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Old 07-17-2008, 05:06 PM   #21 (permalink)
 
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Yes they dropped that Auto-mat function. Which I am glad of. I feel much more confident the FX is going to stop at frame #1 after I line up the arrows than I do with the feeler roll which has blasted right through whole rolls enough to make me worry every time.
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Old 07-18-2008, 05:41 AM   #22 (permalink)
 
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Thanks for all the useful suggestions, one question which models take interchangle screens.
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Remember that the Tessar in the T was recomputed at the same time as that in the Contaflex. It is an excellent lens with a different signature to both the previous Tessars and the Planars.
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Old 07-18-2008, 07:44 AM   #24 (permalink)
 
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Own a Rolleiflex T and cannot complain about it, itīs small and lightweight. I think itīs the best Rollei you can get for small money.
Its exp-time-aperture-coupling is something one should get used to, indeed. The Rolleicord isnīt worse but itīs shutter isnīt
coupled with the film transport, so you have to think of setting both before taking pictures. I didnīt buy it back then because
I was shure I would forget either
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What I ment to say was "If I were in the market for another Rolleiflex, or any other camera, I'd..... Sorry for the confusion.
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Old 07-18-2008, 07:59 AM   #26 (permalink)
 
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Thanks for all the useful suggestions, one question which models take interchangle screens.
I believe that interchangeable screens can be fitted to the cameras with removable hoods, which are all the F's plus the E2 and E3.

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I believe that interchangeable screens can be fitted to the cameras with removable hoods, which are all the F's plus the E2 and E3.

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And the T's.
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Old 07-18-2008, 09:32 AM   #28 (permalink)
 
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I don't know what model Rolleiflex I have, but it has a Tessar lens. I can honestly not tell a difference in image quality between it and my 80mm Planar that's on my Hasselblad. Sanders is right, they are all truly excellent cameras and all of them have excellent lenses.

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Own a Rolleiflex T and cannot complain about it, itīs small and lightweight. I think itīs the best Rollei you can get for small money.
Its exp-time-aperture-coupling is something one should get used to, indeed.
That was a feature that I LOVED about my Rollei T! I used a Gossen Luna Pro meter, and it was just so simple to read the exposure index from the meter, set it on the camera, then choose a shutter speed/aperture combination that was most appropriate for the circumstances. It helped me learn about exposure.

I was disappointed when I later bought a 2.8F and learned that it had the two wheels instead.
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Old 07-18-2008, 06:45 PM   #30 (permalink)
 
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I had the Rollei T for a number of years... not sure why I sold it since it was a great camera.
Now I use the GX.... very happy but they're not giving them away.

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