I have never used my 5008i for street photography but I find it quite
manageable for a heavy camera. The 50EL is the old optical formula
and is no slouch but inferior to the FLE version. AFAIK the 150
Sonnars are the same optically the EL being simpler having, for
example a screw rather than Bayonet filter mount.
Some prefer Zeiss some Schneider, the MTF curves which are supplied
with the lenses don't really favour one make over the other.
Frank
On 11 Aug, 2006, at 23:33, Yefei He wrote:
Hello, Folks,
I'm new to the list. I'm merely a hobby photographer. I have thought of getting a Rolleiflex SLR since picking up my first serious camera, a Pentax ZX-5n. That's back in 1999, there's no sign of the impending digital doom yet, and the Rolleiflex 6008i still cost 4 grand. Well, I guess 7 years later the digital trend benefited some of us hobbyists by bringing the prices of MF cameras down. So I finally took the plunge and got a used 6008i-1 with the 80/2.8 Planar PQ lens, disregarding the long term availability of 120 films. Now, the prices of the lenses don't seem to have gone down yet:( I may stick to one lens for a while, but I would like to get some suggestions from you experienced folks about other lenses for the 6008i-1. I have a variety of 35mm gear, but I would like to use the Rollei as much as possible. I think portraits will be one major area, but I also like to take landscape shots. And, is the 6008i manageable for use in street photography? I guess Rollei laid the easy route out for clueless people like me by providing the EL 50/4 Distagon and 150/4 Sonnar lenses. But of course I'm interested in more advanced stuff too. Is the 50/4 FLE PQ a different design from the 50/4 EL? The PQ has floating elements, maybe the EL doesn't? How about the difference between the 150 EL and the 150 PQS in their optics? How about the 50/2.8 Super Angulon and 180/2.8 Tele-Xenar? Some say Schneider lenses are better than Zeiss ones. Of course those two are faster than the Zeiss ones at similar focal lengths. Man, this is going to cost me a fortune still!
Best Regards,
Yefei
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