Just a quick question—what's your #1 favorite digital camera of all time?
Not the best one you've ever used, but the one you liked best. For any reason—familiarity, results, whatever.
Or, if you're primarily a film photographer now, what's your favorite film camera?
Just name one please—and please, try to keep your comment short. People love to talk about cameras, but the "tl;dr" (too long, didn't read) principle really comes into play when reading other peoples' camera histories. Bear in mind that others are reading through the comments and go a little easy on 'em.
My fave...
...And I'll make this short.
I love my NEX-6* and Zeiss E 24mm
But if I had to say, I'd still pick the 2004 Konica-Minolta 7D as my all-time favorite. It was my first DSLR, the built-in anti-shake worked a treat, and I still think the file quality was wonderful—it had the most accurate color of its time. Konica-Minolta's engineers really knew what a photograph should look like.
Even though it came out forty years ago***, it takes the palm as my #1 favorite of all time...so far.
Mike
*Sony recently consolidated the NEX-6 and NEX-7 in the just-announced A6000.
**Even though it's overpriced. I also use the Sigma 60mm DN lens, which I also love. That one is underpriced—punches way above its $$.
***In digital camera years.
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Featured Comments from:
Jack Luke: "I am primarily a film photographer and I feel my Fuji GX680-II cannot be beat for versatility. It's an absolute beast of a camera, but the huge negative, incredibly sturdy movements and slick operation make it all worth it. Of course, if I could afford to shoot on my ARCA model B for every shoot, I would."
Alexandre Buisse: "Nikon D4. Yes, it's a beast, but it's so fast and intuitive it feels like an extension of my body. And I know it can take all the awful conditions in which I am often shooting."
[Alexandre is a well-known mountaineering photographer. The Nikon D4 is currently back-ordered at several sources. —Ed.]
Chris Y.: "The Canon 5D 'classic' is my favorite of all time—it brought it all home. Moved on to the Mark III but still can't believe how good the original is."
Paul in AZ: "Short and sweet. I have gone back to film and love my Rolleiflex."
Stephen S. Mack: "Nikon D7000. (Short enuff?)"
Mike replies: Yes, thank you. :-)
John Wilson: "Ricoh GR Digital!"
Dovydas (partial comment): "For all manual focus lenses: Ricoh GXR A12 M mount with VF. Special Sony sensor with no AA filter and excellent arrangement of microlenses. Will handle any RF lens with no smearing and only Super ultrawides need some easy-to-do color drift correction. Will also handle all SLR lenses with ease."
Tim Allen: "It has to be my Fuji X100 (the original, not the S). Since the final firmware update I can't fault it and it's changed my photography for the better. Just sold my DSLR kit and bought an X-E1 to go with my X100 too. Couldn't be happier."
Gato: "The only digital camera I really loved was the funky Sony F828. I loved the swivel design and the looks of the thing, the fine lens and (for the day) excellent image quality. For making pictures I'm happy enough with my current Sony and Panasonic mirrorless cameras, but can't say I have any real emotional attachment to anything I own now."
Alan: "iPhone."
Mike replies: You win, Alan, that's the shortest answer.
Bill Pearce: "I am happy with my GX7, but haven't had it long enough to make that choice, but all in all, the digital camera I still think of fondly and still own and occasionally use is my Sony R1. Yes, it has its flaws, but no more than any other digital camera of its era. It could write faster, have faster AF and better low light performance, all things I expected in the R2, but Sony didn't need an R2, they got Minolta instead. Poor me."
Mike replies: Poor me too. I wanted an "R2" for years.
Edward Taylor: "I am an early adopter. I got into digital in the 1990s, and I kind of collect cameras. I do take an average of about 50 photos a day, so these cameras do get used. I have loved many cameras, but for this exercise, I will only consider cameras that can be purchased new at this time.
"Current favorite: Sony A7r (I only have the 35mm lens) Former favorite: Sony RX1 (which I returned because it seemed overpriced, but I really loved it). Honorable mention: Sony RX100 (which I carry around with me). Other great cameras I use and really like: Sony NEX-6 and NEX-7, Panasonic GH3, and Canon 5D MkIII."
