What's Your Favorite Sleeper Vintage Camera?

[donetskiy]

What’s one vintage camera that doesn’t get the praise it deserves — but totally delivers in use or design? I’m digging through a dozen older models right now and would love to hear what stands out for others.

 

[JensH]

What’s one vintage camera that doesn’t get the praise it deserves — but totally delivers in use or design? I’m digging through a dozen older models right now and would love to hear what stands out for others.

The first Rolleiflexes!
Aka Rolleiflex Original, Ur-Rollei or Ur-Rolleiflex, K1 611 to 614.
My most used cameras. Light and quiet, but fragile and does not take 120 film uncapped, nor has it a crank for winding. That's why it is often viewed as
excentric to really put film in...
Fantastic f/4.5 Tessar in the 611 and 613.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/136145166@N02/albums/72157665628017552

 

[AnselMortensen]

Eastman 2D 5x7 and 8x10 view cameras.