Top 35 Film Cameras of 2019 (Specs + Sounds)

[@Memento_HiFi]

Y’all really need to read the description, these were the top 35 most searched for film cameras according to google in 2019. They didn’t pick or chose anything on this list, they just listed the results that google gave them.

[@lensman5762]

The description has nothing to do with a worthy source repeating a flawed survey. We don't have to always publish surveys that seem odd or illogical and give them legitimacy. When we do, we are just as guilty in spreading it.

[@Cameraville]

lensman57 there was no survey.. 🤨

[@bradleyrieger1517]

Read it. Still can't afford a Leica.

[@bradleyrieger1517]

I'm beginning to think I'm the only person on earth who can't afford a Leica.

[@paganphil100]

Bradley Rieger: No, you're not.....I've been looking for an affordable one for years.

[@Sophia-id2cg]

Same😂

[@jonlesliehaynes]

I can't either but it's slightly overrated in that it's a status thing mostly

[@wichersham]

I used to think the same. Then one day, I just decided what the heck so jumped and bought one. It was the best decision I made in a while. No regret. Never looked back either. If you want, just do it.

[@followtheboat]

A lot of people say they can't afford a Leica but will happily splash out $1000 on a phone or $4k on a Sony mirrorless. It just depends on your priorities! The fact is you probably can afford a Leica. Look at the Barnacks, like the iiif for example. I picked one up for $200 in an auction in really good condition. It is a thing of beauty. I also bought an MDa for half the price they normally go for on eBay and did eventually splash out on an M3, but even those can be had for under $1000 if you know where to look.

[@CameraRescue]

Wow. This one is so good for these times. I watched it straight through and found myself somewhere else than where I began watching.! Good job!

[@ridealongwithrandy]

This has got to be the MOST interesting video on film cameras. PERIOD. I watched it twice!!! No commentary was very cool!

[@Kamerastore]

Thank you very much! You might enjoy our latest video as well kzbin.info/www/bejne/fonVon2VhpeVors And we have many more coming throughout the whole year 👍

[@williamshaffer9216]

What a wonderful video!!! I have owned several of the pictured cameras over the years and enjoyed seeing many others that I could not afford to own. This was a great presentation,. Thank You!!!

[@YesImZane]

I know you can’t have every great camera but no Nikon FM3a? That thing is a marvel

[@radiowardenclyffe]

Totally agree, everything you need and nothing you don't, I sold my Leica to buy it and it is the last camera I would sell.

[@sainanliemsanjaya]

couldn't more agree!! mju over FM3a??you gotta be kidding! 😅

[@Dahrenhorst]

I can understand that there are no Leica or Praktika, Exakta, Konica, Mamiya, Ricoh, Topcon or Miranda 35mm SLRs, but no Minolta? Minolta was, after Nikon and Canon, the number three in the camera world for decades. There is no way that a Hasselblad SWC is on any list of most demanded or searched film cameras, but no Minolta SRT or X.

[@JakeLikesTech]

Lmao, the price difference between #2 and #1 is 10x. That's kinda funny, but it make sense.

[@henryzerozero]

The canon AE-1 has battery powered shutter; not only the light meter. If I am not mistaken.

[@HawklordLI]

No Minolta's? Really dude?

[@huepix]

It says "top cameras" Lol

[@aslipperysnake]

HawklordLI they’re not choosing them it’s purely based off most searched

[@mvonwalter6927]

The x700 has one the best SLR VF's ever.

[@rascalhusky8129]

Sony not Minolta.

[@marcp.1752]

@@mvonwalter6927 The x300/s, x370, x500/x570, x600, x700 feature all the same, very huge optical Viewfinder,which is being extraordinary. Love to shoot my x700, x300.

[@d.idowuolutosin4250]

I love that the film rangefinders I shoot with didn't make this list. Simply means the prices on eBay won't be overinflated like the Leica M4's and M6's are. All hail the Canon P, Canonet QL17, Minolta CLE, and the Voigtlander BESSA's.

[@ChizAfterHours]

Awesome list...but I would swap a few of those canons and Nikons for some Minoltas. Namely the Leica-Co-Op XE, XD, and CLE and their SRT-202...all of which I think would slot in the top 15 at least.

[@ricban1950]

You forgot the Olympus OM4. I still have one and a batch of lenses. In the 1980 one of the Camera magazines took the top models from the major brands and subjected them to a series of tests. Examples of these tests are, In an oven at some temperature for 2 hours, In a freezer for 8 hours, Hanging in the dust stream of an extractor fan outlet outlet of a stone cutting factory etc. After each the cameras were tested. I think there were ten tests, and each awarded a score from 0 to 10. The Olympus OM4 scored 80 out of a possible 100. It was only beaten by a Leica which scored 81.

