Most beautiful camera in the world-Post yours!

[tunalegs]

Cee-ay 35 by berangberang, on Flickr

I'll post one of the few un-ugly American 35mm RFs. 🙂

The Cee-ay 35 was introduced in 1949, by the same company that made the Perfex rangefinders. It was only in production for about 8 months when the Camera Corporation of America decided they didn't feel like making cameras anymore so they sold the tooling to Ciro in Ohio. After a light restyle the camera was reintroduced as the Ciro-35. But I think the original version looks the best.

 

[sprokitt]

What a beauty! Great find. I would love to find one like that.

L

Hi

Please post what's in your mind the most beautiful camera in the world and a little story about it . Not limited to Leica (but what else can be more beautiful??)

I'll start. I got this little gem in a Texas used camera store. It's a Leica M2 factory repaint. The owner of the store told me he got it off a retired photo journalist who had brought it to three wars, and kept it with him for more than 30 years. I had to rain on his parade by telling him that this camera was not an original "black paint" since the serial number pointed to a chrome batch. He was angry at himself for not checking the numbers since the guy was a famous photo journalist. Anyway I ended up getting the camera for a steal and I love it to death. I admire the leicas that are in prestine condition but they don't have this kind of soul. Enjoy!

 

[peterm1]

For me its a toss up between this

or maybe this

Or it could be these

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

I'm fortunate to own a few cameras I consider beautiful, but the Rollei TLRs are always some of my favourites, for their beauty as much as the quality of the images they produce. Here's one from a couple of months ago.

Rolleiflex 2.8D

Rolleiflex SL66
Zeiss 80mm f/2.8 Planar
Ilford FP4 Plus @ 125
Ilford ID-11 @ 20C 1:3

 

[3jal]

Love this little guy especially the analog dials on top. Ease of use and amazing features

 

[Sparrow]

 

[Sparrow]

 

[Sparrow]

 

[roboflick]

Tachihara

 

[tunalegs]

exa by berangberang, on Flickr

The Exas and Exaktas are without a doubt the cameras with the best chrome. It just seems softer, a true satin finish, different from any other cameras. You haven't seen really nice chrome if you haven't seen an Exakta (pre VX1000 of course) in person.


Untitled by berangberang, on Flickr


23mm exa by berangberang, on Flickr

The Exa is one camera I had always wanted, but always brushed off because I thought it would be too simple and limiting. I'm glad that I did eventually pick one up though.

 

[jarski]

hope heavy Photoshop does not cause aches to anyone, but Barnacks are personal faves.

IIIG, 90mm Elmar, Vidom finder. yes camera also has correct frameline but pimped rig for the camera pr0n 😀


Leica Wallpaper by Jarno Nevala, on Flickr

 

[raydm6]

 

[efix]

A lot of beauties in here! Well, I can't say about THE most beautiful camera in the WORLD (though I recall Mike Johnston once commenting on that topic by showing a similarly brassed M-something (2 or 4 I guess) like the one in the firts post above), but the most beautiful camera I ever owned is easily my late chrome M8 (late because I no longer own it):

 

[jmilkins]

For me it is this one, because it has a story.

[/url] Leica M6 - Graf Baudissin. by transalper, on Flickr[/IMG]

[/url] Leica M6 - Graf Baudissin. by transalper, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[j j]

I posted this before in cameras and coffee. I am a real sucker for Contax chic and the G2 is the finest of the lot for me.


G2 & coffee by jj birder, on Flickr

I love the lines on the aria, too.


aria & scarf by jj birder, on Flickr

OK, back to Leicas...

 

[ray*j*gun]

Something about FSU's that lite me up. This is a restored Zorki and I61 that works as well as it looks.

 

[maitani]

easy,

but my vintage SWC comes close second...

 

[Photo_Smith]

I don't know why but I like this one:

Although the grey T I own come a close second , I'm also partial to a 8x10 Gandolfi...

 

[daveleo]

Polaroid SX70

Polaroid SX70

A gift from a friend . .

 

[OlliL]

(Almost?) everybody posted cameras from their own collection.
That's absolutely fine, but since I can't afford my personal favorite ATM, I hope it's okay to post a stock pic from the internet?!