[rollei_list] Re: SL66 and weight
- From: Peter Mattei <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:40:09 -0800
I shot my brother's wedding with a 50mm on the SL66 and it left people
gasping. All, I think can be attributed to the different perspective and,of
course zero grain in the snapshots. The 50 is compact and forgiving. It
handles backlight well and has a beguiling out-of-focus field. Nothing,
though, beats using an SW for select shots at a wedding. I was lucky to use
one for a wedding here in San Diego. Dance-floor shots as well as the
requisite, "Bride Exiting the Limo" shot turned-out spectacularly.
I used to shoot the SL66 hand-held all the time...about five years ago it
began to get heavier. Hmmm....
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> CARLOS,
>
> I have yet to find anyone to say any bad words about the f2.8 -80mm Planar,
> whether it
> be on a Rolleiflex TLR, a Hasselblad or a Rollei 66.
>
> I do have a Distagon for my Hasselblad, but it is a f4.0 -50mm wide angle.
> It is superb.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> On 2/19/2011 1:53 PM, CarlosMFreaza wrote:
>
>> 2011/2/19 Jan Decher<jdecher@xxxxxxx>:
>>
>> Carlos,
>>> Get yourself the much more compact 2.8/80mm Planar for your SL66 and it
>>> will
>>> become much more hand-holdable and it will also render some of your
>>> subjects
>>> lovelier (better bokeh etc.).
>>>
>> Hi Jan:
>> There is a significant size and weight difference for the
>> Distagon 4/80 and the Planar 2.8/80 really, I preferred the Planar
>> 2.8/80 since I'd need the Compur leaf shutter rarely, but I found this
>> SL66 and the Distagon 4/80 lens together in excellent condition for a
>> reasonable price and bought them, if I have the chance to buy a Planar
>> 2.8/80 I'll do it. I found this Distagon an excellent lens using the
>> camera with tripod, very sharp.
>> I'm a TLR man mainly and I'm tending to use the SL66 for close-up
>> photography and some special DOF effect, but I like to try it for
>> "normal " shots sometimes, the Planar 2.8/80 would be more comfortable
>> for this purpose, thank you Jan.
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>>
>>
>
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