I am looking to take some pictures that look like they are from the late 70s early 80s. I bought some old kodakrome film and now I need a camera. I like the pictures the Leica R3 takes but the Summilux 50 mm lens is too expensive. Are there any other good old film cameras that pictures like the Leica does?|||If you like the Leica R-3, buy a Minolta XE-7 with an MC ROKKOR-X 50mm f1.4 lens. The R-3 is really an XE-7 modified with a Leica lens mount and metering system. If you have the bucks (and can find one), the Minolta MC ROKKOR-PG 58mm f1.2 is definitely an awesome lens.
The XE-7 (and R-3) have a shutter designed by Leitz and Copal and is arguably the quietest shutter ever on an SLR. The film advance is buttery smooth. The XE-7 also allows for multiple exposures by pushing a switch to disengage the film advance and frame counter.
The Minolta MD 35-70mm f3.5 and MD 70-210mm f4 constant aperture zooms are excellent - so good that Leica sold them for the R-3, R-4 %26amp; R-5. Leica also sold the Minolta 16mm f2.8 180 degree full-frame fisheye.|||The #1 selling point of Leica is that their M-series (rangefinder) lenses are sharper wide open than any other 35mm glass.
This lets you shoot in almost no light (think National Geographic, a yak barn in Tibet).
Unless you need this kind of low-light performance, just about any prime lens from any manufacturer will be good for your purpose.
In keeping with your project, a Nikon FE with 50mm f1.8 would be fitting.
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