[rollei_list] Re: The little Rollei
- From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:07:19 -0700
Roger,
I always carried a Rollei 35SE almost everywhere, until I "discovered"
the Leica CL, which I carried for years, before I went back to a Leica
M2.
Jerry
Roger Wiser wrote:
> I owned several of the older 35', made in Singapore and Germany, and I
> thought that they took great pictures with excellent contrast but you had
> to estimate distances which was not problem for me. I thought they were a
> " quirky" camera. Not the easy to load, flash on the bottom , etc. while it
> was a small camera it did not really offer a small camera convenience.
>
> Roger
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ERoustom" <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:57 PM
> Subject: [rollei_list] The little Rollei
>
> > So who wants to tell me why the little Rollei 35 cameras are getting such
> > unbelievable prices on EBay, and still cost as much as a decent SLR at
> > camera stores? Are they really all that great?
> >
> > I recently bought, new, a Rollie Giro 90 point&shoot, so my wife has
> > something to use, and so that I can take a camera with me when space and
> > time are a big concern. I took some ok shots, 1 roll just to see what I
> > was playing with, and I have to confess I wasn't much impressed with it's
> > light metering decisions. It seems very limited to certain situations -
> > but maybe that's just point&shoot. I got it for a mere $90 including
> > shipping... and I see now that they're even cheaper.
> >
> > Any comments? Tips for P&S?
> >
> > Thanks to all you who gave me recommendations for service/repair shops.
> > I'm going to give Krikor (Krimar, NJ) a shot - I spoke to him on the
> > phone, and sounded like decent fellow. I'll report my experience.
> >
> > E.
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