[rollei_list] Re: Rolleiflex SL 35 E
- From: "rocketmanpm ." <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 12:49:33 -0800
I recently dug-out my SL35E's due to an online YouTube seminar from B&H.
The guest photographer shoots wedding with mostly available light and
fisheye's. While first suspicious, he showed that judicious use of scene
elements makes for rewarding images. Having a 16mm Distagon in Rollei
mount, I'll give this a try. The cameras are quite intuitive and remind me
much of the OM-1's.
On 2 March 2014 12:01, Hauke Fath <hauke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 16:30 Uhr -0500 26.2.2014, Marc James Small wrote:
> >The SL 35E is a grand camera. It has a quite
> >accurate meter and a marvelous lens line.
>
> The SL35E meter is indeed a killer feature. F&H engineers managed to find
> the sweet spot between integral metering (which doesn't deal well with
> contrasts, requiring skilled manual intervention), and spot metering (same
> requirements, for other reasons).
>
> I had a short fling with an SLR that implemented the two extremes, the OM
> 2sp. And while i was a dream come true on paper, I hated what I had in my
> hands. I found an affordable 3003, sold the OM to a friend, and didn't look
> back.
>
> >I would love to own a 2000F or a 3003 but I've
> >never been able to afford one of these. So, I
> >stand back and admire my SL 35E.
>
> These days, 3003 bodies probably go for a third of the price of a half
> decent 2,8F. For both, you'd have to add a CLA, I guess. I have had an ebay
> offer bookmarked for 379 EUR (380607359071) for a while...
>
> hauke
>
>
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