[@tarjazz1]

So many great film cameras to choose from! If I had to pick just one to actually use today from time to time as the film counterpart to my Nikon DSLR (and which uses interchangeable vintage F-mount lenses), I would pick my Nikon F3HP.

[@radiowardenclyffe]

100% expecting a FM3a for the win,God I love that camera.

[@sajjumali1706]

Wonderful

[@RobertMossack]

I'm sad to see the Nikon F4s omitted from this list. That camera was a game changer in many ways.

[@RobertMossack]

Opinions vary.

[@MadAntz970]

Agreed. The F4 was ground breaking. At least Nikon produced a AF 35mm SLR that supported backwards comparability with their historic range of F mount lenses. Cannon on the other hand walked away from their legacy glass, and forced EOS users to acquire AF specific glass.

[@linjicakonikon7666]

The F4 is the camera that made photographers switch to Canon. Loser in a big way.

[@RobertMossack]

@@linjicakonikon7666 Opinions vary.

[@estebantedesco1348]

And the almighty Nikon F3 is in 28th place.....

[@jonlouis2582]

Very interesting. With the Contax cameras you also get the added suspense of wondering when it will brick...

[@tomc8273]

MORE! MORE! MORE!, really nice video, Thanks!

[@edfjvc0k]

Of course everyone has their favourites, so there you go. But with25 to choose from, and I did watch it all the way to the end, I’m wondering why you never chose a Contax SLR. Nice to see the G1 and G2, but the SLRs were pretty great too. Interchangeable Zeiss Y mount lenses, and very solid builds. Started circa1980 with a Yashica FX3, then graduated to a Contax 139, then an RTS, then an RTS2, then an RX. And beautiful Zeiss lenses. Still going strong with them and using them nearly every day.

[@ramtinhayward1]

Can't believe you have an ME Super and not the MX! The ME Super is a toy!

[@MrJamimonster]

A fantastic toy! I take mine with me when backpacking, it's just so small

[@ramtinhayward1]

@@MrJamimonster I think you missed the point. The ME Super and the MX are the same size! The MX is a manual camera. The ME Super is an automated toy. Just saying. 🙂

[@dukenukem5768]

It is not an ME Super, it is an ME. The ME Super has a manual mode.

[@akkerjan]

I still own both, the Pentax MX and the ME and I loved both. The MX is indeed a manual camera, the ME has only automatic exposure (aperture priority automatic camera). They both have de same (small) size.

[@MatheusPratta]

Missed seeing a Spotmatic there too, oh man I love that camera

[@GolubBGD]

No Minolta in top 35 FILM cameras??! You must be joking ...

[@Jordan-yp2rp]

You might be one of the #minoltagang don't you ?

[@ok_fb]

@@Jordan-yp2rp meanwhile me and the boys from sovietgang: '_'

[@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori]

Павел Иллерицкий go soviet!!, i found a lot of cool soviet cameras around my place, pretty hesitant to get it tho

[@ok_fb]

@@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori cool! Personally i use practika ltl, my bro using zenit 3m and moskva-5, my other bro using FED 3. Mechanics kinda sucks, however it has a pretty good lenses :D

[@ok_fb]

@@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori i can send you some sample shots if you want to see :)

[@jonlouis2582]

Great! Very soothing. You folks found a Contax that is still working!

[@huyvotran1412]

I really like Minolta, but Minolta's camera are not in your collection :(((.

[@michaelandrews4403]

@Mr Tech No Minolta reflects realty...Minolta were rubbish.

[@ciarancarty6186]

Contact RTS 3 would be on my list too. A beautiful camera with a sweet sound....

[@bioser31]

where is canon f1 new, or contax rts III?

[@Cameraville]

☹️

[@ST-gp8in]

Nice video! Just pure film camera porn. Would've liked to see the Canon A-1 or F-1 make it to the list tho 😅

[@caldera878]

The Canon F-1 is so underrated. Everyone wants an Nikon F3, Olympus OM2 and overpriced point and shoots.

[@inthroughtheoutdoor8202]

Sam Trương I love my F-1

[@bfs5113]

It's just based on Google's queries and not on real history. For instance, Olympus XA as top camera vs. Pentax K1000, Nikon F2 or Canon F-1, LOL.

[@FinalManaTrigger]

Yep, A-1 > AE-1

[@sage4056]

AE-1 is so overpriced since people hyped it up so bad. Rather buy A-1 with similar price but way more functional.

