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Post by lesdmess on Aug 9, 2014 8:45:12 GMT -5
After I got my first plain prism F, I started searching for a plain prism F2. During the search, I came across another plain prism F that was also in great condition so I picked it up and thought I might at least be able to trade it for an F2. But right after I got the second F, an F2 became available that I picked up. Now I have an extra F and I no longer have to trade it to get an F2. It does provide symmetry though . . .
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Post by lesdmess on Aug 9, 2014 10:03:39 GMT -5
Or how about the Nikon F3 that was designed by Italian industrial designer Giorgetto Giugiaro with that red stripe? Clearly that tiny red viewfinder illumination button was function sacrificed for form!
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Post by hansz on Aug 9, 2014 10:26:17 GMT -5
Hm, estetically I still don't like Nikons... notwithstanding their abilities, they are still bricks to me...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 10:57:37 GMT -5
The F3 is a pretty camera IMO.
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Post by paulhofseth on Aug 9, 2014 13:27:00 GMT -5
To avoid discrimionation of mere 35mm cams with no mirror, no rf, a plain "most beautiful 35mm camera" might be called for (35mm, so as to exclude attractive 8mm, submin,magogany folders etc.)
My vote goes to Werra I. Clean lines, no dials or knobs (until you examine it more closely). leica Ig and MD are runners up, but they demand ancillarie that ruin their clean lines.
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Post by lesdmess on Aug 9, 2014 13:30:30 GMT -5
Paul, Notwithstanding the fact that this is a modern SLR forum topic, it still may be hard to vote on their beauty without pictures . . .
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Post by lesdmess on Aug 9, 2014 13:57:41 GMT -5
Maybe a different angle or setup of the Nikon F3 can make it look more appealing?
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Post by philbirch on Aug 9, 2014 15:15:53 GMT -5
Actually with all the hardware and that monster drive it looks slabby I agree with Hans on that point
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Post by lesdmess on Aug 9, 2014 17:00:33 GMT -5
Implementation of motor drives definitely has its challenges. Some kept the flow while others not so much.
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Post by paulhofseth on Aug 10, 2014 14:50:04 GMT -5
lesdmess: I will take a snap of the Zeiss Tessar equipped Werra 1 - tomorrow and possibly also challenge this SLR thread with a snap of the cleanest designed 2x8 film camera. Hint: Minox lens.
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Post by lesdmess on Aug 10, 2014 21:41:41 GMT -5
Paul, Just saw a Werra so you're right, a plain "most beautiful 35mm camera" might be called for.
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Post by daveh on Aug 10, 2014 22:02:19 GMT -5
My comment from June 26th:
Sorry, as ever Proboards struggles to display some things correctly - thinking the quotation is only the first few words. Hopefully my amendment of the post will now mean it will display correctly, (if not tough, because I don't plan on spending any more time on it).
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