Let's play a game: Which car is your camera?

froyd said:
Whaat? way too fancy a car for a spartan M3! A British 2-seater seems more appropriate. At least that's how I see my M4: a Triumph or an MGA.

Now, the Rolleiflex...that's my Benz.
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I'm game.

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A very ordinary and common 35mm SLR camera and a very ordinary and common 4 door midsize car.

OM-1 and 02' Toyota Camery
 
My Kowa 66 = An old Chevy Impala SS - handling is questionable but still gets the looks and still kicks some serious ass when needed. Big Blocks still rock and Fart Cans still suck.
 
My Toyota 4-Runner goes everywhere and does everything. Which of my cameras can I say that about? My Nikons, film and digital, do everything, but I wouldn't say they can go everywhere. My Leica MP, or M7 and M6 come close to going everywhere, but they don't quite do everything. My Leica/Panasonic D-Lux 3 goes everywhere, and comes close to doing everything (but not quite). Fuji X10 does a lot, not everything, and won't go everywhere. X100? Too big to go everywhere, and one focal length keeps it from doing everything, but IQ is great! Hasselblad? It doesn't go everywhere. Much too big.

My Toyota 4-Runner is a hard act to follow. I will say that my Leica M7, M8.2, and D-lux 3, though they don't do everything, come close to the versatility of the 4-Runner.
 
My '52 Kiev II is like my old '58 Chevy 1/2 Ton.

That Truck could take a licking, and that old stovebolt would just keep ticking.
 
Rob-F said:
My Toyota 4-Runner goes everywhere and does everything. Which of my cameras can I say that about? My Nikons, film and digital, do everything, but I wouldn't say they can go everywhere. My Leica MP, or M7 and M6 come close to going everywhere, but they don't quite do everything. My Leica/Panasonic D-Lux 3 goes everywhere, and comes close to doing everything (but not quite). Fuji X10 does a lot, not everything, and won't go everywhere. X100? Too big to go everywhere, and one focal length keeps it from doing everything, but IQ is great! Hasselblad? It doesn't go everywhere. Much too big.

My Toyota 4-Runner is a hard act to follow. I will say that my Leica M7, M8.2, and D-lux 3, though they don't do everything, come close to the versatility of the 4-Runner.
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Hey, another 4Runner user and fan here.
Somehow I think of Nikon F3 when it comes to attributes.

But now that you mentioned it, my M4-P is about as "go anywhere" and reliable as the 4Runner. It's also devoid of any "luxury" associations :D
 
My Voigtlander Bessa R4A is a 1990's camaro. Awesome car, but it's not a porche...

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And my Olympus OM-D is obviously a Kawasaki. Tiny, fast and flashy.

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My contax G1 is probably like a Golf GTI.
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It's fairly compact, affordable, practical, does a lot of the work for you, but can still take it to the real sports cars when need be.

My x100 is probably more like a Lotus elise.
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Some people don't understand the whole light weight/small engine/only does 1 thing well sort of thing, it's lightweight, quirky - has some dodgy switchgear, but it's potent and what it does do it does brilliantly.
 
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