[Edward has reviewed cameras for TOP several times. —Ed.]
Caleb Courteau: "The tiny combo of a Pentax K-5 with 21mm ƒ/3.2 Limited. Quiet shutter, lovely erogonomics, great image quality, and built as solidly as bowling ball."
Pierre Charbonneau: "Leica Monochrom, for the beautiful prints."
Rory O'Toole: "My Nikon D3s gets used the most (work), and I haven't had many other digital cameras. My first camera, Pentax ME Super, I loved for years, and I love my Holga too :-) "
Andrew Lamb: "I haven't got a favourite camera in either film or digital. However, a special mention must go to the Sigma DP2 Merrill. It's special."
Dan Gorman: "I'm a digital shooter now, but my first good camera—and still my all-time favorite—was my Canon FTb with the 50mm ƒ/1.8. I still have it, and my daughter just used it for her first photography class—how sweet is that?"
Gary: "F6."
Mike replies: Okay, Gary wins. (Sorry, Alan.)
Brad Burnham: "F5."
Mike replies: And we have a tie.
Stephan Kleiser: "F."
David: "M."
Mike replies: ...!
Cmans: "My friends and family portrait subjects call my Nikon D5100 a 'magic' camera because they say it makes them look so good, and I agree with them."
Mike replies: That's cool. That's all we're all really looking for, a magic camera, isn't it?
jim: "Olympus PEN E-PM2 plus VF-4. It's a KISS. First post after years and years of lurking. Your site is Wonderful. Thanks."
Mike replies: Thanks for commenting! And complimenting.
Phil Maus: "Ever the contrarian, it has to be my Shen Hao FCL180A 8x10 [link might take a while to load —Ed.]. I've used and enjoyed 'em all over the years, some digital too, but once I got my 'sea legs' under me with the 8x10, I can't ever see myself enjoying another camera the way I enjoy this one. (And that's as brief as I can be!)"
Christine Bogan (partial comment): "It took me some years to learn that I wanted to go back to one camera, one lens."
Robert Poe: "Digital: V1. Film: CLE."
Bob Blakley: "My favorite digital camera of all time is one I don't use any more: the Leica M8. I love it because it proved for the first time that a camera could be digital and still look and work like a camera."
Steve Ducharme: "My favorite camera is my next camera. For me, anticipation trumps contentment."
My first and current DSLR, the D300. Even to my relatively small hands, it felt right from the first time I held it (don't know why--I came from a Pentax ME Super). The 50/1.8 at first and now the 35/1.8 were and are the nearly exclusive companions.
Posted by: Neill Brower | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 11:54 AM
Minolta 7hi was the first digital I could consistently get good results with.
Posted by: Clayton | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 12:07 PM
My little family of Leica M film cameras. I will die with them.
Posted by: David Kerr | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 12:35 PM
E-PL1 with the 20mm f/1.7
Humble camera, always with me, for years now.
Posted by: Trecento | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 12:37 PM
My next new one.
Posted by: Mark kinsman | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 12:40 PM
My first one.
Posted by: Don | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 01:25 PM
Olympus E-1.
Posted by: Matthew | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 01:37 PM
For image quality the 5DII, especially when paired with the 24mm tilt shift. But I've been using the E-M5 as my primary camera for the better part of the last two years just to keep the load lighter. I'm usually satisfied with the E-M5 images but I've never really adapted to the interface ... I'm constantly discovering that I've inadvertently changed the settings. I just acquired an E-M1. My early impression is that the interface is a substantive improvement ... I can say I enjoy using this camera more than any other I've owned.
Posted by: John | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 02:09 PM
Fuji GX680. It's a portraitist's dream come true. Medium format tilt/shift capable camera with fast portrait lens that's sligtly soft wide open, with razor thin DOF and the kind of out of focus blur that simply blows away anything the digital can produce. This is also very apropos your recent article about fuji's (hell of a coincidence there, would you agree?) 56 1.2...
