Stilish cameras

Pentudlian said:
It's not the plastic per se I dislike - they may not actually be plastic. It's the fact that they're so HUGE. That makes their plasticness stand out all the more. Every time I see a Nikon/Canon around someone's neck, I think of the damage their bodies are taking! I like the Olympus E400 because, for a dSLR, it's so small.
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I think of my 5D as a medium format camera. Carry around a Kiev 88 or Pentacon Six with a 180/f2.8 lens for a day and you'll see things in a different perspective.

Stylish SLRs? Not many, even less if you don't count brass and oldfashionedness as values in themselves. Maybe this one:

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the kowa SW esp in black is a beauty, but not easy to find.

from esthetics a Nikon F2 with plain prism is hard to beat.
 
Assuming stylish is the deciding factor, TC-1. Many manual cameras are stylish, but perhaps not enough to inspire a person for whom style is the critical factor to make use of them.
 
crispy12 said:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3uxqygEfa1r5fc00o1_1280.jpg
http://vintagecamerastyle.tumblr.com/post/22837263160/natalie-portman-rolleiflex-2-8gx

Has she ever seen/used a TLR?
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I don't think so and my question was now almost unrelated to the suggestion she asked. She is very young (can I say "kid" to a girl?) and kind of "Lomo type" of person (sorry, I don't know how to describe her better photographically). She was explicitly looking into digital camera and probably, she will get the Pentax K-01 which is the most capable among the camera she liked because of the style. In the end I think that camera is not going to be that important. She might have got into photography because of Lomo, might pass to something more serious while keeping a certain aesthetic (both in picture taking and gear), and eventually get to what she really enjoys the most be that film or digital based. She was/is also attracted to Polaroids (not surprisingly coming from Lomo) and was thinking of this:

http://www.fujifilm.com/products/instant_photo/cameras/instax_mini_50s/

I recommended her to look into real Polaroid cameras (I would have lend something to her if I only had one but I only have a Polaroid back for 4x5" view cameras), so she might get the K-01 from parents/relatives/not sure and save for a flea market Polaroid.

By the way, for some reason while reading all the answers I started to feel kind of attracted to these toy cameras or fancy designs and I might even finally think of buying one of the Fuji toy-instant camera or a Fuji Natura or a Ricoh PX...I think it is a sign of age :rolleyes: . Which goes better with a D4: lime or pink? :D

GLF
 
raydm6 said:
Holy CRAP! :eek:
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Do you like it or not? I like Jeager LeCoultre watches more than any other Swiss watch and I have problems only when I compare them to some exotic Japan-only market Grand Seiko and I also like a lot their camera. Pity that it is now just a collector item too overpriced to even consider buying one and beat them around. I'd like to see some company reviving their design. Digital FF Compass? Anyone working for Jeager LeCoultre listening?

GLF
 
flip said:
Assuming stylish is the deciding factor, TC-1. Many manual cameras are stylish, but perhaps not enough to inspire a person for whom style is the critical factor to make use of them.
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Yep, that's true for most persons or...is it? I also believed this and I always taught I was so much technically minded that no stupid marketing strategy, design and so on would put me out of track, till I found myself looking pictures of Leicas in white leather and stuff like that... :)

I also agree on the TC-1 being the most beautiful camera of all those appearing in the list (personal taste of course). If only Ricoh made their PX with the largish (well... :rolleyes:) sensor of the GR digital IV and something similar to its lens (a 28mm equivalent) that would be my travel pair: one film one digital, both about the same size, both super-sturdy (one made of titanium the other waterproof), both with a 28mm lens. Unfortunately TC-1's are almost impossible to find here "in the west" and every time I went to Japan I could not find one at the right price and unfortunately Ricoh decided that the PX needed a 5x zoom...

GLF

Edit: wow, now I see that I had completely misunderstood your sentence. Yes, now that I read it properly I still agree, the few nice designs are usually so much plagued by bad ergonomics or bad optics that even a fashion freak ends up using something else.
 
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