Ah, I DO have an interest, but it's far too expensive, and in any case, I assume it's dead, as the Cosina/Voigtlander it is based on has been replaced. And I have that instead.... Nick --- Dennis Purdy <dpurdyphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com