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Looking at the Hasselblad 500 C/M now, it's hard to believe this camera design first arrived in 1957. Probably! Also, see our complete history of medium format film cameras (opens in new tab).

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For pro photographers, medium format cameras were the standard, large format was for 'expensive' clients, and 35mm was for amateurs. This might have been a twin-lens camera like a Mamiya C330 or a medium format SLR like a Hasselblad 500 C/M.

#Olympus film camera 35mm professional#

If you asked any professional photographer in the 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s which was the best film camera, they would have said a medium format camera. This isn't a camera for capturing great artistry, but for capturing memories with ease, this is certainly a fantastic option.įull review: Canon AF35ML (opens in new tab)įind the Canon AF35ML on eBAY US (opens in new tab)įind the Canon AF35ML on eBay UK (opens in new tab) Best used medium format film cameras It also outputs clean and consistent photos, and with a wide f/1.9 aperture lens and built-in flash, it makes it great to take out at night as well. While this isn’t the coolest camera to come out of the film era, it has a unique following of its own. The Canon AF35ML is a cheap and cheerful 35mm film camera for taking some quick snapshots without having to do all that much work. Rangefinders more often than not also have a fixed lens, while this limits their versatility, the lenses that are given to rangefinders are often premium lenses with excellent optics to counterbalance their fixed nature. To compensate, rangefinder cameras move their viewfinder to the top corner, although this does not offer as large and clear a view as a through-the-lens viewfinder on an SLR. Rangefinder cameras are often more compact offerings than SLR cameras, with no mirror box, they can reduce the internal space and size of the camera. Used Nikon FM2 deals on .uk (opens in new tab) Best rangefinder 35mm film camera

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Read our full Nikon FM2 review (opens in new tab) – affordable for amateurs and loved by pros Its 1/4000sec top shutter speed and tough copper-aluminum-silicon alloy body made it sought after amongst pros, not just enthusiasts.

It used a vertical metal shutter rather than the horizontal rubberized cloth shutters in most rival DLRs but it was fully mechanical so the FM2 could work without a battery – this was only needed for the internal light meter. If you think the current Nikon Df looks good, you need to pick up an FM2. But its handsome looks and its reputation for longevity and durability drew lots of fans and kept it in production right up until 2001. The Nikon FM2 came out at a time when other makers were bringing out smaller, cheaper SLRs and new electronic controls, so it seemed a bit of a throwback even then.