Posted by: Marcin Wuu | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 02:10 PM
Right now I'm roughly 50/50 film/digital. Film: M3; and digital: 20D. (Not that I liked the 20D all that much, but I liked it more than the few other digital cameras I've used for any length of time. More recently, I tried and liked the NEX-6, Xpro1 and EM5, but didn't use any of them long enough to tell if I'd like using them long term.)
Posted by: robert e | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 02:50 PM
The digital camera I have kept is the Leica Digilux 2. It may only have a 5 Mpx sensor but it makes the most beautiful pictures both in color and bw.
Posted by: Jack Wright | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 03:17 PM
I've owned three quality digital cameras (DSLR, m43, and a high-end compact). Didn't bond with any of them. The body I would like buried with me is a lowly Canon EOS 630. It never let me down and made me more money than any other camera. I got use to its quirks and foibles, and it still feels like part of me whenever I pick it up.
Posted by: latent_image | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 03:53 PM
Ah, that wonderful Fujifilm X100s I rented many months ago for a weekend. What wonderful, lustful memories I have of those 48 hours.
Posted by: Ben S. | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 04:21 PM
I have not owned a large number of digital cameras, but of those that I have, I would rate the Sony RX1 as my favorite. Yes, it is somewhat lacking in versatility, but the quality to size ratio is unequaled.
Posted by: Rob | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 04:27 PM
Nikon D1 (for the camera)
Kodak DCS760 (for the images)
Nikon D5300 (for the magic)
Posted by: Santa dp | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 05:15 PM
For film: Mamiya 6 with the 75mm lens...
For digital: hmm.. a tie between the Digilux 2 and the Epson RD-1. With the Epson, you can pretend you're shooting film, so it wins the overall film/digital combined prize...
Posted by: Ian Christie | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 05:33 PM
I have to second Caleb's comment; K-5 with the 21mm f3.2 Limited. It's a great, light (in DSLR terms), unobtrusive, versatile combination & is excellent for Street.
Posted by: Ian Macdonald | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 05:51 PM
Pentax K5 with FA 43 mm limited. Still miss the K20D that suffered a fatal fall down a set of concrete steps at a concert, however...
Posted by: wil macaulay | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 05:53 PM
Film first - I love my Rolleicord at the moment and Leica MP, but my favourite is still my Zeiss Ikon and 1.5/50 C-Sonnar
Digital, well the 1Ds3 was really brilliant, worked intuitively for me and always got the shot. The M9 is almost there, but feels slow and noisy. The MM suffers from the M9's failings, but somehow is special.
Posted by: Mike | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 06:00 PM
M9-P & 50mm chron. The dogs bollox. As is TOP
Posted by: Geoff McCann | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 06:24 PM
Olympus OM-1 / OM-2n. You could set aperture and shutter speed by feel - no need to look at anything but the viewfinder! The infinitely spinning wheels have kept me from bonding with my succession of Pentaxes (K-10D, K-7 and K-5IIs). Starting to seriously consider the Fuji X-T1...
Posted by: Jon | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 06:51 PM
Sony Nex 7 with the vario-tessar 16-70mm f4. It's a nearly perfect walkabout kit.
Posted by: Glenn Allenspach | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 06:55 PM
My 3 month old Panasonic GX7 with its Leica 25mm f/1.4 lens. I've never seen such rendering, ease of use, and my shoulders have still not stopped thanking me!
Posted by: Arg | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 07:06 PM
Panasonic G5. Has the controls I need, image quality that gives me superb 13X19 prints, and fits my hand and style of shooting like a glove.
Every time I think of buying a new camera, I just go out and shoot, process and print - suddenly, I can't justify spending any more.
Posted by: Grant Tomlinson | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 08:00 PM
For film, the three I kept: M4-P with 35 'cron, F100 with 50mm 1.4 or 24-120mm, FM2-n with 24mm or 50mm.
Digital... too soon to tell. Currently, D7100, OMD EM-5 (12-40mm ordered), and an RX100ii.
