35mm Film Camera reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 162 Reddit reviews across 9 subreddits and 23 posts to rank the best 35mm Film Camera brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/photography, r/AnalogCommunity, r/Cameras, r/filmphotography, r/35mm. Top-rated brands include Nikon (4.4/5), Canon (4.5/5), Pentax (4.6/5).

Stats

Reviews162

Subreddits9

Posts23

Brands22

Products92

Top communities

r/photography90 r/AnalogCommunity35 r/Cameras17 r/filmphotography7 r/35mm6

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Nikon

4.4

(44)

"I had a Nikon f100 and it was solid and simple. Good metering. I'd recommend it"

"Any Nikon for sure. If I had to choose one body, I'd go with either an F2 or FM2."

"The Nikon F3HP has the best eye-level viewfinder for glasses wearers in a 35mm SLR."

"It is amazing in every way. It is my goto film camera. The meter is amazing."

"Solid camera"

"I absolutely adore my Nikon FE and FE2. Smooth operation and fairly reasonable price."

"Nikon F2!"

"The Nikon F100 is modern, rugged, and offers both manual and auto operation, making it a great choice for photographers."

"The Nikon F5 is a professional 35mm camera, comparable to the D3/D4 series."

"The F100 works seamlessly with Nikon DSLRs like the D800, providing versatility."

Canon

4.5

(40)

"I’m a beginner and have the Canon AE-1 and loving it so far."

"They're pretty hard to beat!"

"Second this, I picked an EOS 5, works well with an adapter."

"I’d get a canon ae 1 or a Nikon fm, you’ll have plenty of lens to pick up."

"With a plastic-mount lens like the EF 50mm II it comes in under 500g."

"I recommend the Canon EOS 300 or 500N. It has autoexposure and autofocus for easy handling."

"It's so light and simple with plenty of lens options."

"If you want a manual / analog film camera, I would say the Canon AE-1."

"My most favorite film camera to date. Affordable and quality photos comes out of it!"

"The Canon A-1 is a fantastic camera with great options."

Pentax

4.6

(28)

"Much like an OM1, but better range of affordable lenses and takes regular silver oxide batteries."

"The K1000 is an iconic camera with a lot of great affordable K mount lenses available."

"Pentax K1000."

"Pentax MX is mechanical and their lenses are decent."

"If you want to go vintage, then may I suggest taking a look at the Pentax Spotmatic series."

"They are dirt cheap and really good."

"It's just the perfect camera. A lot of great glass to back that body up as well."

"Pentax K1000 is the classic, but a Nikon FM or FM2 would work just as well."

"A Pentax K1000 is the standard recommendation."

"Bloody love it!"

Minolta

4.4

(17)

"Picked up a Minolta riva zoom 90 for 20$ and it’s giving superior image quality."

"The Minolta Autocord is a great value TLR, excellent condition can be found for around $300."

"Perfect in the hand, solid pro body, matrix metering plus customizable settings, amazing flash system, and the fastest mechanical shutter of 1/12000 of a second."

"All mechanical, great metering, lenses are still affordable."

"It's solid, cheap and I prefer its focusing system over a Nikon."

"I have a Minolta X-700 that works fantastic and I bought off ebay for $30."

"Great camera, great glass (if you get the Minolta brand lenses), all manual."

"40 year old cameras still going strong."

"The Minolta Rokkor lenses are awesome and can be picked up for almost nothing now."

"I used a Minolta XG-M for a long time."

Olympus

4.8

(8)

"The Olympus OM10 is cheap, easy to find, and straightforward to use, making it ideal for beginners."

"Olympus has some of the best glass out there. The OM series is beautifully designed, small, lightweight, with very easy to use controls."

"That is frickin' amazing."

"The OM-4 metering is better than the crappy Matrix system which is now ubiquitous. It adjusts your exposure while the shutter is open."

"The OM-1MD and OM-2n are both excellent cameras."

"Cheap and cheerful glass, built well, huge 97%, .92x viewfinder (pretty much the best in 35mm SLRs). Oh and a quiet shutter and less mirror slap."

"The Olympus AF-10 is pretty inexpensive, small and fully automatic."

"The viewfinder is really nice even with glasses, and the aperture priority feature makes it easy to use."

Yashica

4.6

(5)

"Look in particular for the FX-3, which is all manual and beautifully minimalist."

"It always feels special in my hands."

"The Yashica Electro is also a simple machine that delivers excellent results."

"The Yashica Electro 35 is easy to use and has a convenient rewind lever."

"Praktica has M42 bodies, as well as some older Yashicas I think."

Leica

5.0

(2)

"My favorite 35mm camera of all time is the Leica M6."

"Reliable, durable and absolutely no electronics to go bad ever."

2.0

(1)

"Inexpensive and fully manual, but not widely recommended."

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