Thanks for that description. I've always been curious about the SL 35. I just started using a Canon FTb, and the thing I like best about it is the weight - very steady. E. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Finally I took my first roll-cassete (Kodacolor neg > 400)with the SL 35M and the Rolleinar 3.5/200, a nice > surprise to me. I won't say the SL 35M is a superb > camera or even an excellent camera, but it's a very > good camera, %100 metal made with an accurate Cds > lightmeter and a reasonable weight to work camera > handheld; I bought it with the film advance lever > jammed but the old technician from my city did a good > work and after a second overhauling no problem, the > film advance worked fine with film, the shutter speeds > are exact. The film advance lever travel is long too > much, sometimes you forget to reach the travel top > (there is no comparison point with the short travel > for the Pentax P30t)and you think "Nooo, it's jammed > again!" but with an additional movement for the lever > things become right. > I found remarkable the fact you can see the lens f > stop number in the viewfinder, it happens via a > reflection system because the battery is for the > lightmeter only. > > I liked very much the Rolleinar (Mamiya) 3,5/200, very > light in comparison with the Pentax ED 2,8/200. > I was seeing the 13x18cm color optical prints from the > lab and when I could use a quick shutter speed (250 > and faster) the sharpness, color and contrast are > excellent (I could use "superb" really, but it's the > first film cassete) I even obtained useful images at > f3,5 and 1/60, camera handheld, it would be impossible > with the Pentax tele due to the weight. > I hope to scan some images afterwards, I liked only a > few for the web.- > > All the best > Carlos > > > Los referentes más importantes en compra/ venta de autos se juntaron: > Demotores y Yahoo! > Ahora comprar o vender tu auto es más fácil. Vistá ar.autos.yahoo.com/ > --- > 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 > --- 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