[rollei_list] Re: OT / prove it !

It seems strange that no one here on the Rollei user group has any 
interest in the Rollei RF that takes the M mount lenses.  Perhaps it is 
more expensive than a Leica?  I don't personally work with 35mm but I 
think the Rollei RF looks enticing.  I used to own an M3 and didn't 
like composing in the little boxes in the view finder.  I found it very 
non instinctive. If that is a word.
DP


>>
>>
>> If you have never tried one, which I take it you have not, then I can
>> understand your reticence to believe there is anything "special" about
>> them,
>> but they are the highest quality rangefinder available, and the
>> pictures are
>> easily on par with any SLR out there...so it's really a matter of
>> preference, and for some they are rather "special", whether others
>> believe
>> it or not.
>>
>
> The new Zeiss Ikon will be coming out soon. The body is around US$1600,
> substantially lower than a new Leica M7. Personally, whether the camera
> is of "highest quality" depends on the situation. A well-built camera
> such as Leica that survives a cliff fall does not auto-magically give
> us the highest quality picture. Usually, it's the lens that gives us
> different properties of the pictures, the body is merely just a black
> box.  At least that's how I view it most of the time. For example, if I
> mount the new Zeiss Ikon with the same Leica lens one used on the M7,
> are we really going to see differences in quality?  I admit that
> different types of camera bodies influence how you take the picture,
> but as to the quality... that's very subjective.  If we compare apple
> to apple (Leica M7 rangefinder to Zeiss Ikon rangefinder), how much
> differences are we going to see?
>
> I can see differences between a Rolleiflex vs. a Leica M due to the
> difference in shooting style, but what if we compare two similar
> range-finder bodies that take the same m-mount Leica lens?
>
> I don't have 15 or 20+ experiences in photography, but I just can't
> understand how different types of black boxes can make a drastic
> difference on the light traveling from the lens to the film. >:-)
>
> Disclaimer: I assume all the bodies have accurate shutter speeds and
> comparable mechanical vibration that may or may not contribute to the
> degradation of picture quality.
>
> Chris "is a newbie"
>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Austin
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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