Sexiest looking camera?

[gaheris]

The Pentax SV with any of the early Super Takumars. Just so, so classy.

M2 is a close second (I actually really like the design of the frame counter), and I've always been partial to the industrial design of the Agfa 1035 point and shoot and the black Alpa 11 series.

Also came wanting to post the SV. The the elusive black version is always very cool.

I will also nominate a black Nikon SP and probably a silver chrome M6.

 

[Ambro51]

How ‘bout a Nude?

 

[Deleted member 65559]

Black paint MP with a hint of patina.

You mean like this ?

Flickr

 

[Ambro51]

.....that is Beautiful! ( though it reminds me of the car driven by “Crazy” Jim DeMore ( a nut I worked with decades ago), it was a Big hulking Mercury 4 door sedan and he painted everything but the glass flat black....with a roller and brush. )

 

[JeffS7444]

 

[Erik van Straten]

My M3 in black paint, not an official BP-number, but made black by Leitz on the wish of a customer, to match a Noctilux 50mm f/1.2. I do not have the Noctilux, but the Cooke Amotal 50mm f/2 (the lens of the Foton) is also very nice. In general, I like the Cooke lenses very much, they're made in England by Taylor, Taylor and Hobson.


Erik.

 

[Ambro51]

That lens gets even better with a lenshood. Try it

 

[Erik van Straten]

That lens gets even better with a lenshood. Try it

Yes, I have the lenshood - difficult to get - made by Chess United in the US, lined with black velvet.

The lens has a special "ELC" coating, very strong. There is a small blue circle on the beauty ring to indicate that. The coating on my lens is perfect, no scratches or whatever.

LeicaMP/CookeAmotal50mm f/2/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

 

[Rob-F]

I like this one:

 

[aizan]

Also came wanting to post the SV. The the elusive black version is always very cool.

The Ringo Starr connection makes me want a black SV.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

The Ringo Starr connection makes me want a black SV.

It’s always surprised me that the Beatles connection hasn’t made the S-series Pentax’s more popular. Even with today’s inflated film prices they’re still super cheap...

 

[Pál_K]

The Ringo Starr connection makes me want a black SV.

As an aside...

Even for being in his early 20's in that photo, he looks so young. Wow!

I just looked at his 2019 photo in Wikipedia, where he's 80 years old. I'm considerably younger than he is and he looks way better than me. Wow again.

So, besides choosing the excellent Pentax SV, he's doing things right!

 

[gavinlg]

1. Nikon SP 2005 - by far

2. Konica Hexar AF in black

3. Nikon f4s

The f4s is a controversial I'm sure, but I love the combination of the traditional controls with the wonderful 80s Giugiaro design magic that is so reminiscent of my favourite era of automotive (Lancia delta integrale and Audi Quattro anyone?)

 

[Archiver]

Leica M-A in silver. So clean, beautiful and yet classical.


Pentax ME in silver, or Pentax MX in silver with brown leather grip. There's something very appealing about the visual dimensions of the ME and MX, especially with the font and size of the Pentax logo. I wish Pentax would make a retro style camera with that logo, I would buy it like a bidder being held hostage by Liam Neeson in Taken.

 

[p.giannakis]

Wow, this is beautiful!

 

[steveyork]

To my eye, Zeiss Ikon had both some of the best looking cameras (e.g., Contax II, Contarex Special), and then truly some ugly ducklings (e.g., Contax III, Bullseye).

 

[Vince Lupo]

How about a bit of stereo action?

Philippe Tiranty Verographe:

Verographe1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

Jeanneret Monobloc:

Jeanneret Monobloc by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[Out to Lunch]

I bought them 11 years ago, when they were on sale. I've always liked this review of the camera: https://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/zeiss-.html A recent YouTube review
by JapanCameraHunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezK3RNPH6GE

 

[jsrockit]

They are beautiful OTL.... especially the black one.

This has always been beautiful to me too...

and the baby Rollei ...