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What was the MOST BEAUTIFUL camera?



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for black chromed Hasselblads with CF lens.
Saying so as Rolleiflex guy...

The Leica M4 and first M6 look great, too.

Tropen (tropical) cameras by Zeiss Ikon and Ica - nice but heavy teak and brass LF cameras.

Gandolfi Precision cameras...
 
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I vote for the chrome Hasselblad 500C too, it was designed by the same man who designed the SAAB 96 V4 (and some of the Viggen aeroplanes).

 
The Nikon EL2 from 1977 was a beauty ...


as well as the Konica III series rangefinder cameras from the mid 50's ...


for medium format I would choose the Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar ...
 
This is a thread were everyone jumps in and posts each's camera drug of choice.
 
I think we're getting into the realm of fetish. But I'll go for the Barnack and the Hasselblad.
 
I really love the look of the Contax II(a) and Nikon S-series rangefinders. I think I might put them at the top for me, even though my S3 is far from my most used camera.
 
mshchem said:
Leica M4
Nikon F
Hasselblad V series, chrome w/ wlf
Deardorff V8
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This is a good list IMO. I would pick the F2 with the unmetered prism instead of the F but the unmetered F is awfully close, and would specify that the Hasselblad be chrome and have the 80mm C (original style) lens rather than CF or newer lens series.

The first Contax RTS was nice, but I never handled one, only saw magazine photos.
 

Agree with you about the F2 w/plain prism. F2 is easier to use, still F is so beautiful.
 
mshchem said:
Agree with you about the F2 w/plain prism. F2 is easier to use, still F is so beautiful.
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The F really is a beautiful design. I just picked up a plain prism version recently and have quickly grown fond of it, despite its minor ergonomic niggles.
 
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