The Perfect Every Day Carry Cameras (Film and Digital)

My EDC is a Canon VT Deluxe with a Voightlander 21mm f4 Color Skopar/LH1 hood yellow B+W filter loaded with Rollei RPX 100 film

Olympus xa for my edc rangefinder but the patch does kinda suck

Have you tried a Minolta S414? It's crazy good for a 4mp camera.

All together too big as EDC.

I love my Sony W830 point and shoot, fits into the jacket or any pocket, has 20MP CCD sensor and 8x zoom. 720p video is not that great, but stabiliser make it at least useful.

When i want to be creative, i have a Sony P100/P200, low MP but manual mode including 30 seconds exposure time

is there a under 50.00 camera that charges, uploads longer videos and fast uploading and actually records longer videos say an hour or so? at least

Another good lightweight film SLR camera is a Minolta Maxxum (Dynax) 5. Has manual control when you want it or just leave it in either aperture or shutter priority.

good vid . tah .

My EDC changes from month to month with the cameras I own but currently have two digicams.

1. Samsung EX2f
2. Canon Powershot SD790 IS

Both are point and shoots that offer me something different.

The Samsung has fast lens, manual controls, shoots RAW, flip screen, and decent ergos.

The Canon is ultra compact and has a boxy shape. Something that I can hide and be super discreet with.

Love my Nikon F4 its just great to use but carying it around just is a huge pain for an edc camera

Do you crop your photos when a camera can't zoom? Sometimes I see a scene within a scene but unsure about tradeoffs with image quality / composition authenticity

Olympus Epic/MJU II 2.8 lens film camera and Canon PowerShot S95 or the EOS M with 22mm lens for small digital cameras. I got GAS years ago when the bottom dropped out of the film camera market so there are over 100 on my shelves and in boxes to pick from. One of the most addictive to shoot is that little black Olympus Stylus Infinity with the 35mm 3.5 lens, I love the shutter on those things.

As EDC I love Konica Minolta Dimage X1. It has full metal chassis and automatic metallic lens cover. It's small and fits in any pocket. /// For analog I sometimes take Praktica B20 with nifty fifty. It's much more bulkier as SLR, but still lightweight and easy to operate. Internal metering is also a-OK. For this camera I have left Minolta X700 in drawer for quite some time (heavy). /// I also don't like rangefinders, not my cup of tea. I can relate. Cheers!

Really enjoyed this video and greatly appreciate your perspective and insights. Thank you! I have been trying to find an EDC camera for 20 years or so! Tried the Canonet (too heavy), Olympus Trip (not enough control), Canon Powershot A610 (AF lag), Lumix LX100 (too bulky and heavy) and Lumix TZ10 (can't see the screen on a sunny day). I have just ordered at Canon Powershot G12. Hopefully that will be the one! Having a viewfinder and RAW capture are vital for me, I've realised.

ten for aesthetic expression!!

I could listen for hours… thank you, please keep making videos. 💙 it

I was looking for this video, also gr3at to see a fellow goldcoast mate.

For me, I love my Olympus XA2 as a film edc camera. Digital, the Ricoh GRIII; it's a tiny camera but with an APS-C sensor, and the image quality is outstanding. Both fit easily in a pocket, but I also love the OM10 for days when I know I want to shoot photos.

Nice the see the X20! It sounds you don't like to bring bigger camera's and prefer the smaller point and shoot camera's and I can understand that especially if you’re out and a bout with your family. Its funny that you named the Olympus Pen with the SLR’s because its technically a SLR but many of the PEN series are not so many consider them a rangefinder. Its also pretty small, a Leica M might even be bigger with most lenses. To me it sounds even better than the Point and shoots you like to bring maybe with the exception of the Yashica T4. I would love to own one since I don’t like point and shoots at all because of the fully auto settings. 
That said my ADC is a Leica M6 and it taken me like 10 years to finally get the perfect camera for my every day carry, as I tried many (cheaper) camera’s but none of them sparked the same joy.
I don’t care for flash, I don’t like automatic settings and manual focus needs to be smooth and available. The reason I sold my X100 is because the manual focus is horrible on that camera which is a same because it was almost perfect as a ADC especially when film is getting way to expensive.

Nikon 35Ti. Pocketable, easy to hold, photos are perfect.

Love your vids, im looking into film and point and shoot with digital cameras.
would the Canon Eos M be a good camera for film and photography for a beginner?
or would i be better off looking into full frame cameras?

Kodak still making cheap affordable diggy cams and a few other brands.

Typically I carry my Olympus Pen S manual half frame point and shoot. The reason is I participate in something called the Frugal Film Project. You pick a camera that has a total cost of $75 USD and a cheap film and shoot and upload each month. My camera I carry really depends on the situation. Ever since I got a Nikon 35mm f2 lens I live using it on my f100 like a point and shoot because I can use it one handed when I am with my son.

im gonna do the opposite of the best EDC cameras, I'm gonna list the worst camera and lens that combinations to have around your neck every day, all of which I have used as EDC lol!

4, Nikon f3p with MD-4 battery grip + a 300mm f4 + 28, 35, 50, and 105mm (in the bag)
3, Nikon f2 with the MD-2 battery grip + ether with a 180mm f2.8 or a 200mm f4 28, 35, 50, and 105mm (in the bag)
2, Nikon d800 with battery grip and 300mm f4 + 24-70 f2.8 AFS (in the bag)
1, Nikon f5 with 24-70 f2.8 AFS + 300mm f4 (in the bag)

I have not used a film camera in many years. My EDC is Canon M50 mark ll mirrorless with 22mm prime lens, it’s light and compact with prime lens helps makes it simple to use, when using as EDC I have it set in AP mode iso around 500 leaving me just to adjust shutter speed.

