I would like to identify similar cameras

[william_boutet]

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I would like to get some suggestion of cameras that are similar to this one:<br>

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5062/sanstitre7act.jpg<br>

Yes, it is from a miniature model. Basically, the camera is used by a certain character from a video games series. It is impossible to find the precise model because it is a fictional camera, but I am sure there are some rangefinder cameras that are very, very similar to it.<br>

It is probably from Japan, because the character never left her country and she cannot buy from outside Japan.</p>

<p>I made a basic (and very crude) template too:<br>

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9449/sanstitre8wx.jpg</p>

<p>I searched for 35mm cameras over the Internet, and I found this:<br>

Some cameras of the Olympus 35 series looks very similar to the fictional camera.<br>

The Pentax and Canon have pyramidal shape on the top, which is not what I am looking for.</p>

<p>Any suggestion of not too expensive cameras that can be found used would be appreciated, because it is for an photography project at college.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot</p>

[SCL]

<p>You might take a look at this from the Cameraquest site: http://www.cameraquest.com/canon7sz.htm Scroll down the page until you come to the 7s</p>

[jerry_lehrer1]

<p>It is a miniature and stylized cartoonist version of the Leica M3. Anything further is a waste of time.<br>

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[mpo]

<p>Agree with Jerry, it's a Leica M3 (or M2).</p>

[soeren_engelbrecht1]

Definitely M3 or M2. The only external difference is quite small (the film frame counter) and in any case hidden by the hand

holding the camera.

[Mattman944]

<p><em>Any suggestion of not too expensive cameras that can be found used would be appreciated</em><br>

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Leica's are very expensive, even broken M3s sell for hundreds. I think for your purposes there are other cameras that would be close enough. What you want is a <strong>rangefinder</strong> camera, an SLR camera has the "pryamidal" shape on top (the pentaprism).<br>

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Go on ebay and search for "rangefinder camera".</p>

 

[ken_jeanette1]

<p>I agree with all, the camera does indeed look like a stylized Leica M, and Leica Ms are certainly not cheap. You might try looking up the Zorki 4 on eBay or any other site. Just try the word ZORKI, because there are several models, and I believe you will see one that comes close.<br>

They are usually pretty inexpensive. Especially when compared to the Leica M series.</p>

[carbon_dragon]

<p>Leica M's don't have such a LARGE dropoff in the top but it certainly looks like a Leica M. But there are other cameras made about the same time that also come to mind, including other screwmounts like the Yashica YF.</p>

[baisao]

Too expensive for cosplay, but the M3 look was copied by manufacturers the world over. You may be able to find a

suitable lookalike.

[Uhooru]

<p>Go to camera quest.com and view Stephen Gandy section on classic Rangefinders etc. There's sever cameras there. Look through them all and you decide which one it resembles most. </p>

[mpo]

<p>It seems quite evident that the camera represented whith the action figure is a Leica M3 (or M2). That said, the Yashica YF presented by David is a very close match too, thanks for introducing that camera to us (or to me, at least). </p>