What are the benefits of film SLR cameras?

Recommended film SLR cameras

Contax G2

The Contax G2 represents the essence of the Carl Zeiss 135 camera and has always been used as the best choice in the 135 rangefinder system. A classic model, although Contax was short-lived and sadly passed away in the digital wave, it still left behind many commendable cameras and lenses, and G2 is one of them.

Contax G2 has improved many shortcomings of G1, especially in terms of autofocus. G2’s autofocus speed is much faster than G1. In addition, the maximum shutter speed has been increased to 1/6000s, the flash sync speed has been increased to 1/200s, the film winding speed has also been increased from 2 frames/second of G1 to 4 frames/second, etc. Therefore, although the second-hand price of G1 is nearly 2,000 yuan cheaper than G2, I think G2 is more practical and worth buying.

Contax T3

Contax T series cameras are designed by Porsche, a famous German sports car and design company, in the spirit of "small, light, easy to carry, compact, and provide The product concept of high-precision shooting was first launched in 1984 with the Contax T, followed by the Contax T2 in 1990. Both cameras achieved great success in the market, with total sales of more than 220,000 units, so Contax launched The Contax T3 was launched in February 2001.

Unlike the Sonnar T* 38mm F2.8 lens of T and T2, T3 uses the new Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 lens, which has excellent contrast and resolution, with almost no edges. Distortion, vivid color reproduction, and soft detail performance are comparable to any of the best 35mm lenses in the world. Another important improvement of the T3 is that the maximum shutter speed has been increased to 1/1200s, which is almost twice as fast as other compact cameras.

As one of the best top-end compact cameras in the world, the T3 has naturally been favored by countless professional photographers, and its price has naturally increased. Even now, the second-hand price of 90% new T3 is still more than 4,000 yuan, which clearly shows its charm.

Leica MP

In 2003, Leica launched the MP to replace the discontinued M6. The full name of MP is "Mechanical Perfection", which means "perfect machinery". In fact, as early as 1956, a batch of M series camera models marked MP appeared on the market. The number was only a few hundred units. Most of them were collected by collectors, and very few photographers were willing to use them.

This new MP is considered to be the pinnacle product of 35mm mechanical cameras. It goes against the trend of digitalization and automation. It uses a purely mechanical shutter structure and can be used without relying on batteries. It has various Everything that needs to move is extremely reliable and smooth. In addition, the MP has canceled the red Leica round mark on the front of the fuselage, making it look very low-key. This is also the result of following the wishes of the majority of Leica players, and is very suitable for "street sweeping". Of course, it is not as good as the M6 ??and M7 in terms of flashiness.