Hey photo friends, Erik here. I recently stumbled upon Photography Monthly’s article on “The 50 Greatest Cameras of All Time”. I was a little surprised that my beloved Olympus E-P3 didn’t make their list, but I put together this little collection of some of my other favorites with some bits of information about them for your perusal.
And whoa are there some doozies in there. The list is fascinating, lots of history and indications of the future. Click thru the gallery tabs above to see the rest of the cameras and then let us know what your favorites are – whether they’re on the list or not. Commentary? Why do you love em? Inquiring minds want to know…
They looked right over a real game changing camera that introduced millions of people to an SLR camera for the first time, the Canon AE-1 This camera is definitely more significant in the history of cameras than say the Pentax K20 – no disrespect to Pentax enthusiasts ( I owned and used Pentax cameras including the 6X7).
Best Regards, Ron
My true love was the NIKON FE2. Like my Nikon D7000 now, but why all those obsolete options, as Live View, Movie Mode, Scene mode, HDR. Why no aperture ring on the lenses?
I would have added the Canon A-1 (first good camera with multiple exposure priority modes), the old Konica 35mm SLR’s for their durability and price, the Koni-Omega cameras (that the Mamiya 7 was based on) for rapid shooting of medium format. oh, and in digital: the Coolpix 900/950 for realizing a camera didn’t need to be a box.
I’m glad the original Olympus Pen is on there… I have a Pen-F I found at a flea market for 3 dollars that works like a champ. Just when I washed my hands of film (so I thought)… finding that Pen-F was magical.