C.R.M.
Posted by: C.R. Marshall | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 08:13 PM
My favorite is definitely D700. The camera just felt great in my hands and it was a joy to use. At least until I developed tendonitis in both of hands/wrists. To reduce the stress on my hands/wrists, I replaced my D700 with E-M5. It took a whole year but I've recovered from the tendonitis and I'm back to Nikon with D600. I love the photo it can produce, but still ponders from time to time about replacing it with another D700.
Posted by: Haj Okuda | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 09:38 PM
Film: Konica Hexar RF with a 35mm summicron
Runners up: Rollei 2.8 E3 and Yashica T4
Digital: Fuji X100s (will probably be overthrown by my just arrived XT-1)
Runners up: Ricoh GRD III and Panasonic GF1
These are for me, the most enjoyable cameras I've had over more than 80 others.
Posted by: Chaka | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 10:30 PM
Canon 5D mark III. There endeth the lesson.
Posted by: Ernie Van Veen | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 11:18 PM
Well, since this is setting a record for most commented post, I feel compelled to contribute. I think the Bronica ETRSi is just such a well sorted camera design. Electronic leaf shutters, great economical use of 120 film if you like a 4/3 aspect ratio, all the main lenses use 62 mm filters, mirror up, and the speed grip has a unique slide-on action, better than having to fiddle with screws. And about the cheapest medium format kit you can get.
Posted by: Howard Sandler | Friday, 14 March 2014 at 11:23 PM
My favourite from the digital world has been the Nikon J1, with it's simple looks and silent shutter, it allows me to take photographs with a sense of intimacy and warmth that the pro tools as wonderful as they are don't seem to deliver. The J1 makes me feel like I am sketching rather than working.
From the film days, the Rolleiflex for sure, I and a lovely grey leather
model
Tony Nyberg
Posted by: Tony Nyberg | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 12:22 AM
GRD. Have four of them. My first proper camera was a Ricoh 500G so I go back a long way with Ricoh.
OM-1 was my first SLR and still the best compromise of simplicity, small size and big viewfinder image.
Posted by: Ilkka | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 12:36 AM
The Fuji GX680III, the Rolls Royce of medium format cameras. Its a beast of a camera weighing over 10LB's but you have tilt & shift & swing with all the excellent Fuji lens. You can buy a complete system secondhand for less than the price of a A7r, Canon 5DIII or Nikon D800 body!
Posted by: Andy F | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 05:16 AM
GX7
Pleasant little camera, some lovely lenses, and can carry it all day in a bag with an iPad.
Posted by: Nigel | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 05:58 AM
My favorite camera is the Ricoh GXR because its user interface.
Also great for using manual lenses with a 1,5 crop sensor.
Posted by: Dagge | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 07:10 AM
My favorite so far is my Sigma DP2 Merrill. The limitations of the Sigma cameras are well known but the images are wonderful and for how I like to shoot the negatives don't really matter.
Posted by: Greg Neidballa | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 09:44 AM
Canon 5D. I don't know why my friend trusted me to pick it up. Felt great shooting it, and the images. Whoa.
Posted by: James Liu | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 09:45 AM
I've enjoyed all of my film and digital cameras, from the canon AE1 I bought in high school to the X100s and canon 6d I use today. I even enjoy shooting panos w the iPhone.
Posted by: Curtis | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 09:56 AM
I came in late sorry about that. I always carry one of or both of my cameras. They are a Canon G12 or S90. I carry them with my new Lowepro Streamline Sling Pack.
Posted by: Skip | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 10:27 AM
Nikon D100, my first DSLR. The color and dynamic range beat the pants off of my old 35mm film scans and the instant gratification of digital was revolutionary. I now shoot with a D800E and it is several steps along the path that the D100 started. The D800E does it better in every measure of features and image quality, but the D100 did it first.
Posted by: Dan Nelson | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 10:34 AM
A TOP record-breaking comment-a-thon?
Dang! I gotta be part of that!
