(Your) Most Beautiful Camera

[pixelatedscraps]

In no particular order, some of my faves:

Rolleiflex (pretty much any of them)

Leica M2 / M3 / M4 (can't decide between them)

Carl Zeiss Werra 1 (before the logo was added)

Voigtlander Vitessa

Mamiya 6 (with 75mm retracted especially)

Hasselblad 500 C/M chrome with silver lens

Zeiss Ikon ZI

Nikon F2AS (black)

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

poll....where is?

Wondering the same thing.

Should we open a new poll? Do you see the poll? Yes / No.

 

[mto'brien]

1966 M2 + 1966 Summicron 35/2.

I get all every time I see it.

 

[julianphotoart]

Oddly, I have to say it's my Rollei SL2000f.

 

[filmfan]

Camera I own = Rolleiflex.

Camera I don't own = Leica MP black paint.

 

[raid]

Oddly, I have to say it's my Rollei SL2000f.

It is not odd at all. I have the same camera, but it does not work. It is beautiful indeed.

 

[ZeissFan]

Vince, nice Contaflex TLR -- how long have you had that?

 

[freeranger]

I think that my Vitessa (Ultron) is rather pretty.

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

RTS II:
And yeah, what's with the image icon not appearing?

That was in the hands of the OP when he started this thread, he decides whether we can include pics or not.

 

[Vince Lupo]

Vince, nice Contaflex TLR -- how long have you had that?

About 4 years. Bought the camera (non-working) off eBay, then had Frank Marshman completely take it apart and overhaul it. It now has plastic shutter straps that Frank guarantees will never break, and the camera works like a charm. Got all the other lenses one by one, and the little tiny one on the table is a modified 28/8 lens -- probably the only one around for a Contaflex TLR.

 

[andens2]

Update to original post

Update to original post

Just to give you guys an update of the results so far, up to and including Post No. 91 the preferences expressed can be broken down by manufacturer to the following.

Not surprisingly !!!!

Leica 64%
(The most popular choices being M3 = 11, MP & IIIf = 8, M2 & M4 =7)

Nikon 19%
Rolleiflex 17%
Canon 12%
Contax 9%
Olympus 7%
Zeiss 5%
Kodak 5%
Voigtlander 4%
Mamiya 3%
Alpa 3%
Hasselblad 3%
Yashica 2%
Zorki 2%
Zone VI 2%
fed >1%
Reid
Deardorff
Braun
Lumix
Linhof
Gundlach Korona


But really stats don't matter it is the sheer enjoyment and pleasure that we get from these stunning pieces of equipment.

Thanks for you contributions, if we could get more photo's posted that would be great.

 

[barnwulf]

OOPS! Jon corrected my not so accurate post.

OOPS! Jon corrected my not so accurate post.

Originally Posted by jonmanjiro Quote:

Originally Posted by barnwulf

I thought there would be a lot of pictures here, Keith came through. I don't think I can pick just one.

1. Black Nikon S3 2000
Here ya go I'm sure I'd disappoint Keith if I didn't post this Being a nitpicker, the black reissue S3 is called the Nikon S3 Limited Edition Black, and the chrome reissue S3 is called the Nikon S3 Year 2000 Limited Edition (hence the nickname S3 2000 ). The black version was released in 2002.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/...c59_z.jpg?zz=1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/...aea_z.jpg?zz=1

My vote for the most beautiful camera goes to the Nikon SP Limited Edition (aka SP 2005 after the year it was released).
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/...08f_z.jpg?zz=1

You are absolutely right, Jon. Thanks for sharpening up my comment. I could have guessed you would pick the SP Limited Edition from reading some of your posts. Jim

 

[barnwulf]

Originally posted by andens2

But really stats don't matter it is the sheer enjoyment and pleasure that we get from these stunning pieces of equipment.

Absolutely!!! Jim