I have a danger cam too. You might also want to consider a Kodak duo 620, a good folder with a four element Tessar type lens and a compure shutter with speeds to 1/500 second. It is small and easy to carry about. And it makes 16 (actually 17) 6x45 images which is good for travel. Very well made from a Nagel design. Loading 620 to 120 spools is a matter of habit. After spending 20 years cutting 35mm film down into 9mm strips for a Minox in war conditions has left me feeling that respooling 120 is a simple task that gets easier and easier the more you do it. For awhile i used a Kodak Tourist with the 1/800 second shutter and four element Anastar lens. Also a good shotter but lens is still softer than I like. I used a medalist for a couple of years and I liked its smaller size for a 6x9 image but I still found that the lens, while good, is still not as good as those on a Rollei and other cameras making a smaller 6x6 image. It might be a film flateness issue and perhaps someone more used to Medalist will know. One thing though: I have found that 6x9 cameras have grater flatness problems. I am glad that others also find time for their older cameras. Perhaps i have simply reached that age of nostalgia where yesterday's cameras seem new again. Yet, i am always surprised at how good many of these simpler cameras were/are. Recently, I received an Exlim for a present. It is small, well made but.......you know, the thing doesn't have a viewfinder???? Please, no explanations are necessary. But shouldn't a cameras have a viewfinder?????? Jjerry Friedman --- Gene Johnson <genej2ster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I use a Reflex II as my "Danger Cam". I take it with me > to places > where I will not take my Rolleiflexes. I've been able to > open up the > supply side to accomodate a 120 roll, but I still have to > use 620 > spools for the take up side. I have several. It's not a > problem. > The theory here is if I drop it, or a bunch of spray from > an > unexpected ocean wave hits it, I won't cry, because it's > worth maybe > 25 bucks. Probably for this very reason, it has never > failed me. > Nice and sharp too :) > > On Feb 2, 2008 3:23 PM, <Choiliefan@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm certainly not one of the bright lights of the RUG. > > I even miss Friday's Administrative Announcements... > > Grabbed a camera bag off the top of the pile as I left > the house today. > > It contains a '47 Kodak Medalist ll loaded with a fresh > roll of 120 film > > which I turned down a bit on my shop lathe to > approximate the length and > > diameter of a 620 spool. Will be interesting to see > how it works out. > > I'm not so keen at respooling the stuff and this > operation shouldn't have > > damaged the film stock in any way. Perhaps the edges > will fog a bit? > > Health, Peace > > Lance > > Selma, NC 27576 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 2/2/2008 10:52:41 A.M. Eastern > Standard Time, > > dlp4777@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > I got your message. Perhaps we are both banished. > The lists seem very > > quiet for quite awhile now. I think perhaps a lot of > the activity was > > driven by just a few people who started the > conversations and those few > > people are less active. Just a theory. > > dennis > > On Feb 1, 2008, at 19:32, Choiliefan@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > Not been getting the RUG past week or so. > > > Have I been banished or need to re-register or what? > > > Hope not, I love this group! > > > Someone, please write and let me know. > > > Health, peace > > > Lance > > > Selma, NC 27576 > > > > > > > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all > time on AOL Music. > > > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > > 48) > > > > > > --- > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > Be Just and Fear Not > --- > 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 > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? 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