Hi Austin, it was the bulk of a 100mm ish lens if they had made it as a 6 element planar type, like the 80mm actually chosen, to which I was referring. As a Tessar it is indeed not long in the Super Ikonta. Frank --- On Wed, 1/10/08, Austin Franklin <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Austin Franklin <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: The new Fuji will be sold as. > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, 1 October, 2008, 7:32 PM > Hi Frank, > > I'm not sure it would be much bulkier than what it > already has...certainly it could be if it was made a 6x9, > but the 6x9s I have are only slightly wider than the 6x7s I > have. In the Super Ikonta line, the 6x9s may even be > overall smaller because of the coupled rangefinder (hardly a > fair comparison), but the width is not that much larger if > you match them up. > > Bulky is the Plaubel Makina 670 I have with the very nice > Nikon 80/2.8. I don't use that camera, I should sell > it...apparently they fetch a fair dollar these days. > > Regards, > > Austin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > FRANK DERNIE > > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 1:21 PM > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: The new Fuji will be sold > as. > > > > > > It would probably also need a 100mm lens or so and > this would be > > very bulky as a 6 element planar type, this new camera > already > > has a bulky front door already because of the rather > deep 6 > > element 80mm lens. > > Nice though! > > Frank > > > > > > --- On Wed, 1/10/08, Austin Franklin > <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > From: Austin Franklin > <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: The new Fuji will be > sold as. > > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: Wednesday, 1 October, 2008, 5:58 PM > > > Yes, 2cm...sorry. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > Behalf Of > > > Thor Legvold > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:42 PM > > > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: The new Fuji will > be sold > > > as. > > > > > > > > > > > > 2mm?!? > > > > > > > > Or 2cm...? > > > > > > > > Thor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1 Oct, 2008, at 18:35, Austin Franklin > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Richard, > > > > > > > > > > Yes considerably. 2mm ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Austin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:rollei_list- > > > > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Richard > > > Sintchak > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:32 > PM > > > > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: The new Fuji > will be > > > sold as. > > > > > > > > > > Size? It would be considerably larger > if it was > > > 6x9 I'd think..... > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 8:34 AM, John > Wild > > > <JWild@millstream- > > > > > hotel.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > Use a Dremel grinder to enlarge the > film gate? > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:rollei_list- > > > > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike > Bischof > > > > > Sent: 01 October 2008 16:31 > > > > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: [rollei_list] The new Fuji > will be sold > > > as. > > > > > > > > > > Why did they have to make it a 6x7? If > it was a > > > 6x9, I might have > > > > > considered it... > > > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Richard S. > > > > > San Francisco > > > > > > > > > > My Photography Website > > > > > http://www.lightshadowandtone.com > > > > > > > > > > My Flickr River > > > > > > > > > http://flickriver.com/photos/rich8155/popular-interesting/ > > > > > > > > > > My Commute Photo Blog > > > > > http://shootingonthefly.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > --- > > > > 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 > > --- > > 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 --- 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