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Ricko of Fla
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I am new to range Finder cameras and I have a M8 Black and silver.
Which IMHO is beautiful . IN the eye of the beholder.---------ect
Which IMHO is beautiful . IN the eye of the beholder.---------ect
John Robertson
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I agree with Frances, I just wish they weren't so expensive!!
dee
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Alpha ... I wish ! Surpasses '' Pretty '' into magnificent !
dee
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Hmmm - how about '' prettifying '' [ spelling ? ] a camera ?
I fully intend to have a nickel Kiev II , maybe a III ... nicely finished brick ?
I fully intend to have a nickel Kiev II , maybe a III ... nicely finished brick ?
John Robertson
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Ivor Matanle article on Alpa in this weeks issue of Amateur Photorapher.
Toyoca 35
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Maybe not the all time best looking rangefinder, but for Champaign tastes on a beer (OK, maybe an imported beer) budget, the Lordomat Standard. If I had a hundred dollars burning a hole in my pocket in 1958, one of these would've turned my eye.
Shame that they ruined those clean looks on the C35. Built in Selenium filters ruined the looks of many a German camera!
Shame that they ruined those clean looks on the C35. Built in Selenium filters ruined the looks of many a German camera!
John Robertson
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Yes nice looking but not too great lenses! Speaking from experience, also the back to front wind wasnt that handy.
Toyoca 35
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I have to agree with you on the lens. I was, indeed seduced by Lordomat's good looks. When I put a film through I was disappointed. It does not rate well compared to the contemporary Staeble Braun Color Ultralit 2.8/50 which could be fitted to a competitively priced Super Paxette II.
This thread was, however labelled Pretty Cameras, and though the Super Paxette II might fit that bill, Even Dr Braun's fans (of which I am one) couldn't call the Super Paxette II BL pretty.
Run! The Cylon's are coming!
The backwards winder on the Lordomat doesn't bother me as much as its clackity-clack ratchet, which kind of renders the quiet Prontor leaf shutter superfluous.
This thread was, however labelled Pretty Cameras, and though the Super Paxette II might fit that bill, Even Dr Braun's fans (of which I am one) couldn't call the Super Paxette II BL pretty.
Run! The Cylon's are coming!
The backwards winder on the Lordomat doesn't bother me as much as its clackity-clack ratchet, which kind of renders the quiet Prontor leaf shutter superfluous.
Cpitch
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John Robertson
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Diax range, made by Voss & co of Ulm. Very pretty little cameras with excellent Schneider range of lenses, they also had a cheaper range of less than good Isco lenses which are best avoided.
About 20 years ago I had a Diax 11b with three lenses, another of my stupid moves was to sell it to a club member, regretted it ever since!!:bang: The 35mm Xenagon was particulerly good.
There is a good Diax website.
http://mitglied.lycos.de/fotopete/wsite.html
another is the little leica mount Navax.
About 20 years ago I had a Diax 11b with three lenses, another of my stupid moves was to sell it to a club member, regretted it ever since!!:bang: The 35mm Xenagon was particulerly good.
There is a good Diax website.
http://mitglied.lycos.de/fotopete/wsite.html
another is the little leica mount Navax.
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LeicaFoReVer
Addicted to Rangefinders
produced in limited amounts and the company kyocera bankrupted. Contax N digital
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gilpen123
Gil
My Rollei 35SE
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Toyoca 35
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John, I also think that the Diax is lovely, & I've just bid on a Ia (not quite as svelte as the IIb) to prove it!
PatrickT
New Rangefinder User
I'd have to nominate the Yashica GSN:
emraphoto
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For me, these are the ones
Done in their own way.
EGAD that's a fine slice of Alpa heaven!
adrianzg
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my diy panda iiif looks quite pretty to me..
but it will never beat this..
but it will never beat this..
urban_alchemist
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another is the little leica mount Navax.
Oooh... pretty AND interesting! A little history-lesson I believe is in order (as google doesn't seem to throw anything up)
Toyoca 35
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I know that it defeats the purpose of defining the prettiest camera, but I can't help muti-posting on this topic. I guess that is why I'm a sucker for shiny steel & glass boxes!
Although it breaks the rules of form over function by being very functional, the Canonet strikes me as being one fine-looking rangefinder.
I'm sure that its handsome lines contributed to its original success and the current cult status of the GIII QL17.
For me, the original Canonet's looks are damaged a bit by the Selenium meter, but the QL series was extra clean, and it only got nicer when Canon shrunk it in the wash for the "New Canonet" and the GIII.
With its lack of excessive stampings or plastic extrusions, the Canonet led the way in camera styling and features. This from the Canon Museum:
"The camera industry went into an uproar upon learning that Canon, maker of high-end cameras, was to introduce a mid-class 35mm camera with a fast f/1.9 lens for less than 20,000 yen. However, the Canonet safely went to market in January 1961. A week's worth of stock was sold out in only two hours. It was the start of the Canonet boom. Two and a half years later, a million Canonets were sold. "
I don't think that it is any coincidence that the competition - Hi-Matics, Electros, etc., lost their fiddly plastic extrusions in the early seventies and started taking their styling cues from the Canonet.
The stark simplicity of the original Canon P had become the norm.
Although it breaks the rules of form over function by being very functional, the Canonet strikes me as being one fine-looking rangefinder.
I'm sure that its handsome lines contributed to its original success and the current cult status of the GIII QL17.
For me, the original Canonet's looks are damaged a bit by the Selenium meter, but the QL series was extra clean, and it only got nicer when Canon shrunk it in the wash for the "New Canonet" and the GIII.
With its lack of excessive stampings or plastic extrusions, the Canonet led the way in camera styling and features. This from the Canon Museum:
"The camera industry went into an uproar upon learning that Canon, maker of high-end cameras, was to introduce a mid-class 35mm camera with a fast f/1.9 lens for less than 20,000 yen. However, the Canonet safely went to market in January 1961. A week's worth of stock was sold out in only two hours. It was the start of the Canonet boom. Two and a half years later, a million Canonets were sold. "
I don't think that it is any coincidence that the competition - Hi-Matics, Electros, etc., lost their fiddly plastic extrusions in the early seventies and started taking their styling cues from the Canonet.
The stark simplicity of the original Canon P had become the norm.