Since 1985 I have had 4 of them. Currently two work. The 3 I bought used, however, may have had issues from prior ownership. The one 3003 that I bought new is still going strong.
I have always been curious of the Rolleiflex 3003 ; are they reliable?
Your thoughts!
This thread has given rise to selling prices of Argus C3's.
They have gone from an average price of $40 to an amazing $63 !
I have a few hundred Kodachrome slides my father shot with one of these gems. Outstanding!!!
Most reliable for serious work: Hasselblad 503 CX and Hasselblad 903 SWC
Most reliable for all work: Nikon N75, N80, N100
Anyone can break any camera by NOT reading the manual; read the manual and know your camera.
I fixed my K1000 by banging on a table.
Let's have some fun ... please suggest your answers as to what the Greatest Of All Time cameras that you've personally used. Score them in the dimensions suggested below - and, briefly, why. I've provided my answers by way of example:
Most Reliable: Mamiya TLRs - I never had one fail across many cameras and thousands of exposures
Best Utility: Nikon F - Provided everything I needed for 50 years across a wide range of shooting situations.
Most Elegant: Leica III - A masterpiece of minimalist design molded into a magnificent machine that holds its own, even 70+ years later.
Most Beautiful: Wisner field cameras made from quartersawn Honduran mahogany - The wood and the brass make them stunning.
Most Innovative: Leica M5 - It broke the mold, incurred the hate directed at all innovators, and is only now being recognized for being a rockstar.
Best Output: Any 4x5 (I've never shot bigger than that), but especially the Graflex 4x5s which are a great value, portable, and produce stunning images.
Weirdest: Fuji GA-645Zi - It has the optics of a pro workhorse, a very strange user interface, and ergonomics from the firey pit of Hades, but boy does it crank out nice pictures.
Most Beloved: Leica M2 - There is something really emotionally appealing about this camera. Every time I pick mine up, even with no film it, it somehow speaks to me. It's the Stradivarius of cameras.
Your turn...
My father's Bantam RF - because it was used to document so much of my family's important early years.
Everything else has been merely a plethora of fun to use tools, or a way to help make a bit of money.
1961 - three generations - on 828 Kodachrome:
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