Hassy backs are not that bad. The little Bronica ETR back were a PITA. On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Richard, > > If some people thin that Rolleiflex TLRs are hard to load, they should try > a Hasselblad > A12 back ! > > Jerry lehrer > > > Richard Knoppow wrote: > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" < >> marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:33 AM >> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Kodak Film Formats >> >> >> At 01:26 AM 7/19/2010, David Sadowski wrote: >> >Ease of film loading was touted as the major advantage of 126 as can >> >stated in this period ad. Back then, a lot of snapshots had some >> >degree of edge fog due to improper loading (you were supposed to do it >> >in the shade). >> >> 127 film is a LOT easier to load than was the 135 >> film of the era. If Kodak touted the ease of >> loading of 126, it was to show its "superiority" >> over 126. Take a dare: load your Canon R1 and >> then load your Baby Grey Rollei. See which one >> is easier to load -- hint: Rollei wins, yet again. >> >> Marc >> >> The difficulty in loading 35mm cameras depends a lot on the design of >> the camera. Certainly cameras with openable or removeable backs are easier >> to load than the original Leica which reqired guiding the film into a slot. >> My Nikon F is practically drop-in loading as is my ancient Exakta Varex. >> I've never found roll film cameras to be difficult to load but then I >> am fairly adept at mechanical things, there are people who can't make >> instant coffee without knocking something over (even when sober) so I can >> imagine that some people would find a Box Brownie hard to load. >> >> -- >> Richard Knoppow >> Los Angeles, CA, USA >> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > -- Peter K Ó¿Õ¬