The 1600 was a great high ASA film.
It’s still my favourite “modern” emulsion as it has a beautiful tone curve and amazing dynamic range if developed properly.
The ‘because we can’ high-end F6 and the entry-level, manual just about everything FM10. (Though I think the current FM10 may be made by others under licence.)
I think Voigtländer may still make a 35mm rangefinder, too.
As far as I know, the F6 is the last one still in production.
Incidentally, Cosina also made the rangefinder I’d dub the Leica M7.5 - the Zeiss Ikon-branded ZM. Wonderful camera.
As far as rangefinders go, the ZM IMHO is the one to beat, in close competition with the Contax G2. (Autofocus! In a rangefinder!)
https://www.reddotforum.com/content/2018/05/leica-m7-film-ca...
All that remains are the purely mechanical Leica MP and M-A film cameras, plus many digital cameras of course.
If the ISO dial on the back were metal and not plastic, it may well be perfect. I’ve heard of people switching out the dial from older M4/5/6s.
Source: I have one.
- F6 used are about $800, generally in very good condition because anyone using the camera for work would have used an F5.
- F100 which is 90% the same as the F6 in both appearance and function is $200 used.
- F5, Nikon's last "professional" film SLR is $200 used
- F80, a piece of plastic molded to look like an F100 (but nearly identical functionally) can be had for <$50. I got mine in a ¥1 start auction. Final price: ¥1
from here things start to less predictable thanks to people who want a sweet manual camera and collectors. Manual cameras run anything from $100~$500+ depending on their condition. The best deals right now are Nikon FE and FM (not FE2,FM2) and Nikkormats.
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