Is this The Most Beautiful Camera EVER???

Hands down the most beautiful camera I have ever seen...

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[mattgranger]

What camera do you think has the best design?

[JaredDoyle]

Not bashing on Leica or any other luxury brand, but why do they get a free pass with terrible ergonomics and missing features while other more pedestrian brands get dinged over very trivial and subjective aspects of their design and features?

[bngr_bngr]

I just bought a mint condition Nikon D700. It’s the most beautiful camera I didn’t know about. I had a Nikon D3 but wanted something smaller. I love the smaller feeling of the D700 but still has that tank feel. Of course the images are still amazing on this 12 mp camera. I wear glasses, the finder is more viewable than that of the D3. Which really helps in the experience of using the camera.

[poikatiikeri]

That’s one good looking camera. For me Hassellad X2D 100C is a great looking camera and maybe mamiya rb67

[jko]

My all-time favourite camera to shoot with, and look at, is my YashicaMat LM TLR. I always say that it's every bit as good as the Rolleiflex it was fashioned upon, though I've never actually shot a Rolleiflex - not the 2.8, anyhow.
I would buy a digital TLR at the drop of a hat, provided it had all the same functionality, ergonomics, and quirks - e.g. the EVF would have to display images mirrored instead of all normal-like. TLRs are the best.

[sbills]

Hasselblad 500 series with the Leica M6 a very very close second.

[duketoby]

Original Leica Q. Have one for four years now. Love to use it. Love to look at it. For me its a design masterclass

[paultrunfull]

Not my sort of camera, but someof the cars were ! nice vid Matt.

[gewglesux]

Have you been to the Leica corporate store in NYC? I was there last week.... it's beautiful!!

[give_a_shift]

It’s the Nikon 35Ti for me. Still looks incredibly handsome even in 2024.

[tamasnemeth]

Leica was smart to go to this limited edition market. Sometimes I wish we would do at least one feat like this at Phase. As this year is our 30th anniversary, maybe it would make sense. Anyway, for me the Phase One XF camera body is the one. I love how it sits in my hand, and its heft, and the functionality of that body. Design-wise I like its bold brutalist shape.
I also like the elegance of wooden view cameras. The Chamonix Alpinist is on top of the list in my opinion.

[mschatzm]

For the money I would buy the Z 400mm f/2.8 and maybe a backup Z8...

[garymc]

The 65 year old M3 - Leica’s first M camera - that I recently purchased looks great and works as new. Question with digital cameras will be how electronics will hold up over time. Won’t affect their looks but functionality may be a question.

[bazlur-Vancouver]

Hasselblad, Leica, and Fuji 100 series are best looking. What are the main differences between Leica Q3 and 10 or — Leica M11-P?

[LA]

The value of the Leica M is in its optics. Its fast lenses are great. If the M11 had the same color as the X2D, I would have enough of it)

[zoltankaparthy]

Between the shoot and the camera, pure fantasy. ;o) My two faves for form and function are my M9 and X2D.

[stanm]

I enjoy my Leica M-D Typ 262 every time I hold it in my hands. No screen so almost no buttons - so unusual compared to modern cameras. The M11 is still tempting though…

[davidpearson]

The important question is….did you give that other camera, at the end, a new home?

[Narsuitus]

Here are four of the most beautiful cameras (form and function) that I have seen. I actually owned the two titanium cameras and the graphite camera.

Leica Hammertone MP
Leica M6 titanium
Nikon F2 titanium
Fuji X-Pro2 graphite

[ronaldsand]

I would use a wrist strap rather than the longer sling
This will prevent the inevitable rubbing on the sides