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I thought I'd start this incredibly useful, practical and helpful thread to showcase some ugly cameras. Pics please!!
I thought I'd restrict it to cameras you own (or possibly have owned) and I'm particularly interested if you quite like the camera despite it's ugliness (either because the operation/use is great, or because you have no taste)
I'll kick this off with my new Olympus IS-3000
It's about 3/4 of the size of my 645n and makes ugly noises as well as its looks. It needs DX coded films or it defaults to... Yep a very useful 32 ISO. It's got picture modes, pop up flash and 2 speeds of noisy zoom. In and out. 180mm at full extention and I have the 1.5 "converter" which is basically a Raynox that attaches to the front of the lens.
UI in the viewfinder is surprisingly good. You get visual confirmation of aperture and shutter speed as well as a flashing light if your settings will under/over expose.
Every internet review talks about its ugliness, but I love it. I just *feel* more professional using it. Just need to add my peak anchors to complete the "pro" look. Hipster filmie me? Nah!
I thought I'd restrict it to cameras you own (or possibly have owned) and I'm particularly interested if you quite like the camera despite it's ugliness (either because the operation/use is great, or because you have no taste)
I'll kick this off with my new Olympus IS-3000
It's about 3/4 of the size of my 645n and makes ugly noises as well as its looks. It needs DX coded films or it defaults to... Yep a very useful 32 ISO. It's got picture modes, pop up flash and 2 speeds of noisy zoom. In and out. 180mm at full extention and I have the 1.5 "converter" which is basically a Raynox that attaches to the front of the lens.
UI in the viewfinder is surprisingly good. You get visual confirmation of aperture and shutter speed as well as a flashing light if your settings will under/over expose.
Every internet review talks about its ugliness, but I love it. I just *feel* more professional using it. Just need to add my peak anchors to complete the "pro" look. Hipster filmie me? Nah!
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