so I can simply go around and take some photos and enjoy them, I will then think about upgrades once I get a few hundred photos shot.
I am looking for:
Good quality lens
Good build quality
Easy to use
Maybe an SLR although not too fussed
If SLR - fairly cheap/common lenses
Can be a bit different, but need to ensure parts and attachements are rare and expensive
As you may have seen on some of my other threads I have a couple of medium format cameras, my Kodak Six-20 and my new Sputnik stereoscopic camera, the Kodak takes 8 exposures and the Sputnik takes 6 3D exposures or 12 2D exposures.
I have seen that most 35mm film is 36 exposure, due to the smaller nature of the film format meaning that its much easier to go out and point and shoot. I am getting tempted about adding a 35mm camera to my (seemingly growing collection) of vintage cameras.
I do still love the increase in resolution the medium format will bring, but I will find it harder to find places to process the film (until I can do it myself) and I know most places are geared towards the more popular 35mm film.
I am looking for a good 35mm camera, I have seen that the Pentax Spotmatic seems to be a common choice, what other 35mm cameras do people recomend? I will be shooting in black and white (not that it would matter what film I use!) I am looking more towards the 'value' end of the market initially so I can simply go around and take some photos and enjoy them, I will then think about upgrades once I get a few hundred photos shot.
I am looking for:
Good quality lens
Good build quality
Easy to use
Maybe an SLR although not too fussed
If SLR - fairly cheap/common lenses
Can be a bit different, but need to ensure parts and attachements are rare and expensive