Ye Olde Gaudy-Tacky Camera Appreciation Thread

[abruzzi]

my eyes...


...note the dial is set to black and white, because if you have color film loaded, the light reflected off the camera would illuminate your subject in strange colors.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

Years ago I was at Wall Street Camera in NY. There was a Mamiya RB67 with lizard skin covering in the display case. A customer asked the price and the owner said "That camera is not for sale." Who knows how long he was waiting to say that?

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

 

[CMoore]

Holy Lenin.
I like it..!!!

 

[Huss]

Me likey. Only thing I'd change is remove the word 'Classic', just have Rollei 35. Or Just Rollei.

 

[choiliefan]

There's also an Urushi 2.8 TLR as well as this Royal version of the 35:

 

[Nicholas Lindan]

What the world needs is a gold-plated Barbie-Cam.

 

[Huss]

What the world needs is a gold-plated Barbie-Cam.

Only if it is pink gold.

 

[4season]

Hasselblad Stellar and Lunar:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explor...-hasselblad-lunar-and-stellar-digital-cameras

 

[Craig75]

The gold plated Alpas were strictly for the very rich collectors, don't know how may were plated, enough that they show up once in blue moon on various auction sites. Others were likely made by hobbyists or artists who turn everyday objects into "works of art."

someone found all the paperwork in a swiss office so you can see how many of each model in each colour and any special bespoke cameras were made - like half frame models or whatever.

it was all reprinted in alpa complete collectors guide book but my copy is in storage - however you can see exactly how many of the very flamboyant gold ones were made in the book.

however, the gold ones can be a bit dodgy as when alpa went bust, the spare gold top plates etc ended up on secondary market so people converted normal alpas into gold ones - so there are more gold ones than listed.

why i know all that useless garbage i dont know but i do

 

[millardmt]

Sover Wong's gold F2

 

[choiliefan]

Behold the gold? Nikon FA :

 

[Huss]

Behold my recently sold White Russian:

 

[MFstooges]

I LOVEEEE GOLD CAMERAS