[rollei_list] Re: Bloviating, Part 2: 2/85 Zeiss Sonnar

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  • Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:01:56 +0000

How do you rate the Rollei 3003 with 85mm f1.4 Zeiss optik for portraiture?
 
Ed Meyers
-------------- Original message from Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: --------------


> I can assure that the Rollei TLR camera with the Rolleikin is more comfortable to take _vertical format_ portraits than any 35mm camera provided with tele lenses; things change for the horizontal format, the TLR becomes uncomfortable
> for this case. BTW I agree with you about the 6x6cm film area, it does not make sense to have a MF camera to use it for 35mm, however the Rolleikin is a funny and useful
> accesory to use sometimes.
> Tele Mutars are a bit rare and expensive, Rollei recommended to use them at f 5.6 or smaller f stop, I have seen some very good portraits taken with the Tele
> Mutar, most of them using tripod.-
>
> Carlos
>
> --- El jue 16-abr-09, Thor Legvold escribió:
>
> > De: Thor Legvold
> > Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: Bloviating, Part 2: 2/85 Zeiss Sonnar
> > Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Fecha: jueves, 16 de abril de 2009, 9:11 am
> > But by using the Rolleikin, you might as well be shooting a
> > Contax, Nikon or any other small format camera. The whole
> > point of the 'flex is the wonderful 6x6cm film area to
> > capture the image.
> >
> > How often to Tele-Mutar's show up, and what do they
> > generally run?
> >
> > I have the close up adapters, but they don't do the
> > flattering foreshortening that a true tele would for
> > portaits.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Thor
> >
> >
> > On 16. april. 2009, at 13.46, Carlos Manuel Freaza wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > --- El mié 15-abr-09, Marc James Small
> > escribió:
> > >
> > >> ... We Rolleiflex
> > >> TLR users frequently note that the sole drawback
> > to the
> > >> camera is that it is not a decent portrait taker
> > due to its
> > >> normal-lens format. Of course, a Tele-Mutar or
> > Duonar helps
> > >> this out quite a bit!...
> > >
> > > I agree if you are trying to take a portrait on the
> > minimal focusing distance point or very close to this point,
> > otherwise normal Rollei TLR lenses are very good for
> > portraits if you are not looking for a head study IMO.
> > > BTW, the Rolleikin converts Rollei TLR normal lenses
> > into terrific -superb-short teles for portraits.
> > >
> > > Carlos
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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