[rollei_list] Re: SL66 and weight
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:28:36 -0500
Hi Peter -
Many of my photographs over the years have left those who have seen
them gasping. It's one reason why I bumped up my personal liability
insurance...
The 50 mm Dist for the SL 66 and the original formulation for the
Hasselbrad is an old design and is not IMO a particularly well
corrected or good looking lens. Guess YMMV.
Eric Goldstein
--
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Peter Mattei <petermattei@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> ---
>> 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
>>
>
>
---
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
Other related posts:
