B&H lists Portra 160 and Portra 400 in 220 as current film. On Oct 15, 2012, at 11:09 AM, Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 11:27 AM 10/15/2012, vick.ko@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Thanks Marc >> >> I'm also hoping a Rolleiwide comes my way soon. >> >> Vick > > > We had a phrase for that back forty years ago in the Army. It is too crude > to repeat on a public list but it boiled down to, 'good luck on that'. > Better to look for a Weitwinkel-Mutar. Those can be had for a bit of pelf > and work well. Bear in mind that the Mutars were designed for the 3.5 > cameras but they do perform well on the 2.8 cameras as well. I own a 2.8F > 12/24 (it is grand to own a camera for which film is no longer made) and a > 2.8 GX and a Rolleicord III and an Automat, Typ III, Postwar, as well as a > Baby Grey. I own a Prewar Magnar and a Postwar CZJ Duonar and both Mutars. > I am not bragging: Carlos owns 172 Rolleiflex cameras and Jrrry Lehrer owns > 227. <he grins> > > If you are VERY patient, a Rolleiwide will fall into your hands. I have zero > money in my camera collection through cautious buying and selling over the > years. I spent $200 to buy my first two Leicas and then sold one of them for > a thousand dollars. That sort of thing stirs my blood. I still have the > other Leica, and they will peel the IIIc out of my dead hands once I am gone > to my reward. You have proven yourself to be a willing sharer of your grand > knowledge of things photographic and that helps. People come to me as I help > them in deciphering some oddball accessory. I pick up gear that way. Again, > patience works. > > Now, what Rolleiflex gear do you have? Put your stuff on the table, and > someone might be interested in a swap. > > Marc > > > > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > --- > 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