[rollei_list] Re: Carl Zeiss Rolleiflex SL66 1:4/40 mm Distagon FLE HFT
- From: Raid <ramin@xxxxxxx>
- To: "rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:24:56 -0500
Hi Jerry,
I bought a vintage model SWC just recently, and I am excited about the
possibilities with this lens ( and camera). It is like a lens that has a ilm
ack (or the dameta) attached to it. The weight and size were the main factors
that make tnis camera-lens combination so attractive to me, considering the
reputation it has.
Dante Stella wrote me last week thst he compared critical focus for his Fuji
6x9 with zone focusing versus actual fousing, and he concluded that at the
micro level, actual lens focuding gives sharper iages.
With the SWC, focus is a guess.
Raid
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 29, 2012, at 6:15 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> RUGers,
>
> I am getting tired of the nattering about the 40mm Distagon for the Rollei 66
> series. It is a monstrously large and heavy setup.
> Imagine 11 elements and all the attendant glass-air surfaces. Plus the
> price-- 3 Kilobuks.
>
> For less than that, I have a Hasselblad SWC-M with 38mm Biogon and film
> magazine that weighs less than the aforementioned
> 40 mm Distagon alone. The Biogon is the undisputed leader in that focal
> length range for 6x6cm negatives.
>
> No, Marc--- It is not offered for sale!
>
> Jerry Lehrer
>
>
> On 9/29/2012 1:51 PM, Jim Brick wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> At 07:47 AM 9/29/2012, Eric Goldstein wrote:
>>>> Jim, there is nothing "native" about that transparency. The mismatch
>>>> between life and the contrast limitation of the medium is glaring. Had you
>>>> shot negative or digital, the result would have been dramatically
>>>> different.
>>>
>>
>> I think this is a 'Like DUH' statement!
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Your preferences/interpretation is another matter... All I can say is
>>>> there is no accounting for taste ;-)
>>>
>>
>> Well... you certainly got me here. Obviously, all of my 'taste', is in my
>> mouth!
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Eric Goldstein
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Eric,
>>>
>>> Please clip your messages.
>>>
>>> Your lust for digital is overwhelming. In light of your rather stern
>>> views, I am certain that we shall all immediately dump our film cameras and
>>> get only digital gear hereafter.
>>>
>>> Be well,
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
>>
>> Jim Brick
>> Sunnyvale, CA
>> http://www.photomojo.org
>>
>> On Sep 29, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Marc James Small wrote:
>>
>
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