Hey Ya'll, How's your week going? Me? Pretty good. Today I want to talk about what my favorite camera is to shoot with. Now I am very lucky I have many cameras accumulated during my years of photography from film to digital and out of all of the camera's I have I have a couple that I would call my favorite. They are not necessarily my best camera's or my newest. They are not even the ones that I would take on a big trip. But they are fun to shoot. And that's the most important thing I think is that they are fun to shoot. That's why we do photography because it's fun and a great way to experience life. First we'll talk about film camera's because film and digital are different animals.

Film Camera's. I have been shooting my own film camera's from the mid 1970's and have had and accumulated quite a few camera's. My first camera in film was the Pentax K1000. This is the camera that I learned basic photography on. Nice and simple the only thing that wasn't mechanical was the meter in it that was powered by batteries. I have shot 110 camera's for family stuff but to tell you the truth the ones I used were like toys and didn't take very good photo's. 35mm has been my standard for years and I have just got into 120 medium format film. My favorite film camera is a 35mm and cost me just 120 dollars. It's the Canon Canonet QL17 GIII. It came out in the 1972 and is a range finder camera. It is known as the poor man's Leica.  It focus is quick and precise. The QL in the name stands for quick loading which it is and easy to load. It can shoot in Shutter priority and will not shoot if you are way out of whack with your settings. It will shoot in manual. And it is a very handsome camera. I have got nothing but great photo's out of it. It has a 40mm fixed lens with a maximum aperture of f1/1.7. My runner up is a Canon Demi EE17 which is a 1966 camera that shoots half frame 35mm. It is a sexy camera and the only thing that kept it my top spot is that it uses zone focusing so sometimes you get out of focus shots. If it had the same focusing as the Canonet it would be #1. But the Canonet Ql17 GIII is my favorite film camera to shoot.

Digital Camera's. From my first digital camera a Kodak point and shoot I have gone through many camera's. From High end professional models to consumer camera's. Some were more fun to shoot than others. I have shot Simi professional with high end cameras and as an amateur like I am now with consumer and of course I use my phone like everyone else. Let me start out by saying that my phone isn't my favorite digital camera although it does get great photo's when needed. I have shot all different sensor sizes and have enjoyed all of them. Most of my photo's in my website are shot in crop sensor (APSC) sized. I am shooting full frame sensor Sony's now as my main camera's and love the results I get from them and they go with me when I travel for photography trips. With all of the lenses that come with them. My favorite camera to shoot and the one that I use the most isn't a full frame or a crop sensor camera. Its smaller. Now I have camera that will shoot under water and if you count GoPros ones that will clip onto things for unique shots and even shoot video's. But it's not those camera's also. The thing that makes it the most favorite for meIs the mobility of this little camera. It can fit in my pocket or around my neck and hardly is noticed. I purchased this little camera to go to Washington DC with my wife. I wanted a camera that I wouldn't be consumed by while with her. So she wouldn't have to wait on me fumbling with lenses or settings. It's a perfect travel companion and goes with me on almost every trip. It's so versatile that I use it as a backup to my bigger Sony's when I travel. It's the Canon Powershot G7XII which came out in 2016. It has a 24-100mm full frame equivalent lens at f1.8-2.8. It has a 1" sensor at 20megapixels. Its articulating screen is also a touch screen and can easily move focus with a touch of the finger. I have it set up so it will accept 52mm filters like a polarizer and ND filter. It also has an electronic ND filter that you can use. It shoots in Manual and all of the other modes that my larger cameras do. Is it perfect? No but it is my favorite. It goes with me almost anywhere for the just in case photo's. Are other camera's better ? You bet but this one is fun. When I take my big trips this year it will be right beside me. When I went to South Dakota it was there for shots in the car and in towns. I didn't carry my big camera for town walks just this little point and shoot.

How funny is it that even though I am a devoted Sony shooter my favorite camera's to shoot are both Canon. Digital and Film. LOL Both of these cameras are point and shoot camera's and I don't have to mess with bringing extra lenses and gear when I'm out and about with these cameras. What are your favorite camera's to shoot? Camera's are very personal things and I suspect there will be all sorts of answers to that question. Well that's it for me this week until next, Get out and Shoot. With your favorite.

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