If that OM10 dies buy an OM2n. Glad it is working, however they are known to fail. Mine did.
It was the Nikon EM that was aimed at woman, which yeah is bloody offensive.

Had an x100 and x100f. They are pretty nice but I found it too limiting, that said I never got the adaptors.

My everyday is an OM2n or my OM4ti. The OM1n is annoying as I have to pull out the wein cells and stick tape back down as they are air activated. Should sell it but hey, its got that mechanical reliability vibe!

Film and processing is just too expensive for me, so all my shooting is done digitally. My favorite digicam since I bought it in '09 is the Canon SD780. So tiny but so capable. Goes in a little Domke case on my belt. My first copy I managed to break. My second I got on ebay before the prices went up, c. $25. Also use an SD1200 that's very nice. $7 at a garage sale. When I'm in a more serious mood, it's my Olympus EM5 Mk I, usually with the Lumix 12-32.

My current active film camera is a voightlander Vito, which is tiny and has a folding lens that hides behind a door. I struggle with the controls, as it is scale focussing, and has no meter. But the feel and size make me just want to have it with me everywhere. My hope is to grow in confidence with guessing exposure until I don’t need to pull out my phone to help.

Ah... the backup camera!!! The first time I played a gig with my band, I didn't have extra strings or a backup guitar ... rolled with it ... I have never had to worry about it photograph-wise ... but i don't do pro photo stuff ... only personal!!! I kinda just roll with whatever happens!!!

My EDC is a Ricoh GRiii, small, easy to carry around in your pocket. Can be used on auto, or other modes if needed. Perfect for the street or travel. Great lens. For film, the only film camera I have that still works is the Nikon F80. Need to do more with this coz digital has pretty much taken over for me.

Cool take on the EDCC syndrome and great editing. I usually bring my Trip 35 and XA cameras around, and for digital the Sony RX100 III or Ricoh CX5 or GRD. I just had my Yashica T4 serviced so that will probably get a good run for the money. And I don't mind carrying SLR's around, an EOS or Contax 137MD or any Minolta SRT. Yes, I usually bring several cameras around.

The easiest camera to focus manually is a rangefinder camera. I find it amusing (from my point of view) the issues that people have using them. I find them the most natural manual focus mechanism available. I think people have become so used to letting cameras do the focusing (not always correctly) that they just have issues with manual focus. But bringing together two superimposed images or split images isn't really that hard and is very intuitive. So, for film I carry my Olympus RC or Zeiss Contessimat Se for daily carry. When I use digital I generally have my Leica M240 rather than my Sony R7III. The former is smaller and in many ways more intuitive if definitely less capable than my Sony. But I confess I generally have a film rather than digital with me daily.

My EDC bag has a Fujifilm X100T digital, a Nikon 35Ti film camera, and a Fuji Instax mini Evo.

You are what's known as a film star. Bloody loved the video as usual.

I loved my Fujfilm X20! Great walk about camera. Why doesn't Fujifilm make anything like it anymore? Having a zoom on a small/compact camera is very handy! BTW I really like your use of older cameras rather than pushing the use of the latest, greatest camera equipment. You help us enjoy photography even more!

Good Stuff.........but I see guitars and basses behind you.......are you also a musician ? if so , where is that content ?
Cheers !

The Yashica T4 has been my fun go-to for over 25 years. My "serious" one is Leica M3. No digital fir me unless phone camera counts. LOL

Just came back from a trip to Boston and only had my Olympus XA. Aperture priority rangefinder from a 35mm f2.8 lens. Can easily get 37 or 38 shots out of a roll if you’re careful enough. And small enough to fit inside my shirt pocket.

The original XA was a rangefinder but the following series XA1-4 were zone focus cameras with the XA4 having a macro function. The flash is detachable and two options are available the A11 and A16.

Pretty much the perfect travel camera, check it out!

I have no idea how people take pictures of toddlers with SLRs, I think I might manage one before there's a bunch of fingerprints on my lens 😅😅

excellent video, could you through all your settings on the X20 thank you.

Ever checked Lumix GM5- 10 years old now and you can edit files electronically instead of doing this non agile process of developing film without being able to dodge and burn?

A beat up Ikoflex. It's light weight and I'm not too bothered about scuffing it.

Inspired by the EDC idea. I have a nice option. Probably missing out by not having it on my person regularly.

As much as I love my cameras, my choice is my iPhone 13 Pro with the NOMO CAM app. Everything from classic Leica and Olympus cameras to instant and even quirky toy and disposable cameras. Over 50 different film camera simulations in my pocket, can't beat it.

Easy, that would be the Canon Sure Shot Classic 120.

My film EDC is an Olympus Mju 1. My digital EDC is a Canon Ixus 70 (Elph SD1000). Small, quick and easy to use with great results.

You are so right about those Cameradyctal grips! When I put a purple one on my Pentax MX, it turned that camera into my film SLR EDC. With the grip and the 40mm pancake, it’s nearly ergonomically perfect.

I usually go back and forth between my Fuji xpro 3 and Leica TL2. If it’s anything moving or requiring fast AF, it’s the Fuji for sure. Anything else at all…definitely the Leica. Just renders more natural looking to my favoring without the trending clinical over sharpened look.

I've used to enjoy with Fuji XE-1/2, but recently tried Lumix GX9 and it is everything I wish to see in modern Fuji XE but they took another way. Moreover once I get it my Fuji cameras stays on shelf most of the time. I'm pairing it with 14-140 that's is 28-280 (35 mm eq) that isn't perfect optically, but for me it's EDC superzoom that weights just around 250g and just 70mm length.