[rollei_list] Re: Re : Difficult To Load?
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:19:50 -0700
Hit send too quick. The most difficult cameras to load for me were the old
Contax with the stupid drop off back and the removable spool, followed by
the Leica M. Leica did the smart thing by using the Minolta invented swing
open back on the R, they were just too stupid, some would say stubborn, to
make the M with the same to make it a better camera. But that is all gone
with digital, where Leica among others makes their real money from these
days.
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>>
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