Cameras:
I've shot with a number of  film cameras over the years. Starting with a red Holga camera that my wife bought me for a birthday present in 2010. It was crazy unpredictable but fun all the same. I moved on to a Nikon EM bought off eBay, it is a small SLR with Aperture Priority. I inherited my Grandad's Nikon FE and collection of lenses (28 3.5, 105 2.5, 55 2.8 Macro, 50 1.8) and still shoot with it. 
My main film camera is a Leica M6 rangefinder with a Voigtländer 40 1.4 which I was fortunate to purchase at the end of 2017. It's a joy to shoot with and definitely a camera I plan to keep forever. I had a loan of my brother in laws M7 for a while but decided that I wanted full manual controls and didn't want to run into any electronic issues in the future. 
Colour film:
I'm not afraid of shooting 'cheap' film, have experimented with Fuji C200, Agfa Vista 200 and my personal go to cheap film is Kodak ColorPlus 200, love the warm tones it gives even if it is a little grainy. 
My favourite colour film is Lomo 800. Currently experimenting pushing it by 1 stop to 1600 to use zone focusing on the Leica. 
Black and white film:
 I shoot both Ilford HP5+ 400 (supporting the English brand) and Kodak Tri-X 400. Often shooting at 1600 again for the benefits of zone focusing and lower light capabilities. Currently trying out the cheaper brother of HP5+, Kentmere 400. Started developing my own black and white recently using CineStill DF96 Monobath. 
Scanning:
I inherited a Nikon Coolscan 4000, its a great scanner but it is very slow. I have recently changing my setup to use a Fuji XT1 with 7artisans Macro lens, light table, Essential Film Holder and Negative Lab Pro on Lightroom to convert the negatives. Pretty happy with their results and it is a lot faster than the Coolscan. Currently got a small side hustle helping others digitalise their families' archives www.afilmscanner.co.uk
Things still to try:
 Silbersatz film looks pretty interesting too. I'd like to go to Japan and shoot CineStill 800T!
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