[@dukenukem5768]

A lot of commenters are missing the point that this list is based on the popularity of Google searches. It is not a list of this KZbinr's favourites, nor is it any sort of order of merit. It _is_ an odd and surprising list, but that is what people Googled for. Maybe people Google for these as they break down a lot and they want to know how to repair them, LoL! Who knows?

[@maiunchik]

thank u for video! very interesting!

[@stevenm.6586]

I have a Minolta XG-M and was expecting to see at least one Minolta on there! Lol I’m shocked and a little hurt

[@reeve7929]

Love my XG-M :) #minoltagang

[@michaeldimmitt2188]

Well that was fun! Do it again!

[@henryzhang6122]

Beautiful video!! Love it!

[@linh6360]

that's the sound of joy 🙏

[@holahola1109]

Fantastic video, thanks very much

[@karstenj.7311]

Good video. I dont know where this TOP 35 list comes from. I wont agree with this list at all. Anyway, it's not important. Since this video has to do with sounds, it's worth playing the shutter sound of Konica Hexar AF, particularly in silent mode. I thought people was boasting it but when I had the camera in hand, I really didn't notice I had pressed the shutter before I checked the film counter. Pentax ME super is a good camera, cheap and abundant but probably not as classic as LX and MX. Like OM-1, Pentax MX has air damper which reduce vibration. The winding of the FM2 does feel great. G2 sound is actually quite crisp but winding motor is noisy.

[@quillsensations2518]

PENTAX K1000 You forgot the most important one. The camera more people learned to be good photographers!

[@alejandroarredondo1997]

I own a few film cameras. I was hoping at least one of them to show up on this list. Down to the last ones and finally did!!! Canon AE-1!!! Got it for 20$ at a local pawn shop

[@Cameraville]

Wow nice 😊

[@miinaemad749]

Damn you're lucky,managed to get a zenit 122 with helios 44/2 58mm for 50 bucks the other week

[@SesjaZen]

Love it! Year of first hitting market would be great

[@rascalhusky8129]

Contax is the film camera make I would choose, Japanese body and German lenses. Unbeatable. Swiss ALPHA also a interesting and we'll made . I had a Russian Zorki, it was a poorly designed copy of a leica M camera . The lenses were ok but that's as far as it went .

[@urbanimage]

Speaking as someone who bought a new Canon AE-1 back in 1977 I'm always surprised to see that it is so popular today. It's not a bad camera, but it's not really a great camera. I do still have mine though.

[@loui.e0241]

i personally prefer my old canon f1

[@GenVirtu]

I've own a Contax G1, canon AE-1 program. Sold both. I still have my Nikon F3 and a Nikon F100. No more film cameras. Unless I can get a Leica M6 with a good 35mm lens at a great price.

[@quite1enough]

I wish all asmr videos were like this

[@alexabadi7458]

Did you make that video before the Nikon F6 was release ? ;o)

[@Jordan-yp2rp]

Glad to see my om-1 here. First time I see the Nikonos: weird camera !

[@drparham]

That crazy #8!!! 😎

[@laurentsallandre6794]

Magnifique, que des merveilles et un classement parfois étonnant :-)

[@robinj.9329]

Some very Kool cameras! I own just a few of these.

[@aui101]

That's a very nice collection! Congratulations! I have only 9 of them. But I'm missing Rollei 35 ;-)

[@ZippyDChimp-mr1tf]

How are the Yashicamat, Bronica ETRs1, Hasselblads , Mamiya RZ67 and 7, Pentax 67II, 6x7 and Rolleiflex 35mm cameras? Otherwise, great list.

[@Stego86]

gotta catch em all

[@VeloBandit_]

1. first place --- Canon EOS 300x (EOS Rebel T2) ,(EOS Kiss 7), the best camera under $ 100, the latest film camera produced in 2004 with the latest technology, for me this is the first place in terms of price and performance and works with the new lenses of the canon (EF Lens Mount) , 7 point autofocus , 3 frame per second, the best advantage is that the film is wound completely out of the roll before the first photo and when you shoot it retracts back into the roll if you accidentally open the camera you will lose only the last photo

[@marktuyet]

Nice collection 👍

[@curtischen8440]

Love this method....just cameras and facts

[@jensknappe2485]

My favourites of this collection are the Pentax ME super (small SLR, lightweight, very good lenses, very bright viewfinder) and the Canon FTb (much more reliable than Canon AE1/A1, i can recommend it)

[@brooklynbummer]

Owned five of the cameras shown, all were fun to use.

[@Donald666]

The yashica t3 was in most searched on google but the t4/t5 isn’t ?- yet people regard it one of the good 35 film cameras ?, where can I find the list ?

