RF Camera Beauty Contest

Rich Silfver · 02-22-2006

Ok, so they are tools - but for many of us cameras are also often objects of art where the design shines through in such a way that these objects becomes esthetically pleasing and straight out beautiful.

Here is YOUR chance to vote your favorite camera all the to the top and see it be crowned ...
'Most Beautiful RF camera ever made'.

The rules are as follows.

Cameras and Groups
There is a total of 79 cameras in the running for this desirable title.
There are folders, fixed lens cameras and 35mm/medium format/large format cameras - all competing on the same field for one single title.

The 79 cameras has been divided into six groups (A, B, C, D, E and F).
There are 13 cameras in each group (group F has 14).

Each group will be posted under its own poll and you can cast one vote per group.

The top THREE cameras in each group will go on to the semi-finale.
(A against B, C against D and E against F).

The TOP camera in EACH of these three semi-finale groups will go on to the finale where the bronze, silver and GOLD winner will be crowned.

Update:
"Instead of having just ONE camera from each of the semi-finales going to the grand finale (which would be three in total) - there will be TWO cameras from each of the semi-finales going to the grand finale (making the finale a competition between six cameras)

In the case of a tie, cameras will be promoted to the next level according to this logic:

Ex scores: 10,10,10,10,10.5.5.5.2.0
In this case all #1 cameras (5 of them) will move on.

Ex scores: 10,10,5,5,5,3,3.2.2.0
In this case all #1 cameras (2 of them) and all #2 cameras (3 of them) will move on

Ex scores: 10,8,3,3,3,1,1,1,0
In this case all #1 cameras (1 of them), all #2 cameras (2 of them) will move on.

Basically: Pick the top three rated cameras, if before reaching a qty of 3 the next level has multiple cameras with the same score - all of them also moves on."
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Time
Voting for each group will be open for two days.

Groups will be posted througout this coming week as I put together the poll.

The first group will be posted tonight...

Let the games begin....and may the hottest camera win.............

Here are links to the GROUPS:
GROUP A (Voting closes Feb 24).

GROUP B (Voting closes Feb 24)

GROUP C (Voting closes Feb 25)

GROUP D (Voting closes Feb 25)

GROUP E (Voting closes Feb 25)

GROUP F (Voting Closes Feb 25)

Rich Silfver · 02-23-2006

* Note: One update to the rules marked in red above:
"Instead of having just ONE camera from each of the semi-finales going to the grand finale (which would be three in total) - there will be TWO cameras from each of the semi-finales going to the grand finale (making the finale a competition between six cameras)"

The reasoning behind this change is that one very strong candidate could already, in the semi-finale eliminate what would be the overall second strongest candidate and not give it the chance to battle it out in the finale. With this change I feel that the final round will have a better chance to have a good, representative selection of the most popular cameras.

Rich Silfver · 02-23-2006

Note: Second update posted in red above:
"In the case of a tie, cameras will be promoted to the next level according to this logic:

Ex scores: 10,10,10,10,10.5.5.5.2.0
In this case all #1 cameras (5 of them) will move on.

Ex scores: 10,10,5,5,5,3,3.2.2.0
In this case all #1 cameras (2 of them) and all #2 cameras (3 of them) will move on

Ex scores: 10,8,3,3,3,1,1,1,0
In this case all #1 cameras (1 of them), all #2 cameras (2 of them) will move on.

Basically: Pick the top three rated cameras, if before reaching a qty of 3 the next level has multiple cameras with the same score - all of them also moves on."