My first serious cameras were Fuji 35mm SLRs in the early 1980s.  Then followed a Rolleiflex, Speed Graphic 4x5, Eastman View 8x10, Nikon F3T system, Bronica ETRSi system, etc., etc.  Most of the equipment is gone, but I resurrected a malfunctioning Contax copy from the Soviet Union to restart my photography in 2003. Since money is an object, I use older all manual cameras with no great collectible value.  The best from a cost to benefits ratio are Commie Cameras.  Here is what I am currently using:

NEW!  Voightlaender Bessa R

Kiev 4A (Soviet Contax II type rangefinder)

Zorki-S (Russian Leica II type rangefinder)

Zorki 10 (Russian selenium metered automatic rangefinder)

Zeiss Ikon Contaflex I leaf-shutter SLR

Kiev 60 TTL

Rolleiflex Automat

Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5