[@ryan2stix]

Rad, nice to see the pentax ME in there, still my go to!

[@rascalhusky8129]

Very good educational video. Thanks but there was no Nikon f or a Rollie 35 , Or a Russian Zorky and finally a Swiss Alpha camera . Contax in my eyes are the best German lens and a Japanese body , hard to beat .

[@dukenukem5768]

There was never a Nikon F1. There was an F, F2, F3, F4 ... Canon had an F-1. I don't know why these makers had to play on the same letter.

[@caldera878]

@@dukenukem5768 Canon basically copied Nikon's homework, the Nikon F2 and hope to capitalize on the "F" naming convention that made the Nikon F famous. Amazed that Nikon didn't go after Canon for their name.

[@rascalhusky8129]

@@dukenukem5768 you are dead right , my mistake .

[@elicarranzasanchez752]

Great job, thank you.

[@Cameraville]

Next time show through the viewfinder of all of them. Also 4K 👏

Really cool video, thumbs up. That said, to be honest, there are so many great film cameras out there it should have been a top 100. I would have put the Pentax MX and the Bronica SQ. Also the Rollei SL66. And what about large format? I waited for a Linhof in the top ten, too bad! So many great cameras out there!

[@pancakelens75]

I’m surprised the Contax 139 Quartz wasn’t on the list. What a sweet little camera

[@marshalltravis3217]

The film advance of the Pentax 67 sounds like a rifle bolt action,,,,😳❤️

[@carmenfissenden2530]

What Fuji lacks is small lenses for light bodies and affordable throughout the range. Their kit is excellent by the way. Olympus has really great lenses , but they are getting larger and as expensive . Now that is a pity . So, why choose MDT? Well, in a word ‘small ‘. Get a em10 and a range of affordable prime lenses and a couple of zooms and you can do just about anything . For myself , I choose the em10 mk2 over all the options I had as I wanted only a couple of lenses that I could stick in a billinham bag and travel light. For everything else , I have my phone. You see, I produce one photo book once a year. I do not want to spend too long on post processing and I want to enjoy my very little free time to enjoy taking photos I want to keep. For me, I take my inspiration from photographers like Jane Brown . One camera and one lens. Look at the back of your hand to gage exposure and away you go. Fill the frame with your subject and tell a story . Sounds easy ha ha. Well, know your camera and you can make great images . Use your eyes and feet . Any camera can do that . But, if you like small and a range of light and affordable lenses , then MFT may work for you. Don’t worry what others think and don’t act like a sheep. When somebody sees a picture they like they don’t care about what the camera was or the lens you used. Just get out there and take pictures . For some of us we want small and affordable little packages. The camera is after all a tool, but if we enjoy the tool then that can inspire us to greatness lol. I always loved 5x4 or 6x7 gear, but I am not going to carry that with me anywhere . But the photos from are just beautiful . Cameras are suffering from the influence of camera phones. But the camera can do more . So , ask yourself this . What tool will enable you to take pictures that are not snaps ? Are you going to just build a library of data images or do you want to turn those in to pictures? Good! Get the tool that is right for you and use it to make pictures to put in frames or a book. Your channel is provoking and entertaining - keep it up.

[@ChristopherMichaelR]

For the Pentax Me, you can actually use it with no battery at 1/125s

[@ericsondmd]

Lucky to have own one that belongs to the list. OM-1

[@FinalManaTrigger]

It's kinda sad, but I've owned most of these, and just within the last 10 years. GAS is a terrible thing.

[@Fatih-xl7yn]

Canon A-1 > Canon AE-1 !!

[@rashrixie5025]

Facts

[@krwawystasio]

A-1 has too much electronics, which don't age well. Most used "untested" A-1 bodies on the market are faulty. Most AE-1 are working. I've sold hundreds of those cameras. A-1 is more advanced but is prone to issues with the meter, shutter, slow speeds etc. that's why they sell so cheap. AE-1 occasionally has a problems with shutter release electromagnet, rarely with light meter. It's a solid camera. AE-1 Program is even better IMO

[@ss2629]

Shhh

[@aarontimm]

@@caldera878 that doesn't even matter dude

[@WaitAMinute1989]

My next Canon will be the AE-1 in black.

[@_giand]

Tbh u missin hasselblad xpan. That is one hell of a film camera

[@maxmonat]

Contax RX? This thing is a beast!

[@anderssonavila5018]

It's awesome and beautifull video but, There's no one Minolta camera ?

