[rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35S, SE

  • From: eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:30:07 +0000

The analogy is pretty good - even if tounge in cheek exagerated. You're talking 
to a big group of Rollei 35 fans here, telling them their prized camera is a 
dog.

It may not be one of the best 135s ever, but it takes pictures easily as sharp 
and contrasty as anything from a Canon or Nikon SLR with one all purpose lens 
and takes a whole lot less space, gives a whole lot of control, and was clearly 
made well enough to still be used and talked about today. So it doesn't compare 
with the best of the best. There's a lot of cameras out there, some much easier 
to use. I'd recommend four other cameras before I'd recommend a Rollei 35, but 
I would choose my 35 over the four others for myself, any time. It's just that 
much more interesting and challenging and fun, and compared to anything Leica 
it's very affordable.

To each his own, of course, but the R35 can't be easily dismissed as mountain 
climber camera.

E.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I don't think that analogy is true. I am a fan of the Rollei TLR and with 
> good 
> reason, its the best or one of the best 120 ever made. I don't think the same 
> can be said of the 35 in the 135 format. However, I can imagine for 
> applications 
> such as mounaineering it is excellent.
> Please also note that the 35 is not used in a wide range of photo 
> applications, 
> compare this with Rollei TLRs which are used widely with applications other 
> than 
> close up.
> This is the heart of my point.
> Thanks,
> Marvin.  
> Sent via BlackBerry® from 3
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ERoustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 08:02:00 
> To:rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35S, SE
> 
> 
> Gee Marv, you just did the equivalent of walking into a biker bar  
> shouting something about those dumb noisy two wheelers you have to  
> run over all the time.
> 
> E.
> 
> On Oct 1, 2007, at 7:46 AM, marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > I will concede that several people insist they are as accurate with  
> > the zone focus on a Rollei 35 as most are with RF on other cameras,  
> > something I am not and which obviously clouds my view of the 35  
> > with its limiting zone focus
> > In order to answer your question Mark Rabner there would be Little  
> > point in me discussing the merits of the 35 if I had not tried one.
> > Regards,
> > Marvin.
> > Sent via BlackBerry® from 3
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Rabiner <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:07:14
> > To:<rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei 35S, SE
> >
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Have you shot a roll with one?
> >
> > Mark William Rabiner
> > rabinergroup.com
> >
> >
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