Fav camera, ever, is my current workhorse and friend, the Olympus OMD E-M5. One small niggle (too small to mention here) and otherwise…perfect!
Posted by: Stephen Gillette | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 12:35 PM
Oly EM-1 and Oly EPL-5, especially with Oly fast primes!! The Sony a850 was a dandy camera--too bad Sony dropped the ball and did not update it with live view and a 36mp chip. The color out of that camera was quite nice, the viewfinder a treat, the files robust as hell despite being 12-bit, in-camera IS, etc. At the time, I wanted a 14mm-24mm lens (ala Nikon)and a very good and affordable micro/macro (Nikon 60mm f/2.8). I like my D800 fine, but it does have a tendency to clip the reds and it doesn't have the great feel and simplicity of the a850.
Posted by: Bob Rosinsky | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 01:17 PM
Canon 10D. For an older camera with APS-C it gives great images when paired up with decent lenses. Light on high ISO quality, but nice around 100 and 200 ISO.
Posted by: Mike Shwarts | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 01:47 PM
Film: Minolta 9000AF - it's even got a lever to wind on the film, and the camera makes a Proper Photographer's Camera Sound especially when a motor winder is attached
Digital: NEX-7
Posted by: Howard Stanbury | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 02:33 PM
For color: Olympus E-1 (still use today)
For black and white: Nikon 1 V1 + 10mm f/2.8.
Posted by: Elisabeth Spector | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 03:39 PM
I use four digital cameras now; Nikon D4 & D800e, Olympus OMD -E -M1, and a Sony RX1; but I still miss is the Leica IIIG that I sold to help get 4 kids through college.
Posted by: James Moule | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 04:10 PM
Another vote for the Olympus E-M5. It does almost everything I want, and so well. Small, light, great fast prime lenses. My favorite *film* camera of all time is the Leica M2.
Posted by: Peter Klein | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 05:04 PM
Digital: Olympus e5,with Sigma 150/2.8 macro or 50-200/2.8 ZD zoom with EXT-25 extension ring.
Film: Canon F-1n, with 100/4.0 or 200/4.0 FD macros. (For almost 20 years.)
Posted by: steveH | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 05:56 PM
The Nikon V1. It's small, simple, discrete, and surprisingly competent.
Posted by: Stuart Hamilton | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 06:03 PM
After almost 50 years of various cameras, I stick to the latest, the Nikon D3x, a good non nonsense tool ! I use it like my FM2n, and it supports the wear of carrying it all days, everywhere...
After reading all the precedent posts, it seems I'm the only voice for this weird, ugly duckling of a camera !
Posted by: ArchiVue | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 06:24 PM
Epson R-D1s: It has, IMO, unsurpassed design of controls and displays. Shutter speed, exposure comp, ISO, WB, file size, battery and memory capacity -- all have dedicated, analog controls and dials on the top deck. Closest thing to the feel if using a film rangefinder -- more so, even, than a Leica DRF. The LCD is needed only for chimping or overall setup.
Posted by: Ari | Saturday, 15 March 2014 at 11:51 PM
Canon 20D, the camera that rekindled my interest in photography, and helped improve my picture taking no end. It's been all GAS since then!
Posted by: Martin Doonan | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 03:54 AM
First dslr I had use of was my wife's d40x, thoroughly enjoyable at the time. Bought myself a d5100 when she got tired of me always using her camera. Loved it, especially the floppy viewfinder. Upgraded to a cursed d600 which was a dust nightmare. Loved it, except for that issue. Replaced it with a d800 last nov and wish I had just sucked it up and bought one the day it was released. For my photography (I'm a hobbyist who focuses on nature/wildlife and pictures of my lovely infant daughter, but dabbles in everything), I can't think of a better camera. Sorry I ran long.
Posted by: Scott | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 04:13 AM
I am very surprised with my answer: Minolta S414.
Posted by: lukasz | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 04:28 AM
Most fondly remembered: Canon 20D. It was fast, easily controlled and had image quality to spare.
Most useful: Lumix GF1. I sold my 20D, 5D and L lenses and spent two years with just the GF1 and that cool 20mm lens. As a result I grew enormously as a photographer.
