The camera guide
The film cameras worth knowing, one searchable list.
400 of the most-shot film bodies, the same ones in the app's gear picker. Each gets a short, honest read on how it handles, what it is good for, where it falls down, and how to meter for it. Filter by format, type, or brand; sort by what people actually shoot.
Bodies
400
Makers
22
Mounts
119
With notes
400
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About this list
These are the bodies the Zone Light Meter app keeps in its gear picker, ranked by how many people actually shoot them. Pick one here and it is the same camera you would select on your phone before a roll. The list starts with the icons (the Nikon and Canon SLRs, the Leica M bodies, the Hasselblad and Mamiya medium-format systems) and runs out to the point-and-shoots, the TLRs, and a view camera or two.
The body decides how you meter more than people expect. A meterless rangefinder or a 1950s Hasselblad needs a handheld reading for every frame. A leaf shutter syncs flash at any speed, which opens daylight fill. An aperture-priority SLR will still get fooled by a backlit face, and that is where placing the shadow on a chosen zone beats trusting the built-in cell. Each camera page notes where its quirks touch exposure.