Most ridiculous camera ever?
- Thread starter MrFotoFool
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Honestly, I doubt you would get robbed because it looks like a cheap fake toy camera to me. Definitely from a distance. It's probably safer to lug this heavy POS around than a 1DX with a big L lens that actually looks (and is) expensive.
And I've never quite understood the concept of paying a company for an overpriced product to achieve a charity donation. Heck, I don't even understand the NPR Pledge drive gifts. If you want to donate, donate. Give the money, get a written record and write it off. Done. All the rest just complicates matters.
And I've never quite understood the concept of paying a company for an overpriced product to achieve a charity donation. Heck, I don't even understand the NPR Pledge drive gifts. If you want to donate, donate. Give the money, get a written record and write it off. Done. All the rest just complicates matters.
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Looks like a toy or a paperweight. The gold makes it look cheaper and tackier compared to the normal silver DF. They couldn't even spell brick properly...ajfotofilmagem said:My thought: What an ugly disgrace from hell!
Another thought: Rob me, rob me, rob me.
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DominoDude said:
A lady friend with her 5 Karat Diamond ring wears it out in public commonly. She says that everyone assumes its a fake, so she's not afraid of getting robbed.
That Gold plating looks fake to me as well.
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Mitch.Conner said:
Yeah, you would think they could at least give the precentage. But to be honest, the company will donate just enough money to move them into a different tax bracket so it is ultimately up to the accounting department, how much money they will donate. And that depends on how the rest of the business did that year.
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Most ridiculous camera...so far. I have no doubt that at some point in the future, someone will top this. Hard to believe it can be beaten but it will. In the meantime, yes, this takes the current crown for "least pleasing to the eye". We all love gold but just cause you put gold on something, doesn't make it better. It just makes it pricier.
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Not even close. I would go with number two on this list - $9,000 per megapixel. 
http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/the-top-10-most-expensive-digital-cameras-to-snap-stunning-shots-with-333443/?singlepage=1
http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/the-top-10-most-expensive-digital-cameras-to-snap-stunning-shots-with-333443/?singlepage=1
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Bennymiata
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Someone is making a ton of $$$$$ out of this.
From my experience, the plating cost of the pieces would cost around $30, then there is the disassembly and reassemble of the parts.
Seems to me that there is plenty left over for charity.
From my experience, the plating cost of the pieces would cost around $30, then there is the disassembly and reassemble of the parts.
Seems to me that there is plenty left over for charity.
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...and people are scared of Magic Lantern brikking their cameras...
Man, I thought the Df was hideous but this really wins the 2013 fugly prize.
Man, I thought the Df was hideous but this really wins the 2013 fugly prize.
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MrFotoFool said:The original version was enough of a mystery. (The mystery being who in their right mind would buy one?).
Now we have this limited version:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8641626030/price-released-for-brikk-s-24k-gold-nikon-df
Oooh, but how cool is a gold plated lens? Sorry, the lens itself is not gold plated, just the hood and lens cap!
But hey they are donating a portion of the 41K sale price to "humanitarian causes." Great, all for it, but they do not say what percent, I imagine it is well below a thousand dollars. So you can do that or you can buy a regular DF for three grand and mail the extra 37 grand yourself straight to your favorite charity. (Or buy a camera that actually makes sense and send the extra whatever is left to charity).
If you are going to have a single gold plated lens, wouldn't a 24-70 make more sense?
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The Hasselblad- Version of a Sony NEX, 5 times so expensive with absolutely no benefit.
And to ice the cake: ugly as hell.
And to ice the cake: ugly as hell.
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