The Ugly Camera Contest! Post Your Contender Here...

[Steve M.]

My money's on the Omega 120.

 

[Sjixxxy]

My friend's C2 3/4th (his version number)

Although not apparent in the photo, the flash handle is filled with rice to make it more solid.

 

[erik]

Here. Eric... I'll help you wit dat. The hidious Argus C-33

Thanks, Nick... just wouldn't seem to work for me. Maybe the argonauts taking revenge.

 

[hteasley]

That's the winner, to me. Not ugly enough to be charming, but "U G L Y, you ain't got no alibi" ugly.

H

 

[Ranger Copy]

The Omega 120 definately. Followed by the C33( I bet millons weren't sold). Have you seen the Argus Bean? Selling now for $69.99 at fine sporting goods stores.

 

[Greyscale]

The Omega 120 is incomplete without its turret flash

http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/4649702140/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Way cool.

 

[Greyscale]

I think the Keystone Everflash 20 is a contender:

 

[mooge]

KEYTAR--- best lens name EVER! hahahaha!

 

[dof]

Mercury II. Although I doubt anything will beat that Omega. Yikes!

OMG! It's got "Snapshot Mode"!

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Hmmm... Nikon F to me. The 1959 original or, better yet, the one with a metered viewfinder. Cannot think of any clumsier design...

 

[shadowfox]

Out of my cheap P&S collection:

But nothing ugly about the photos it produces

I vote for the Omega 120... oh man, "hodgepodge" doesn't adequately describe it.

 

[Steve Karr]

Camera strap

Camera strap



A camera strap I saw today for this thread.

 

[Spavinaw]

So far I vote for the Omega 120.

 

[thomasw_]

I almost bought one of these on Ebay just because it was the ugliest thing I had ever seen. You're going to have a tough time beating this.

Behold... the Chinon Genesis!

I present to you the "Hunchback" of Solms!

GREAT, SUPER FUNNY THREAD!!!! THIS BEAST AND THE SUBSEQUENT comment HAVE LEFT me LAUGHING UP A LUNG WHILE ROLLING AROUND ON THE FLOOR....barely able to typee, gotta roll.....woe, this one is the ugly prize winner!!!!

 

[le vrai rdu]

Simmon Brothers Omega 120 (predecessor of the Koni Omega)

so far the most ugly I ever seen

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Simmon Brothers Omega 120 (predecessor of the Koni Omega)

Wow, Roberto, that thing is unbelievable!

Unobtrusive: just take the hood out, and no one in the street could ever imagine that horrible, old, huge machine is a camera...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[Alpacaman]

...no one in the street could ever imagine that horrible, old, huge machine is a camera...
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Probably a good way to get a bomb squad on your tail though

I'm going to call that omega an acquired taste.

 

[retro]

 

[sc_rufctr]

I owned one of these back in the 80s.

Half frame, Yashica Samurai. In its defense it did take pretty good photos.

 

[NickTrop]

I owned one of these back in the 80s.

Half frame, Yashica Samurai. In its defense it did take pretty good photos.

They also made a 2.1 mp digital version of this circa 2000. Looks a lot like this 1/2-frame. Ugly!