[rollei_list] Re: Rolleiflex 3.5F with wrong seria lnumbers?

The 2.8D is a 2.8C with EVS, true workhorses, my 1954 2.8C is two years older 
than me, my father bought it brand new in 1956 (my birth year) and about 60% or 
70% of my brother and me photographs when we were babies and little childs were 
taken with this 2.8C and it still works and works very well.
The Sonnar for the Tele-Rollei is a remarkable lens; I know about some Rollei 
Planar and Xenotar lenses with decementing problems maintaining the image 
quality.-

All the best
Carlos 


--- El sáb 21-mar-09, Raid Amin <ramin@xxxxxxx> escribió:

> De: Raid Amin <ramin@xxxxxxx>
> Asunto: [rollei_list] Re: Rolleiflex 3.5F with wrong seria lnumbers?
> Para: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fecha: sábado, 21 de marzo de 2009, 11:09 pm
> Carlos,
> 
> My long time workhorse has been the 1955 made 2.8D with the
> Planar. It is my birth year, so I chose it optimistically as
> my reliable TLR camera. I sold off a pretty looking 2.8E and
> a 2.8F. I also have a first version Tele Rollei which has
> some decementing on the taking lens. It was meant for me; I
> bought it from some person in Australia, then sold it to
> someone in Germany. It got some damage in the mail to
> Germany, so I got is back. My third Rollei is a late model
> MX-EVS with a Tessar. Lastly, I have the 3.5F. The 2.8
> Planar is clearly sharper than my 3.5 Tessar when using
> large apertures. I am trying to find a niche for the Tessar
> so that it gets used more often. The 135 Sonnar in the Tele
> appears to my eyes to be very sharp. I have not seen any
> effects yet due to the decementing.
> 
> Raid  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Carlos Manuel Freaza
> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 8:58 PM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rolleiflex 3.5F with wrong seria
> lnumbers?
> 
> 
> Raid,
>       I forgot the question about the TLRs use comparisons,
> my current three TLRs: 3.5F Planar, 2.8C Xenotar and
> 'cord IV Xenar have excellent lenses, I can't tell
> the image quality difference, for some landscapes color
> shots -wide water surfaces specially- the Xenar tends to
> give a bit of blue cast if you don't use UV filter or a
> Fuji Reala or Velvia film, it's a terrific lens
> regarding sharpness and the 'cord is very light and
> comfortable to use it; the C is the heaviest camera, however
> I also feel it very comfortable in the hands and the Xenotar
> 2.8/80 on this C is a remarkable lens considering its age;
> the 3.5F is great mechanical camera, the coupled lightmeter
> is no longer reliable due to the selenium cells condition
> but in fact I prefer to use hand held lightmeters, I like
> very much the F automatic DOF indicator and the bright
> focusing screen wirh central split image focusing aid, I
> talked below about the Planar lens; I'd give a 0.00001%
> of
>  preference for the 3.5F use, but I really enjoy the three
> cameras.
> BTW, TLRs cameras have some limits and for those limits I
> have and use other cameras.
> 
> Carlos  
> 
> --- El sáb 21-mar-09, Carlos Manuel Freaza
> <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió:
> 
> > Raid;
> >       Identical lenses about design and construction
> could
> > have differences even brand new, if you add  factors
> like
> > maintainance and use for an old lens, differences can
> > increase dramatically, and then my opinion is only
> valid for
> > my camera and lens.
> > About my 3.5F Planar 3.5/75 six elements, this lens
> was the
> > only reason I kept the camera when I received it, the
> camera
> > working condition was not according the seller
> description
> > and he offered me to return my money, but in fact the
> camera
> > was very cheap really and then I thought about Harry
> Fleenor
> > to repair the camera because the lens looked excellent
> > except for a thin fungus ring in the first element
> around
> > the edges, no important really and Harry has a lot of
> spare
> > parts if necessary.
> > 
> > Harry sent the Planar to John v.S. in Colorado and he
> > removed the fungus without problem, it was not
> necessary to
> > recoat the first element.
> > Harry authorized me to comment his opinion about my
> Planar
> > :"...While I was adjusting the focus on the
> Rollei
> > collimator I was impressed by the 
> > sharpness of the lens on this Rolleiflex 3.5F".
> Please
> > note Harry wrote on "this" 3.5F, you
> couldn't
> > take it like a general commentary about every Planar
> on
> > every 3.5F.
> > In practical use, I only could say this Planar is an
> > excellent lens.
> > 
> > Carlos
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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