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Owning one means you’ll have your hands on a piece of history, but history that will last (the handmade German engineering that defines Leica includes precious care and various quality control checks).

Leica M6 cameras still sell for a lot of money, and the lenses can rack up an even more costly price tag in the long run. So when you’re pondering lens options, remember to tell your friends to fix their hair, because you’ll be getting quite close. The cameras themselves are designed for documentary and photojournalistic work, and most people don’t reach for lengths beyond 50mm. The M6 included frame lines for lenses as wide as 28mm - which many rangefinder aficionados clamor for. Not only that but reading the meter became simplistic, as the LED arrows in the viewfinder conveyed the over-or -underexposure.

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It became one of the first full M cameras to include a working built-in light meter while keeping the size down (the Leica CL could also attest to this claim, but it lacked the feature set the Leica M5 included a meter built-in, but physically towered over every other M camera made). When the Leica M6 appeared, many people thought it was one of the most perfect M cameras ever made. Leica cameras list among those coveted by many and owned by few. Battery type: 55-volt silver oxide battery (2x).(This is why rangefinders are often referred to as the original 'mirrorless' cameras.) They're a little more difficult to use, but take the same 35mm film as SLRs. They get their name from the 'rangefinder' focusing method of focusing - you turn a ring to align two overlapping images of your subject and get them in focus - and there are no mirrors involved like with SLRs. Rangefinders are the go-to cameras for street photography because of their compact size, wider lens and quiet shutter. Still, the pure technology behind the feature is something that should be rekindled in today’s world. The feature also only worked if you held the camera landscape style - which meant it was perfect for your Grandpa photographing you terrorizing your sister in the backyard. But those wearing glasses couldn’t use it, which inevitably brought back horrible memories of “four-eyes” taunts. The user could use their pupil movements for focus and other features like depth of field preview by simply looking at the top left corner of the viewfinder.

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The film predecessor to the 5D series of cameras earns a place in the revolutionary cameras database for including this feature.

Rounding out this list is the Canon EOS A2, which was the first camera to have what some photographers still yearn for: eye-controlled autofocus. These cameras can be very pricey but usually stay under $1,000, which is much more affordable compared to an M-Mount Leica 35mm f2 lens. Thankfully, there is a built-in light meter, so judging exposures is a cinch.

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The camera comes with its caveats though manual controls are a bit cumbersome. In English, this means it is perfectly aimed at the street photography audience.Ĭouple this with the quiet shutter and film advance, and you’ve got a load of reasons why the Hexar AF was (and still is) a cult classic. Sprinkle some magical autofocus capabilities onto said lens and attach it to a compact camera body - you’ve got yourself a camera that can live in the inside pocket of your 1968 Vintage Bomber jacket. The lens, a 35mm f2, rumor has it, was an exact copy of the Leica 35mm f2 Summicron for M mount cameras without the nosebleed price. So how did a point-and-shoot become a cult classic? However, many may refer to it as a point-and-shoot. The Hexar AF can arguably be called a fixed-lens, autofocus rangefinder.