In the big handheld camera department... My Koni Omegaflex.
The weirdest TLR system ever made. 67 and some very fine lenses, but not
the most user friendly camera in the world, mostly because of the limited
viewing option.
Eric Goldstein
On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 11:05 AM `Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I have a Mamiya 220, essentially identical to the 330. I do
not find it particularly clumsy to use. The controls are well
laid out for hand holding. Changing lenses is easy. If you want a
BIG hand held camera have a look at the Graflex. I have a 4x5
Super-D. That is the one with an automatic diaphragm. It is very
large and heavy compared to any 120 size SLR but is easy to hold
and use. I think the Mamiya RBZ type really goes in the category
of the Graflex rather than a Rollei. Remember it takes a larger
sized negative. I don't have a 120 SLR but the choice to me is
between the SL-66 and Hasselblad.
On 2/8/2020 5:35 AM, Jan Decher wrote:
Wayne,predecessor model to the Mamiya C220/330, I think the SL66 is somewhat less
As a long-time SL66 & Rolleiflex TLR user and brief owner of a
bulky than the Mamiya system. There are those that would consider both the
SL66 and Mamiya system to be only studio cameras.
camera and I have always been amazed how sharp my hand-held pictures with
But, I think the SL66 is quite versatile even as a hand-held field
the 80mm Planar are, even at shutter speeds as low as 1/30. Rollei Master
Fritz Henle used the Sl66 in later years and he rarely used a tripod in
most of his people and landscape photography.
that they both use a bellows focussing system that allows for close-ups
There is also a lot of similarity between SL66 and the Mamiya TLR in
without any extra equipment/lenses, but I would definitely prefer the SL66
if I have to carry 3 lenses (usually 50,80 & 250mm) and intend to do some
macro work. The SL66 lenses are fairly lightweight as they contain no
focusing helicoid.
Janthe Tele-Rollei. While the Tele is definitely less convenient than the 2.8,
On Feb 8, 2020, at 3:48 AM, wayne pinney <tennjed@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Owning and using a Mamiya C220 is what caused me to consider and buy
it is a whole lot more convenient than the Mamiya. I read that information
on Rollei’s consideration of an interchangeable lens TLR. If it would have
meant a larger or heavier camera, it was probably, in my opinion, the right
decision to not go throught with it.
handling.? Is the SL66 any less bulky than the Mamiya Camera?How does the SL66 compare with the Mamiya C220/330, when it comes to
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