Digital cult cameras?

I doubt if models still in production, at least ones produced for less than 10 years, can be named a classic. X100 I mean. Interesting models, no less, but - classic? After 10 years, no objections.
 
texchappy said:
How about the NikoFujis - The S2,S3,S5Pro. They seem to have retained a following for their color renditions in people photography.
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Fuji S2 - Awesome Fuji digital circuitry. Wonderful colors in OOC JPGS that Nikon could not match in the D100. Soft and low noise shutter. Otherwise built inside a dreadful cheaply built Nikon F80/N80 battery sucking body. A real shame that Fuji did not have a better Nikon body to put their circruitry into.

S2 after free sensor replacement came back even more battery hungry. In certain countries, Fuji never issued a general recall and only replaced the sensor "as a favor" when the camera was sent in for other reasons.
 
I am surprised that the Nikon D40 hasn't got a vote. The D40 is still actively spoken about on Nikon forums as a great starter DSLR. It was my first DSLR, and I wish I had kept it. Easy to use, good JPEG SOOC. If I still had mine, it would be my oversize p&s.
 
The epson rd-1, Canon 5d, fuji x100.

Also, the fujifilm x pro-1 is probably going to be a cult. If you look around, lot of digital leica owners are opting to go with the fuji instead.. that's something!
 
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This is not a Fuji Xpro1.
 
texchappy said:
How about the NikoFujis - The S2,S3,S5Pro. They seem to have retained a following for their color renditions in people photography.
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funkydog said:
Fuji S2 - Awesome Fuji digital circuitry. Wonderful colors in OOC JPGS that Nikon could not match in the D100. Soft and low noise shutter. Otherwise built inside a dreadful cheaply built Nikon F80/N80 battery sucking body. A real shame that Fuji did not have a better Nikon body to put their circruitry into.

S2 after free sensor replacement came back even more battery hungry. In certain countries, Fuji never issued a general recall and only replaced the sensor "as a favor" when the camera was sent in for other reasons.
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I had a Fuji S5 for 4 years and loved that camera. Tremendous dynamic range with jpegs OOC that were almost perfect. In its day it was the event photog's favorite with output that was almost film-like. A couple of months ago I took it on a trip and that was the end; I just didn't like the size and weight anymore, especially the lens - a big Nikkor 17-55/2.8. So I sold it on CL and bought a mirrorless I can use my Leica lenses on.

The S5 sold right away and I got more than I paid for it. It had a low actuation count but still, how many digital cameras actually go up in value? I wouldn't say it's a cult camera but really good copies command decent prices - it's still very popular.
 
btgc said:
I doubt if models still in production, at least ones produced for less than 10 years, can be named a classic. X100 I mean. Interesting models, no less, but - classic? After 10 years, no objections.
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Todays cult, tomorrows classic.
 
Most cult film cameras are 30 years old or more - I doubt there will be a SINGLE digital camera working after 30 years...
 
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Jamie Pillers said:
I wonder if it will truly make it to the level of 'cult favorite' several years from now. It seems that Leica intends to keep pumping out newer (improved?) M models and thus will likely leave the M9 behind as just another model in a long line of models not much more special than the last. Maybe?
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If the rumour is true that M10 is equipped with CMOS, EVF, video, etc, I can see M9 achieving a cult status.
 
bugmenot said:
I don't think we can ever talk "cult" status in terms of tens of years after when it comes to digital cameras. That's just my opinion. Almost nobody uses digital cameras from the 90's for example.
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The 90s digital cameras were unmature technology - not usable for serious use. On the other hand as soon as you get 4 of 5 Mpixels, then the cameras might become practically usable and might become "cult", especially if they offer something "extra" (good lens, unusual colours, non-mainstream operation/ergonomics...). Many of these cameras used conventional AA cells, what might be interesting for some types of use.

On the other hand electronics might have short lifetime and the batteries for these classic cameras might become unavailable, turning the device into a useless decoration.
 
The Nikon-mount full frame Kodak DSLRs have already achieved cult status in some Asian countries.

The Kodak SLR/n and the Kodak 14n are highly prized, sought after and are still used for picture taking. Prices dipped for a while but are now steadily on the rise.

China, Korea and Japan are good markets for them.
 
My own (I have and use them both) are the Olympus E-1 (just the best ergonomics for me, it seems like the designers had had a block of clay and asked me to squeeze it to get the right shape to fall into my hands) and the Fujifilm S5Pro (old, APS-C but some of the pictures it delivers make even D700 owners drop their jaws, even .jpg come out almost perfect and can support a degree of sharpening, change of curves and so on which would destroy any .jpg from another camera I have seen).

Other cameras I don't have should be the RD-1, the Canon EOS5d, the E700. I am sure you will look at pictures from them twenty years from now and will not ask what camera got it, just enjoy the pictures.

The Mavica is a milestone but was just too limited to be a "cult". Camera like the Leica S1 would still produce stunning pictures today (with some patience!) but the production run was so limited and the price so high that they also don't classify as "cult".

GLF
 
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