[rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35S, SE

  • From: marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 03:13:19 GMT

Richard on a general level taking into account personal styles, I wouldn't say 
useless but I would say very limiting, making them a speacilist tool for 
certain types of photography static subjects and the like. 
And on a personal level depent upon my photographic preferences  I would say 
yes USELESS.
I also don't think the 35 is a great ergonomic design a thought echoed by 
Steven Gandy on the Camera Quest website.
Thanks,
Marvin.


the second thing I would say is thatESS
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Richard Sintchak" <rich815@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:51:22 
To:rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35S, SE


So Marvin, any small 35mm camera that requires zone focus is pretty
much useless in your opinion?

On 9/30/07, marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the responses. Mark I wonder if we are on the same page here, I am 
> talking about the Petri Colour 35, which is a very high quality minature 
> camera, not the cheap mass produced models.
> Carlos I have never seen a 35 used in any exacting work such as street 
> documentary, and that's what I think counts against the 35. Sure for static 
> subjects its OK, zone focus and all.
> I really think that for the size of the camera the M3 with a collapsable 50mm 
> is infinitely better. The size differential is minimal.
> In my opinion I think the 35 is an infexible tool. I agree with the post that 
> the Kodak Retina is also a good minature, they are excellent.
> Thanks,
> Marvin.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:33:25
> To:rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35S, SE
>
>
> --- marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >...Please note that they can only be
> > realistically used with the lens closed down focused
> > at distance. I have never seen one used with
> > focusing other that stopped down....
>
> The statement above is surprising to me, the focusing
> is pretty easy to handle using the hyperfocal
> distances, at 2m and 6m the DOF is very good even with
> the lens wide open, this is a sample where you can see
> working the hyperfocal, the foreground is very close
> to the camera and I used a pretty wide f stop with the
> artificial available light, the image is sharp from
> the foreground to the background (you can enlarge the
> image clicking the zoom):
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/itarfoto/1456649900/
>
> All the best
> Carlos
>
>
>
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