[rollei_list] Re: Buy the local 80/2.8 or hold out for a 75/3.5?
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 22:45:07 -0300
Eric, my 2.8C Xenotar is so valuable that it has no price... :-)
The item 310230213558 looks nice.
Carlos
2011/1/4 Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I agree with Richard and would add that $750 for C Xenotar is too much
> money...
>
>
> Eric Goldstein
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> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Gori" <adam.gori@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:18 AM
>> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Buy the local 80/2.8 or hold out for a 75/3.5?
>>
>>
>>> I should add that it's a 2.8C xenotar with very extremely light marks on
>>> the
>>> taking glass, $750.
>>>
>>
>> Its an excellent camera with an excellent lens, however, the "cleaning
>> marks" however light bother me. Cleaning marks are fine scratches and can
>> lower the contrast of the image surprizingly, much more than a couple of
>> deeper scratches. It also comes from carelessness in caring for the camera.
>> There is no reason to _ever_ scratch a lens, cleaning marks come from
>> scrubbing the surface with something abrasive, probably a dirty bit of
>> cloth.
>> Open the camera and shutter and shine a flashlght through the lens to
>> see the true condition of the surfaces. Also, shine the flashlight across
>> the front surface and use a magnifying glass to examine it. These two tests
>> will show up a plethora of problems that are hidden from more casual
>> examination.
>> As far as lens speed, I don't think there is any significant difference
>> in the performance of the f/2.8 vs f/3.5 Planar and Xenotar but there is
>> some difference in weight and balance. I have a 2.8E with a Xenotar in it,
>> one of the best cameras I have, but prefer a Rolleicord IV with an f/3.5
>> Xenar for its feel and ease of handling.
>>
>> --
>> Richard Knoppow
>> Los Angeles, CA, USA
>> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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