![]() Together with their abundant selections of optics and all manner of gadgetry, the top-of-line Nikon, Canon and Leica cameras have been widely considered the best in 35mm film photography. Features in Common The three flagship models are equipped to enable excellence in most photographic situations. The Nikon F6 is a more versatile and lighter redesign of the F5 that pioneered the most advanced autoexposure system available, engineered for accuracy in extreme or peculiar lighting conditions where other cameras would fall short. The Leica R9 provides ultimate finessing of manual with automatic controls to a precision of 0.1 f-stop (in multi-pattern metering), and is arguably the most user-friendly of the three cameras. Canon has led in technology to steady hand-held telephoto lenses. The stereotypes were flat-out wrong, even before the introduction of the new Nikon F6 in late The reality is that each manufacturer has selectively invested in features for different users. As to Leica, well, the legendary mark had already had its day and is a stodgy if reliable instrument years behind Canon and Nikon. ![]() ![]() If ad hoc quips about the world s leading 35mm SLR cameras were to be believed, Canon had pulled ahead in optics and overall speed of operation. LEICA R9 Shutter Release, April 2005 Revised March 2007 Canon got the better of Nikon and Leica on Internet forums in 2004 with regard to film cameras.
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