It's a little lighter than the 2.8C I use, looks almost the same in positioning of controls. What makes it more practical than any other Rolleiflex?
My back up TLR is a Yashica 635 - which knocks off the Rolleicord. I find it a bit easier and faster to use than my 2.8C, maybe because the focusing knob and the film advance are on the same side. That would lead me to believe that the Rolleicord is the more practical Rollei.
Elias On Oct 6, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Douglas Nygren wrote:
"Practical" is a word I think of with my Automat. I find it lighter than the ones with light meters. Since I use a hand-held meter all the time, I don't need one in the camera. The only thing bad about the camera is the amount of attention it engenders. I'd prefer to work without anyone paying attention.Doug On Oct 6, 2009, at 12:01 AM, Gene Johnson wrote:I gave my last Automat away and really miss it. Might be the most practical Rollei of all.Gene JohnsonOn Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx >To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 7:57 PM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei AutomatMy own pre-war Automat (uncoated) also yields very interesting and beautiful color... Eric GoldsteinAn awful lot of color was shot with uncoated lenses including most home movies made before about 1947. Coating improves color purity and saturation but many relatively simple lenses do not have a lot of flare even when uncoated.-- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx --- 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