[@praststyo9801]

wheres the nikon "F3" series........? the legendary and long production camera

[@rpenguin12345]

Since I also have a Nikon FE2 could I ask what type of lens that is? Is it heavy? Cause I use a 35mm and it does seem heavy to me :)

[@joespag26]

The best film camera I ever owned was a Canon AE-1 Program !

[@MikeLikesChannel]

Proud owner of a Yashica 12 and a Oly Mju II :)

[@caoileeleazar]

Im just wandering if these camera companies/brands will start making again this beautiful cameras but in digital! Amazing!!!!

[@bendelandesful]

LeicaM3 Mamiya 7 And a reflex not shown here: nikon FA.

[@kevykev555]

Good list. Makes sense to me even tho I'm a Nikonian

[@dennislarson9560]

It is too bad that the very good film for these cameras are not being produced anymore. I love Fujinon 400 and Agfa 25 slide film.

[@Mc007Queen]

You didn't show mine , the PENTAX MX ? , consider the best PENTAX camera out of all all the 35mm models

[@bucktooth249]

Wait what’s the camera in the cover photo of the video

[@Georgiaboy_]

The perfect video for a film nerd right now. Is this in order?

[@Georgiaboy_]

Kamerastore ah okay! I’m shocked my first camera and still the main one I use isn’t on there, the K1000.

[@7thvenom]

I own the Leica M3 M5,Mamiya 67,Nikon F3,Yashica GSN Electro but I do not understand why the Asahi Pentax AP is not on here.It is made as good if not better than my Leica m3 it is pure precision and beauty a work of art.....the sexiest camera I own

[@okimanzukuri5440]

There are some errors (misinformation) in the video. #30 Rolleiflex does not use a Zeiss Heidosmat lens for taking pictures, that one is only used for composing #28 Nikon F3 does not require batteries for all operations, 1/80s and B can be used without batteries #11 Nikonos V does not require batteries for all operations, 1/90s and B are controlled mechanically #10 Nikon FE2 similarly can use 1/250s and B without batteries That is all I could find ...

[@kevinjames1480]

I wonder if you considered putting the Canon F,1, Canon 1N, Canon 1Nrs, Canon T90, Nikon F4, Nikon FE, Nikon N90, Contax RTS, Contax RTS III, Contax AX, or did you only include cameras that you own in your top 35 film cameras?

[@dukenukem5768]

Clearly, when he shows an empty pair of hands (like @2:00) he does _not_ own one.

[@maciekphotos7692]

3 out of 4 cameras I own made the list. Pity I didn't see Pentax LX which in my opinion is one of the best 35mm SLR's ever made. The rest were ME Super, OM-1n and the mighty 6x7 :)

[@Cameraville]

Yep Pentax LX is one of the best for sure.

[@dukenukem5768]

The Pentax 6x7 was effectively in there twice!

[@RK-rf8rc]

No Voigtlander Bessa R's? Bought one the other week and it's by far the nicest camera I've used so far, apart from the Hasselblad 500CM.

[@RK-rf8rc]

@@Kamerastore Update on my Bessa R thoughts - still love the handling and pretty much everything else about it, but noticed the rangefinder alignment does go out of sync easily :( I read that's a common problem with them.

[@obscuragraffitica]

No x-pan? :( Cool video though

[@thejohnandpeter]

No Minoltas on the line?

[@ericfoiering3893]

I own the yashica electro 35 and it’s a wonder

[@메모장-n7l]

"MASTER DONT CARE BOUT GEAR" [pinhole user]

[@StreetGrain]

mmmmmmmm these are quite debatable. Also no mention of Minolta

[@EduardoMendozaPhoto]

Please the 2nd 35!!!!

[@FuriosusD06]

eeeh contax AX ? also, using the F3 without batteries . . .;)

[@krzysztofrejczak3921]

Wait... Where is PENTACON SIX with sonnar 180 2.8 ???

[@leomadnesss]

wait wait wait.. any GW690III or GA645zi ?

[@fatwoul]

4m30s - you put the Hasselblad dark slide in backwards.

[@jimbroen]

Given their historical importance, its sad to see that the Kodak Brownie and the Nikon F are not included.

[@GONZOFAM7]

Cool video. I wasn't surprised that leica was number one. I own a Pentax MX, Program Plus, Yashica 635 TLR and FX-2. It's nice to see that Pentax and Yashica were well searched in 2019. I'm really glad I bought my lenses before they blow up in price.

[@armandopierregauland5316]

Where are the Minoltas????

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

Minolta TC-1, Contax T3, Minox 35ML, Rollei 35SE, Minolta alpha

[@lorenzonora8961]

No minolta?

[@wulf3345]

Topcon RE Super? Alpa 9? Nikon F2? Rollei 35?