Canon 1Ds2, and 1D2n. Nothing better, in terms of image and AF, but I will admit the newer 1D bodies do have better ergonomics and batteries. I also still have my first DSLR, a 10D, which while sluggish by today's standards, has a lovely film-like image quality.
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You are telling me about the NP-E3s 🙂. I only use manual focus glass, so the batteries last a bit longer, but I am still blown away by how much Canon still wants for these old batteries. The LP-E4s are better in everyway AND cheaper..
dlubis
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Lenmar NP-E3's can be had on amazon.com for <$30 each. They fit perfectly, work at least as well as the OEM Canon, and have a 3-year warranty. I've got 4 that are ~2 years old, and they're still working as well as when they were new. I can often get 800 clicks in a day without killing a battery, with AF glass, but little to no chimping.
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Vudoo
macrumors 6502a
wilsonlaidlaw
macrumors 6502
Leicas for the last 50 years
Here are the four cameras I use most, from right to left:
Leica IIF with 50/f2 Summitar bought by my father in 1953
Leica M4 with 35/f1.4 ASPH Summilux - body was my 21st present in 1967 but I had to work 60 hours a week all through my summer vacation to buy a lens.
Leica M8 with 75/f2.5 Summarit bought in 2006
Leica M9 with 28/35/50 f4 Tri Elmar bought in 2009
I also have a 1954 Contax IIA, a 1938 Leica model II, a Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR and a Minox C 8 x 11mm "spy camera" plus various other oddities, like stereo cameras, plate cameras etc.
Here are the four cameras I use most, from right to left:
Leica IIF with 50/f2 Summitar bought by my father in 1953
Leica M4 with 35/f1.4 ASPH Summilux - body was my 21st present in 1967 but I had to work 60 hours a week all through my summer vacation to buy a lens.
Leica M8 with 75/f2.5 Summarit bought in 2006
Leica M9 with 28/35/50 f4 Tri Elmar bought in 2009
I also have a 1954 Contax IIA, a 1938 Leica model II, a Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR and a Minox C 8 x 11mm "spy camera" plus various other oddities, like stereo cameras, plate cameras etc.
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vitzr
macrumors 68030
What a gorgeous collection of very fine, historic beauties. Not only are they all quite stellar, but you have a wonderful array of models.
True professional cameras, obviously well maintained, my hats off to you. 🙂
amazing, though rarely seen. Rarely on some shelves and almost not present on the streets - glad to see someone shoots with this great camera!
peskaa
macrumors 68020
I just...ugh. I love my M7 TTL, but really want an M9. That said, why do you retain the M8, as the M9 is simply far better?
wilsonlaidlaw
macrumors 6502
It usually sits on my Visoflex III reflex converter, for use with longer lenses or bellows and Elmar 65 macro lens for the archival copying service, that I do for small museums. Also when I am on a general photo shoot, I will often have a 35mm or 24mm lens on the M9 and a 50mm on the M8 (effective lens length 67mm), which gives me a nice spread, without having to fiddle about changing lenses.
Although in general the M9 is better than the M8, strangely enough the two areas that the M8 is better are white balance and exposure accuracy. Even though I always take in DNG/RAW, I have to do less correction on the M8 images than the M9. If you have taken say 300 shots in a day's shooting, that matters.
Hopefully we will get this sorted out with firmware upgrades. Leica now uses some us Leica user forum regular posters as firmware beta testers and certainly by this means, we have virtually eliminated the "Italian Flag" syndrome on wider lenses (red vignetting to left and green to right).