[rollei_list] Re: I'm looking for a Rolleiwide. Is it a sensible pursuit?

  • From: Peter Mattei <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:20:22 -0700

Vick,  Agreed...not a camera for hiking in Kamloops.  I guess that leaves
out the absurd suggestion that you put an Angulon on a Gowlandflex!  Best,
Peter

On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Vick Ko <vick.ko@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Peter
> I had an SL66se.  Personal opinion was that it was too big, far bigger
> than my Hasselblad equivalent, which I still own.
>
> Vick
>
>
> On 9/25/2012 12:56 PM, Peter Mattei wrote:
>
>> Vick,
>>
>> Since you brought-up a 6X6 SLR, you may look at the flawless 50mm
>> Distagon & Rolleiflex SL66 combination.  Others on this board may opine
>> with reams of lens data, performance curves and other inanities, but your
>> eyes will remain the judge.  Whichever camera you decide to research, try
>> to borrow or rent one for a day or two. I have extensive experience with
>> the Rolleiwides, the SL66/50 Distagon and the 38mm SWC Hasselblad.  I have
>> yet to be disappointed...but then, I don't own an Air Force test chart or
>> optical bench.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>
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