Which Camera would You Like to See Again?

[Lee Shively]

I don't own any cameras that are currently being produced and sold as new. I'm pretty well satisfied with that. If any of the cameras I like were put into production again, I would certainly not be able to afford to buy them new.

 

[John Hermanson]

OM-1n

 

[vet173]

A rollie 35s with a heliar

 

[T42]

I would like to see an F2 with the newest metering cell technology employed, still fully mechanical, and no lousy foam for seals anywhere.

Aside, and since we are just wishing...
I would also like to see a larger 50mm aux finder for 35mm RFs, modeled on the 50mm Leica finder, but 40% bigger for glasses wearers, and somewhat more affordable, so I could have one attached to each of my old RFs.

Happy day.
Henry in Atlanta

 

[maxbloom]

Pentax has done new issues, and the results are gorgeous, albeit extraordinarily expensive. Take the LX 2000 millenium limited edition for example. Only $4k!

 

[highpeak]

OM4 Ti, and agfa Record III

 

[snegron]

Pentax has done new issues, and the results are gorgeous, albeit extraordinarily expensive. Take the LX 2000 millenium limited edition for example. Only $4k!

Didn't they make a gold edition LX at one time?

 

[maxbloom]

Yes, they did, but that was back in 1981. But seriously...what the hell? Did they design it to match your alligator shoes and louis vuitton bag? The millenium edition is just so classy. Here's a look at the gold one:

 

[Pavel+]

Well I must be lucky. I can't wish for any kind of manual focus body coming back unless I get a wish for a new set of eyeballs at the same time - not likely.
So that leaves me wondering about auto-focus bodies that I'd really drool over. Then it hit me - the perfect body for my type of shooting is already here - the Nikon F6. So except for the batteries; Perfection already exists.

 

[snegron]

Yes, they did, but that was back in 1981. But seriously...what the hell? Did they design it to match your alligator shoes and louis vuitton bag? The millenium edition is just so classy. Here's a look at the gold one:

Wow! Did anyone really buy one of these? I would love to know how much it sold for. The matching lens looks like a work of art too!

 

[ajuk]

Olympus XA.

Yes or a modern version of it, Like a cross between the XA and the Epic.

 

[maxbloom]

They were originally sold exlusively in Japan, but were later either given as contest prizes or sold to a few U.S. importers and collectors because they couldn't sell all of them in Japan. No wonder, considering the price in 1981 was 850,000 yen, which comes to about $7,250 USD!

 

[DBP]

If memory serves the exchange rate was north of 200 yen to the dollar, so more like $4,000.

 

[maxbloom]

fair enough, but I still wouldn't have paid 4k for it.

 

[Mark Fisher]

Two come to mind.....
the Oly XA.....manual focus and advance with the same exposure system, the ultimate shirt pocket camera

The Kodak Medalist (using 120 film this time) .... about as small of a camera as anyone has ever made that shoots 6x9 and you could still drop it off a building and survive.