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Film SLR Anonymous
sorry for starting another gear thread but i'm looking for a cheep small/ compact 35mm film SLR and i don't really know where to start looking, suggestions would be appreciated

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>> Anonymous
How cheap? What do you want to do with it? Do you want something with some automatic controls, or fully manual...etc. etc..
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
Comedy option: Olympus Pen F series - it takes 35mm film, but only uses half the frame, giving 72 shots with a 36 exposure roll. Really tiny too.

Seriously: Olympus OM series, Nikon FG, Pentax MX. All are manual focus and mostly manual exposure - a few should have aperture priority.

Honestly a compact SLR isn't even that compact (unless it's a Pen), so you might as well broaden your choices by going for a bigger one. That lets you use Nikon's old pro gear (F2/F3) or semipro gear (FM/FE) and Canon's stuff.
>> Anonymous
>>185930
Isn't the Pentax LX supposed to be a really small pro SLR, like the Olympus OM-x series? (I've never seen one, but I've heard that.)
>> Anonymous
>>185988
Yeah, but they're both still too big to fit into your pocket.

I'd say go for an Olympus OM-2n.
>> Anonymous
I have an OM-10 and it's pretty awesome.
>> Anonymous
the only slr that really qualifies as tiny is the olympus pen-f and it isnt cheap
a pentax LX or any of the M series is pretty small with a pancake lens, probably small enough to fit in most jacket pockets
if you want small you're alot better off getting a rangefinder instead
>> Anonymous
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This is your only option.
>> Anonymous
get the Leica
>> Anonymous
Bessas might be an option, dont know how tiny they really are though
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
>>186049
OP didn't say anything about pocketable.

>>186095
Honestly a proper system rangefinder (Leica M, Bessa R) isn't that small either. My OM-1 is smaller than my Canon 7, not including the little prism hump - but then RF lenses tend to be much smaller, and are potentially collapsible.

>>186103
Actually a Leica CL would be an excellent non-trolling option if small is the priority.

>>186132
They're not.
>> Anonymous
Is there any PANCAKE lenses available for Olympus OM cameras?
>> Anonymous
>>186211
Olympus 40mm f/2. But it's usually fucking overpriced on the second hand market for some elusive reason.
>> Anonymous
>>186214

Thanks.

Some other small lenses are mentioned in this thread: http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00FPQk
>> Anonymous
>>186211
>>186216

Samefag asking again:
Is there any wideangle lenses available ? My dad has got an OM-2, and I'm thinking of actually putting it to use.
>> Anonymous
Get an Olympus OM-1 with the 50mm that most come with
>> Anonymous
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>>186227
Of course, there are, and many of them.
>> Anonymous
My dads OM-2 has a 50mm, probably the same as the one you're talking about because It's the smallest one I've seen.

Can't imagine the pancakes being much smaller.
>> VF-19
Pentax MX is a good choice. It's small, and with a bit of searching, can be had for cheap. A Pentax ME Super is also an excellent choice, as it is about the size of the MX. If you find the M series to be too small for your hands, look at either the K series (the KX is a bigger version of the MX with mirror lockup), or even one of the later Pentax models.
>> Anonymous
>>186167
after doing some reading i have decided that a rangefinder would probably be best, Leica M and Bessa R look like they would be great however they are a bit to pricey. I'm wondering if there are any similar cameras that are substantially cheeper. I'm looking to spend about $ 100 CAD or less
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
>>186227
OM 35/2.8 is pretty small. Not quite as small as the 50/1.8 but it'll do.

>>186479
Save up your money I guess. Or hope you get lucky with a Russian camera (maybe a Fed-2) on eBay. Maybe one of the fixed lens RFs would be possible, but prices on those are skyrocketing lately.