Digital cult cameras?

[j j]

Fuji f30: a classic of a few years ago and I guess I'm not the only one to hang on to it despite the overtaken tech.

Samsung NX100: most people seem to think I'm a cult for using one but it's an excellent camera and a joy to carry every day with the 30mm f2 attached.

 

[paradoxbox]

another d70 cultist here. i think that strobist may have caused it to become a cult camera, a lot of people doing flash photography will hang onto it forever. i have 4 or 5 nikon flashes and a d70 specifically for strobist type photography that can't be done with other cameras due to the sync speed

 

[btgc]

istD, anyone? My first DSLR and hello no, it's not obsolete.

 

[thejameskendall]

cult camera definition

cult camera definition

not sure how we're defining 'cult' but for something to become a cult camera surely it has to do something different to what's currently available, otherwise why would you use it after it has gone out of production/general usage? why use a Canon 300d when you can use a 600d? why use a X100 when you can use a X100s?

so i'd say that the Epsom fits the bill as it hasn't been upgraded and was unique enough for people to stick with it despite technology moving on. once the M8 hits rock bottom prices will people still care about the RD-1? i don't know i've never used it. but Leica prices are keeping it cult.

i can't think of another camera that fits the 'cult' bill.

 

[thejameskendall]

i guess what i'm saying is that a camera has to be end of line but still interesting, which for me discounts every DSLR ever made as they're just getting incrementally better.

 

[danielsterno]

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I think in the long run, you will be right about that !

+1 for the x100

 

[thejameskendall]

actually, i agree with the D70s being a cult camera because it can sync so high that it maintains it's usefulness despite being an old sensor.

 

[JoeV]

Lumix G1, released September 2008, the very first of the mirrorless, micro-4/3 cameras. Still great ergonomics and design, as the current Lumix GH-3 & G5 retain the same basic layout. Image quality is still excellent, any worthwhile photographer can create excellent photographs with this era of camera, even today. All of the improvements to mirrorless since then have been incremental.

~Joe

 

[ChrisP]

Olympus E-1

Olympus E-1

I didn't read the whole thread but the Oly E-1 has a cult following among 4/3 users (but they are a dying breed). It had great ergonomics, wasn't huge for a digital camera and was essentially indestructible. Also it was the only 4/3 camera that had a relatively competitive sensor when it was released