http://www.geeksugar.com Geek is chic en http://www.geeksugar.com/1794600 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/1794600"><img width=105 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/29_2008/rollieflex.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"><a href="http://teamsugar.com/gallery/view/1794678?page=0,0,0" rel="nofollow"></a></span>The <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp;jsessionid=6902C8EAA4E39AB5E4C39A599731F9C9.app12-node8?itemdescription=true&amp;itemCount=60&amp;id=15288616&amp;parentid=A_ENT_MUSICCAMERAS&amp;sortProperties=&amp;navCount=266&amp;navAction=poppushpush&amp;color=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera</a> is about as <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/tag/vintage+geek" rel="nofollow">vintage geek</a>-meets-modern functionality as you can get. It's a 5-megapixel camera, but it looks its 1920s era German namesake.</p> <p>I'm thoroughly charmed by the Rolleiflex, especially the up-facing display that lets you shoot without the camera and the hand-lever crank, and how cute it looks around your neck. </p> <p>But $400 for a 5-MP camera? Is it a justified price for novelty?</p> <p>How do you feel about it?</p> <p><div class='gallery_thumbs ' ><div class=title><!-- gallery teaser --><a class=photo-count href='http://www.geeksugar.com/1794678'>View 4 Photos ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --></div><ul></ul></div></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1794600" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera: Love It or Leave It?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1794600" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1794600" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1794600" class="form-radio" /> Love it!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1794600" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1794600" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1794600" class="form-radio" /> Leave it!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1794600" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1794600" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1794600" class="form-radio" /> I think it's _________. See my comment below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1794600" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/1794600#comment digital camera Poll Love It or Leave It Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:20 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/1794600 http://www.geeksugar.com/1794678 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/1794678"><img width=105 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/29_2008/rollieflex.large.jpg'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/1794678'></a> </div> Rolleiflex Mini Digital Camera <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/1794678?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.geeksugar.com/1794678#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:17:05 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/1794678 http://www.geeksugar.com/2722273 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/2722273"><img width=160 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/04_2009/a0c872825d8619e7_camera-hair-pins.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>It seems vintage cameras are having an extended moment, considering the resurgence of <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/tag/lomography" >Lomos</a>, (now-dead) <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/tag/polaroid" >Polaroid</a>, and even the <i>verrry</i> vintage Rolleiflex cameras. </p> <p>At Urban Outfitters, you can get yourself a <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/1794600" >mini digital Rollei</a>, and even more adorable, you can get <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_5&amp;listing_id=19529861" target="_blank">hair pins with Rolleiflex miniatures</a> ($14). I can imagine a French twist on the graceful neck of someone totally fabulous, with these unexpected pins sneaking out of it - and discover their secret geekiness.</p> http://www.geeksugar.com/2722273#comment camera Vintage Geek shopping Camera Hair Pins Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:30:41 -0800 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/2722273