07-13-2019, 05:31 PM
(07-13-2019, 04:43 PM)Brightcolours Wrote: The Contax RTS to me looks rather... SLR from its time. The one that impressed me (and after all this time has had the biggest influence) was the Canon T90, designed by Luigi Colari (and Canon).
1974: Contax RTS
1986: Canon T90 (by Luigi Colani)
Check out which cameras were around in 1974, then you'll see how advanced it's design was. Its was also Kyocera bringing a vacuum film plate made of ceramics into the RTS III. I prefer Contax' design over the Colani which for me didn't go far enough, the grip could be more ergonomic and the shift of the battery compartment looks weird. But that's a matter of personal taste.