Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One more, the Fuji rangefinders are really good with reliable shutters and wind mechanisms with the possible exception of the older 6x9 metal bodies. Their lenses are wonderful but possibly cooler in rendition than their Zeiss counterparts. Price is reflective of quality. On Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 3:58 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Lluis, > You could also try a Voigtlander Perkeo II preferably with the Color > Skopar len and Syncro Compur shutter. It fits in your pocket and yet > shoots 6x6 format. You can take multiple images quickly and easily, > provided they're at similar anticipated light levels. Here's a pic of me > with it in MOMA - > https://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475 at N00/2656745178/in/photostream/ - > and an image I took with it - > https://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475 at N00/2590227119/in/photostream/ > It, along with all my other film cameras, currently lies inactive > awaiting the reawakened pulse of sprocketed celluloid and bursts of > light through the dormant shutter curtains. Sadly, they might be waiting > another year yet. > > My putative darkroom - a shed attached to my garage - needs a new roof > as the old one is leaking and causing efflorescence in the blockwork, so > can't be immediately used. However, due the CoVid hiatus and the > subsequent renovation/solar panel rush, there are long delays waiting > for any sort of committed attention from builders, and, during all this, > I am withering away into decrepitude while my enlarger gently wilts. I > can't use any other room in the house as they are all filled with my > children's accoutrements, e.g. grandchild, furniture, a Chomolungma of > toys, etc., while they wait for their own house renovations to be > completed. > > That said, I am not selling my Voigtlanders or any of my film cameras. > There's a Perkeo II on eBay right now. > > Douglas > Close to kidnapping a builder. > > > On 02/09/2022 06:23, Alan Magayne-Roshak via LUG wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Aug 2022 Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> Don, > >> Thank you very much for your kind words! > >> It is true, the preparation on a camera like the Rolleiflex is slower > than > > with an M, that is why I bought the Super Ikonta which is a rangefinder > > camera >faster to use, but it does not have the quality of the > Rolleiflex, > > in medium format 6x6 there is not much choice of rangefinder cameras, > only > > Mamiya, >Plaubel , Fuji that I remember, but these are quite more > expensive > > cameras. > > > >> Regarding the images, I prefer the quality of the Rolleiflex, I find the > > Ikonta ones very soft. > > > >> Thank you very much again! > >> Lluis > > > ===================================================================================================================== > > Lluis, I like the Rollei shots best too. One 6x6 RF not mentioned is > one I > > have - an Ansco Super Speedex (same as the Agfa Super Isolette). The > 75mm > > f/3.5 Solinar is very sharp. See < > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/19890211_MR_Award_OreBoats_19.jpg.html > > Another of my favorites (except in the 6x9 format that I like more) is > the > > Voigtlander Bessa II. This one focuses even faster than the Speedex. > > < > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/19910216_MR_SheridanMan_6.jpg.html > > (I do love my Rollei with 75mm Planar 3.5 even if it's square.) Here's > all > > three: > > < > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/19911122_MR_Matanle_Cameras.jpg.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information