Most loved: Fujifilm X-Pro 1. Seamless and flowing in use. Perfect of size. Delicious in output. Designed by photographers, some of whom I have met. It warms my heart and my photography.
Posted by: Stephen McCullough | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 09:00 AM
Original Canon 5D. Great for landscapes - they seemed to come to life. The D800E has better resolution, but not the same depth to my eyes.
Posted by: Malcolm Leader | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 12:55 PM
The Canon S2IS. Electronic viewfinder. Image-stabilization. Fold-out and tiltable LCD screen. 12X zoom. Give me all those features in a camera with a state of the art chip, and I'm buying.
Posted by: Andrew Kirk | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 01:42 PM
Despite the menus: Oly EM-5, because a complete 4 lens system is lighter than just one zoom for the gorgeous Canon 5D mk1 that I took on my retirement trip. First love: Vito B f/2.8 bright line finder, then Spotmatic II with the SMC f1.4 50mm.
Posted by: John Ironside | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 01:44 PM
Best overall wow amazing images...D800.
Carry everywhere, use every day, pry it out of my cold, dead hands....RX100.
Posted by: Ann | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 03:17 PM
Of the cameras I actually own, my favorite digital camera is the Sony RX100. My favorite film camera is still the original Contax T.
Tiny size, great lenses, great images; don;t leave home without 'em.
Posted by: John Hufnagel | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 04:57 PM
Film - Fuji GS645
Digital - For fun shooting - the Canon S90.
For quality, the Pentax K5 with the DA35 F2.8 Macro.
I just bought a Ricoh GR to upgrade the S90 experience.
Posted by: Peter Simmons | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 07:18 PM
a7
Posted by: joan v hall | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 09:19 PM
How did I miss this going on? The record just grew.
D700, though it sits in a bag since D800E arrived.
Film, and all time favorite, 1966 Asahi Pentax SV with 55mm f1.8 Super Takumar.
Posted by: Dave Ralph | Sunday, 16 March 2014 at 11:05 PM
Mine is Ricoh GXR with Leica M-mount module, and Voigtlander Nokton 40/1.4 mounted on it.
Posted by: Boris Liberman | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 03:12 AM
Oh, and it totally slipped my mind, but Mike - I think you ought to publish a digest/summary statistics of some sort...
Posted by: Boris Liberman | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 03:12 AM
Film (current primary): m6ttl. Pretty good camera.
Digital: canon 20D. I have to say i am surprised not to see more mention of it here. Blew me away that a digital camera could be that good and that fast back in its day. And when i go back now to reprocess choice files, they look even better--dramatically so. (Thankfully i ignored certain internet gurus and shot all raw.)
Posted by: S. Chris | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 04:17 AM
Pentax K-5 with with Zeiss 25mm f2.8 ZK lens
Posted by: vincent bilotta | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:09 AM
The Nikon D600 with Nikkor 18-35mm lens. A combination I use more and more, especially at the 18mm end.
Posted by: Peter | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:11 AM
The D700 is by far the favorite choice. I loved my F100s during the film days, and the D700 became my digital F100. It is the most transparent camera I’ve ever used, and has delivered the goods in almost impossible situations.
Posted by: Jerald Anderson | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:12 AM
Fuji X100
Posted by: BrianW | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:12 AM
Ricoh GR Digital (Mk1).
Compact, light but not flimsy, pocketable take-anywhere marvel which I still use on a regular basis. Possibly the best digital camera I've ever had.
Posted by: Dop | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:14 AM
Nikon D700. First time where I didn't feel restrained by the camera.
Posted by: HT | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:15 AM
Canon 60D.
Maybe not the "best" in anyone's book, but that camera had a lot to do with a fundamental shift in the way I shoot and the way I see.
Posted by: Dustin | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:17 AM
Fuji X100.
