World Camera Day 2015: What's your favorite camera?

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Wealthy apples in Piper Orchard, Seattle, Washington taken with a Leica CL. Photo by Dennis Bratland, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Today, June 29th, is World Camera Day 2015! To celebrate, upload or check out photos taken with different cameras on Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons do a great job of not only providing an article for reference and more info, but also images and examples of photos taken with different cameras.
The best part is that Wikimedia Commons photos are freely licensed under Creative Commons’ CC BY-SA (example). This means that you can freely reuse these wonderful images, taken with fantastic and high quality cameras, as long as you reshare them under a similar license and attribute the photographer.
Find out more about cameras on Wikipedia and see photos taken by specific cameras on Wikimedia Commons.
The below text is adapted from Wikipedia; it was written by various contributors and is freely licensed under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and GFDL. Authorship information can be found in each article’s “history” tab.

Kodak Brownie

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Kodak Brownie Flash III camera. Photo by NotFromUtrecht, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brownie is the name of a long-running popular series of simple and inexpensive cameras made by Eastman Kodak. The Brownie popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot. The first Brownie, introduced in February 1900, was a very basic cardboard box camera with a simple meniscus lens that took 2¼-inch square pictures on 117 rollfilm. With its simple controls and initial price of $1, it was intended to be a camera that anyone could afford and use, hence the slogan, “You push the button, we do the rest.” The camera was named after the popular cartoons created by Palmer Cox. Consumers responded, and over 150,000 Brownie cameras were shipped in the first year of production. An improved model, called No. 2 Brownie came in 1901, which produced larger photos and cost $2. It was also very popular.
Taken with a Kodak Brownie

Leica CL

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Leica CL with 40mm Summicron-C. Photo by JamesPFisherIII, freely licensed under CC BY 3.0.
The Leica CL is a 35 mm compact rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses in the Leica M-mount. It was developed in collaboration with Minolta who manufactured it. It first appeared in April 1973 and was released in the Japanese market in November 1973 as the Leitz Minolta CL. Both the Leica CL and Leitz Minolta CL were manufactured in a new Minolta factory in Portugal.
Taken with a Leica CL

Nikon D40x

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Nikon D40 with Nikkor 50 f1.8 AF (whose autofocus doesn’t work with this camera). Photo by Phiarc, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
The D40 is a now-discontinued Nikon F-mount entry-level digital SLR, announced November 16, 2006. Compared to its predecessor, the D50, the D40 had several features removed, a few added, and a lower price: US$499.95 ESP as of November 2009 with the 18–55 mm G-II kit lens, positioning it as an entry-level model compared to the D80. The D40x (released March 6, 2007) has a 10-megapixel maximum resolution, up from 6 megapixels of the D50.
Taken with a Nikon D40x

Sony DSLR-A700

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The front of a Sony Alpha A700 DSLR. Photo by Evan-Amos, Public domain.
Sony α 700 (DSLR-A700) was the second model launched in the Sony α series of digital single-lens reflex cameras. This model appeared to reuse some technology of the former Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. On March 8, 2007, at the PMA Trade Show, Sony announced two new α cameras, both positioned to be “above” the α100 in the Alpha line-up. One model was referred to as a “high amateur” model, with a release date of late 2007. The A700 was discontinued, and its successor, the A77 (SLT-A77), was announced on August 24, 2011, with availability from October 2011.
Taken with Sony DSLR-A700

Canon EOS-1D X

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2012 Canon EOS 1D X. Photo by Morio, freely licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canon EOS-1D X is the professional flagship digital SLR camera body by Canon Inc. It succeeded the company’s previous flagship Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. It was announced on 18 October 2011. It was released in March 2012 with a suggested retail price of $6,799.00 (body only) and a suggested retail price of £5,299 in the United Kingdom. The camera is supplemented by the Canon EOS-1D C, a movie-oriented camera that shares most of its still photographic features with the 1D X. The 1D C was announced in April 2012 and released in March 2013.
Taken with Canon EOS-1D X
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There is no better day than Camera Day to snap some photos during your lunch time, on your commute to work, or whenever a moment of inspiration strikes. cameras and photography have developed substantially over the years, from its early roots with right up to modern day digital photography. I have love to do Photography since i was a kid, I have even made 16 Mil movies and any camera that i could get was fine. now i would like it purchase a new Olimpas.

Woow…I like Kodak Brownie…Long long ago i saw. Thank you very much for introducing of Kodak Brownie Cam…

Sony SLR is one of my favorate one

I am a Nikon guy and always will be. For me the best camera is Nikon D40x. It may be outdated but i love it.

i prefer Canon and Nikon. They both are giving awesome picture clearity.

This is A better way to examine there kn own edge with the camera of Cannon and explore you views

My favourite is Canon EOS-1D X.
Awesome picture quality..

I have Canon EOS 5D Mark III Kit, I think those photographers who wants to upgrade to a high end dslr camera should go for it.But it is just too expensive.And at the end also want to say that flipkart is giving this camera at the lowest cost.If u want to spend that much money on a camera this is a must buy.3 stars because of high pricing.

awesome, what a camera, loved it. Its in my wishlist now.

Sony DSLR-A700 is the best among all

Canon EOS-1D X is my favorite

i prefer Canon and Nikon. They both are giving awesome picture clearity.

I am a Nikon guy and always will be. For me the best camera is Nikon D40x. It may be outdated but i love it. but i recently bought Canon 700D, its good too.

i love canon camera because i know very well its good for photography 🙂
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I am using Nikon D3200 and trust me I am loving it! I am thinking to upgrade the lens soon and also I am organizing shoots in my area for weddings! cheers!

Sony SLR i own and i am very much happy with its performance. I think this is the best one.

I have used Canon EOS 700D for 1 week now, seems very fluent and smooth in operating. You don’t need to refer a guide or handbook to operate it.

Good post
I am a Nikon guy and always will be. For me the best camera is Nikon D40x. It may be outdated but i love it

Awesome What a camera i like it.

Nice Camera i love it

Woow…I like Kodak Brownie…Long long ago i saw. Thank you very much for introducing of Kodak Brownie Cam…

looking nice camera wow…….
look forward to going over your web page again.L

Excellent post … this is the best article ever seen ..

these are some great old school cameras

good post

Very nice Information shared Thanks. Cannon is my Favourite one

All cameras are good. But I have used only 1st one in my office. Any way thanks for your good post.

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awesome Picture Quality of Nikon, what a camera, loved it. Its in my wishlist now.

Old is Gold – awesome

awesome ,Thanks for sharing this articles.

its very nice i loved it

i like Sony SLR a lot. its just awesome. lets me take photos and make a collection for remembering.

Hi Guys I have Canon G9X.This observation is quite small. But the picture quality is quite clear.

Nikon is my favorite camera brand. It is easy to use and loaded with awesome features.

Great comparison

Nikon D40x is the best and one of my favorate