35mm camera design

[cliveh]

Was Oskar Barnack the best 35mm camera designer of all time?

[desertratt]

I had a Leica 3f with four Leitz lenses and I presume it was based on his designs. I didn't like it.

[E. von Hoegh]

Was Oskar Barnack the best 35mm camera designer of all time?

Hard to say. Considering when the Barnack Leicas were designed, I'd say he's near the top. But what about the guy who designed the Nikon RF cameras? And the Nikon F? Or the Leica M series? There are so many good cameras.

[Nick Merritt]

Don't forget Maitani (Olympus OM, XA). Or Heinz Waaske (Rollei 35).

[E. von Hoegh]

Don't forget Maitani (Olympus OM, XA). Or Heinz Waaske (Rollei 35).

And whomever designed the Rolleiflex.

[summicron1]

there were other 35mm cameras before the leica--there was an agfa tourist or something like that that gave 100 shots per roll, Richard made a stereo camera that used 35 -- barnack's design, however, was the first really practical one, his ergonomics were perfect, which is why the basics of his design are still used today.

[jnanian]

argus ...

[Two23]

And whomever designed the Rolleiflex.

You joke. I know you know the Rolleiflex is 120/ 6x6. Barnack was one of the first 35mm designers. The designer of the Ihagee Kine Prakitca is in the running too. Modern cameras are still based on his design.

I have a Leica IIIc (1942) and have been using it as my primary camera.


Kent in SD

[LJSLATER]

Giorgetto Giugiaro. Easily.

[semi-ambivalent]

Giorgetto Giugiaro. Easily.

Leave it to the Italians to know exactly how much red.

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