Shot with a 40d for a few years after point and shoots, then got an original 5D (which is a fine machine) with several nice lenses, but neither of them clicked the way the x100 did. I love the files, the small size and weight, the manual controls, and huge glass viewfinder. Planning to add the 50mm conversion lens and then selling the 5D because it is literally covered in dust from disuse.
Posted by: Ben | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:17 AM
Fujifilm S5 Pro
Posted by: Robert Billings | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:18 AM
Fuji x-pro 1. Originally purchased for OVF but now find I rely extensively on EVF which means XT-1 is probably amazing. Instantly seeing how exposure compensation affects image is huge instead of having to look at the review on the back as I do with my Nikon Dfs which will soon go on the block with all my Nikon lenses if I can use the XT for work too. DSLRs are just too big and certain Fuji fixed lenses are spectacular! I've been using only Fuji for the last year for personal work and they're close to Leica (notice I said close) for 1/6th of the price!
Posted by: Tommy Brown | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:21 AM
Nikon D2x. And there's something wonderful about the old Nikkor 50mm f/2.
Posted by: Richard Westlake | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:22 AM
Leica M9.
Posted by: Ted Johnson | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:23 AM
Ricoh GRD III.
Always with me, always reliable.
Posted by: Mattias | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:24 AM
Canon 5 D Mk I
Posted by: Albano | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:25 AM
My very favorite is/was NIKON D70. This camera opened up the world of digital for me. It is unfortunately broken and not worth repairing.
Posted by: Marilyn Nance | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:26 AM
Leica M Type 240, although the Sony RX1 is a very close second.
Posted by: Lawrence Solum | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:26 AM
Panasonic Lumix LX-1
Posted by: Jim Tolley | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:26 AM
Nikon D3s, probably the only camera that never got in my way (except in terms of weight...)
Posted by: Carsten Bockermann | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:27 AM
Fujifilm X-E2 with 23mm f/1.4 or any of the other XF lenses.
Posted by: Arch | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:30 AM
That same Zeiss E 24mm, paired with a NEX-7.
Posted by: ovamode | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:33 AM
Fuji X-t1 ...like the cameras I grew up with.
Posted by: bill | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:36 AM
Ricoh GRD III.
Posted by: Paul Bass | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:38 AM
My one favourite to be counted for the statistic: Nikon D3, no question.
(Although by now I'm carrying either a D800 or a Sigma DP3 ...)
Posted by: Andreas Weber | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:44 AM
Fuji X100S
Posted by: gregory clements | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:45 AM
Definitely the Fuji X100 which replaced my Hexar AF.
Posted by: Jim R | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:48 AM
Canon 7D
Posted by: Arg | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:48 AM
F4
Posted by: Johan Grahn | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:49 AM
Canon s100
Posted by: DaveP | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:51 AM
Sony DSC-R1 (old 10mp camera).
Posted by: Manish | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:52 AM
Oly E-M1. Has it all.
Posted by: Phil | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:52 AM
My favorite digital camera is the Canon 5D Mark III...totally reliable, responsive to my needs and predictable. When weight becomes a factor I switch to the Fujifilm X-E1 with a fixed focal length lens.
Posted by: Mike Kane | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:52 AM
I shoot mostly film (B&W 100% film, color 95% digital, overall though 95% film) but instead of a snarky answer of a film camera as my favorite digital camera I'll say: Sony NEX-6.
Posted by: Richard | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:57 AM
My favorite was the Sony F-707. It took me out of the doldrums and made photography fun again. My favorite film camera was the Nikon FM-2. It was compact, reliable and simple. In a somewhat related topic, my favorite photography website is The Online Photographer. It takes reading about photography out of the doldrums.
Posted by: Randall Teasley | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 09:59 AM
Favorite digital: Leica M Monoochrom
Favorite film camera: Leica MP
Posted by: Peter | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 10:01 AM
Fave digital: Olympus OM-D E-M5 with the 17mm f/1.8.
Fave film camera: Leica M2 and the CV 35mm f/1.4.
Have been using both for the past 2 years, and have never felt more at peace or productive.
Posted by: Callan Tham | Monday, 17 March 2014 at 10:03 AM