What pretty cameras were there?

Tony Polson wrote:

Surely the prettiest Rolleiflex of all was the 4x4cm "Baby Rolleiflex"
made in grey in the late 1950s/early 1960s:

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"Tony Polson" wrote in message
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Just out of curiosity, what cameras were made that you would describe
as pretty?


Why would a sad, middle aged man like Mike Henley want to own a
"pretty" camera?

Does Mike Henley think that a "pretty" camera might help a sad, middle
aged man like him entice young girls back to his home?

Just out of curiosity.


Sounds like it's worth a shot...
;-)

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Matt Clara
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At the local camera collector's sale every year I look adoringly at the

20s/30s vintage Kodak box folders with the beautiful red bellows.

Then there's the new Ebody 4x5 & 8x10 bodies with nickel hardware.
They're really pretty. (And priced like it.)

The Nikon F4 had some nice lines, as did the Pentax LX. Smooth,
well-engineered, but not harsh. Yet still neither was too outstanding.

Leica, it's ok. Lots of tradition in the design, but nothing really
outstanding today.

Few items today have nice cosmetics, nothing like a piece of B&O
audio eqipment. Elegance is gone. It's all just so much techno-stuff.
(Though I was tempted at one time by an anniversary 'Blad with red
leather.)

Collin

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Just out of curiosity, what cameras were made that you would describe
as pretty?

IMHO,

The Hasselblad 503CW Gold Supreme is a dream come true.

It is a complete 503CW with all visible chromed details plated in 24
carat gold. It is finished in an elegant burgundy coloured leather
trim.

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Just out of curiosity, what cameras were made that you would describe
as pretty?

Rolleiflex E/F cameras without the light meter look really beautiful, IMO.


Surely the prettiest Rolleiflex of all was the 4x4cm "Baby Rolleiflex"
made in grey in the late 1950s/early 1960s:

Oh yes, those are incredibly cute.

"Cheesehead" wrote in message
Leica, it's ok.

IIIf red dial self-timer with a collapsible lens:
http://www.cameraquest.com/3frdst.htm

I like these:
http://www.geocities.com/fzorkis/zorki_6.html

For the medium format crowd:
http://www.certo6.com/cam/isolette.html

Lots more on all three web sites.

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Just out of curiosity, what cameras were made that you would describe
as pretty?



Exakta and its descendents (up to the mid Varex IIa models).
The original Pentax Spotmatic (without the flash shoe).
The black version Rolleiflex SL-35E
Zorky 3

The Rolleiflex TLRs, the Leica Ms (Esp. the M3) and the Nikon F with FTn
Photomics have fantastic looks, but are more "striking" than "pretty".

Cheesehead wrote:


The Nikon F4 had some nice lines, as did the Pentax LX. Smooth,
well-engineered, but not harsh. Yet still neither was too outstanding.
The Gold Limited Edition LX was gorgeous in a gaudy kind of way.

Gaudy is right. Personally ...
I'd rather have one of those gold-plated Schneider large format lenses.

Collin

And there's Cesar (on PDML).
He gets snake skin put onto each of his LX bodies.
Pretty to some.

Collin