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The ugliest camera design

 
Cadenza
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Jan 25, 2005 01:15 |  #1

Aside from tech specs, one thing I really
like about the G-series is the simple elegance
and attractive design of the G3, G5, & G6.
The G1 was cute, too, specially for its time,
in spite of the poor ergonomics. The G2 didn't
do it for me.

Anyhow, I just saw the design of the Konica-
Minolta new DiMage series on DPreview. I'm
sure they are fine cameras, but what in the
world were they thinking when they designed
something so ugly? They (the Z5 and Z20)
look like toilet seats turned on their side!

Anyone else have a favorite ugly design?




  
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Jan 25, 2005 01:23 |  #2

This (or any of its predecessors)

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Jan 25, 2005 11:57 |  #3

Almost all of the Sony's are but ugly... those Floppy disk ones were unreal as well....

And talk about Clumsy? These things are larger in bulk than a good SLR... Sony is clueless.


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Jan 25, 2005 12:50 |  #4

Some of Nikon's designs are ugly too... rofl.


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Jan 26, 2005 08:30 |  #5

Cadenza wrote:
...They (the Z5 and Z20)
look like toilet seats turned on their side!


LOL


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Jan 26, 2005 12:09 as a reply to  @ rgravel's post |  #6

Yes, those new Konica/Minoltas are something only a mother could love. What about the Olympus Verve? Horrible!




  
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Jan 27, 2005 15:41 |  #7

He...He...Here are mine:

Fuji 330, 340...101,200 - crap, so much cheapppy plastic...baaaaa
HP...all the first models....cheappy like a toy!
Kodak - Many CX models....toys toys toys...
Minolta - Dimage 5,7,7i/h,A1,A2 - ugliest ever... (thanks god A200 is great) Z1/2/3/5/10/20 - it is really a U.F.O design ?
Leica - We are in 2005, come on !
Nikon - 2000/2500/3500 - crappy crap plastic.
Panasonic - FZ models - not proportional design.
Samsung - STOP MAKE CAMERAS PLEASE !!!
Sony - CD and FD - I think they missed some plastic in the right, no ? (p.s - stop making the lens in the side of the camera, its ugly and uncomfortable!)




  
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Jan 27, 2005 16:28 as a reply to  @ SHiKO's post |  #8

Goodness, it seems that only Canon can make an attractive digicam........




  
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Jan 31, 2005 19:43 as a reply to  @ SHiKO's post |  #9

SHiKO wrote:
Fuji 330, 340...101,200 - crap, so much cheapppy plastic...baaaaa
HP...all the first models....cheappy like a toy!
Kodak - Many CX models....toys toys toys...
Minolta - Dimage 5,7,7i/h,A1,A2 - ugliest ever... (thanks god A200 is great) Z1/2/3/5/10/20 - it is really a U.F.O design ?
Leica - We are in 2005, come on !
Nikon - 2000/2500/3500 - crappy crap plastic.
Panasonic - FZ models - not proportional design.
Samsung - STOP MAKE CAMERAS PLEASE !!!
Sony - CD and FD - I think they missed some plastic in the right, no ? (p.s - stop making the lens in the side of the camera, its ugly and uncomfortable!)

LOL, your one unsastify customer.


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Jan 31, 2005 19:46 |  #10

This is what i find ugly.

http://www.dpreview.co​m …c/Images/allrou​ndview.jpg (external link)

Can someone say Back that Ass up.


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Jan 31, 2005 20:07 |  #11

Oh yeah,. that Koak is "FrankenCamera"


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Jan 31, 2005 20:11 |  #12

I swear the side view looks a well packaged woman, flash the head, lens the breast, and bottom of the grip, well you get the idea.


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Jan 31, 2005 20:40 |  #13

It's a tank with short barrel....LOL.


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Jan 31, 2005 20:54 as a reply to  @ eosster's post |  #14

Echo wrote:
It's a tank with short barrel....LOL.

oooh ouch lol.


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Jan 31, 2005 21:25 as a reply to  @ SHiKO's post |  #15

SHiKO wrote:
Leica - We are in 2005, come on !

I really like the old vintage look. If i could afford one, i'd buy it in an instant.\

edit: http://www.leica-camera.com …meras/digilux2/​index.html (external link) theres the one i'm talking about, Digilux 2. I love that camera :)




  
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