The most beautiful SLR, and DSLR's ever made.
May 8, 2015 08:03:27 #
I have a very shallow question for you all. What is the most physically attractive SLR, or DSLR you've ever seen. This isn't a question for the "a camera is a tool crowd" but for those among us that like the way certain cameras look, in addition to their practical application. For me it's the Contax ST, and the Pentax LX. The Contax is just the most exquisite looking camera I've ever seen. I loved the understated, and in my opinion underrated looks, and utility of the Pentax. It was lighter than an F3, and weather sealed around the pentaprism. It had a full range of manual , and electronic shutter speeds. It had a full 30 seconds long exposure capability, whereas my F3 had 16 seconds. It was just a little gem.
So, let's see your nominations for the most beautiful SLR, or DSLR, ever made. :D ;) pith
So, let's see your nominations for the most beautiful SLR, or DSLR, ever made. :D ;) pith
May 8, 2015 08:11:15 #
pith wrote:
I have a very shallow question for you all. What i... (show quote)
Find a job or something productive to do with your free time.
May 8, 2015 08:38:10 #
pith wrote:
... So, let's see your nominations for the most beautiful SLR, or DSLR, ever made. :D ;) ...
Pith,
I have to agree, somewhat, on the Pentax LX ... except for the Limited Edition Gold model and the one with the green lizzard covering ... ! I don't know about the Contax. I have not seen any truely remarkable DSLRs, they all seem to be built like me - slightly out of shape.
I'll get back to you after I rattle my brain and see what floats to the top ...
Bob S
As an aside - why people bother with negative remarks is beyond my understanding ... !
May 8, 2015 09:00:18 #
pith wrote:
I have a very shallow question for you all. What i... (show quote)
I agree about Contax, especially the RTS from the mid 70s. I am also fond of the Canon AE-1 and T90. Both ground breakers in their day.
May 8, 2015 09:08:14 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Find a job or something productive to do with your free time.
It's a valid question for a photography forum. Perhaps you should take your own advice and not waste your time replying to topics you have no interest in.
May 8, 2015 09:08:52 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Find a job or something productive to do with your free time.
I think somebody forgot to give Jim Bob his meds today. He's been posting like this on several threads. Perhaps he should go back to bed and see if he can find the right side to get out of.
It's possible that his bed doesn't even have a right side.
Maybe he'll stay there!
May 8, 2015 09:10:28 #
pith wrote:
I have a very shallow question for you all. What i... (show quote)
That's a tough one. My first SLR, a Yashica TL Super, will always be beautiful to me. So will the next one that I will end up buying. No matter what it may be.
May 8, 2015 09:19:32 #
Peterff wrote:
I think somebody forgot to give Jim Bob his meds today. He's been posting like this on several threads. Perhaps he should go back to bed and see if he can find the right side to get out of.
It's possible that his bed doesn't even have a right side.
Maybe he'll stay there!
It's possible that his bed doesn't even have a right side.
Maybe he'll stay there!
I'll give it a try. Doubt it will work. Something about idiocy that rouses the sleeping beast.
May 8, 2015 09:30:43 #
Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. Some love the graceful lines of a sports car, others are captured by a big old muddy 4 wheel drive. My first real camera was a Nikon F, I had to sell it after High School to support my growing family. But for me, the big old heavy, boxy F still draws my eye every time I see one. I recently bought one off of ebay for $136.00 and it came with a 50mm f/1.4 non AI-s lens in excellent shape. ;) I may never run a roll of film through it, but it looks great sitting in it's little spot with my other cameras. And I am slowly doing an AI-s conversion on the lens so I can use it on my D610. I have one stripped screw to carefully drill out this weekend so I can file down the aperture ring. Is the Nikon F an aesthetically beautiful camera? Maybe not, but to me it is what a camera should look like. :-D
May 8, 2015 09:30:58 #
Jim Bob wrote:
I'll give it a try. Doubt it will work. Something about idiocy that rouses the sleeping beast.
Something about rudeness and uncalled for personal attacks that does that same thing to me. If a thread isn't of interest to you, just stay out of it and don't put it on your watch list.
May 8, 2015 09:31:04 #
pith wrote:
I have a very shallow question for you all. What i... (show quote)
This discussion would be more interesting if people would find and post a photo of the cameras they are talking about.
May 8, 2015 09:31:58 #
Even though I'm a Canon guy, I actually like the looks of Nikon cameras better.
May 8, 2015 09:32:04 #
Basil wrote:
Something about rudeness and uncalled for personal attacks that does that same thing to me. If a thread isn't of interest to you, just stay out of it and don't put it on your watch list.
Thanks, Daddy. I'll take it under advisement along with the other good advice that you have always offered me.
May 8, 2015 09:32:38 #
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