Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't kidnap the builder. Bribes of adult beverages, baked goods, and cash. Lots of cash. Kidnapped builders get kinda sulky and forget fastners, mis-size openings, forget plumbing lines, and possibly put electrics in incorrect places. ? On Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 3:58 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Lluis, > You could also try a Voigtlander Perkeo II preferably with the Color > Skopar len and Syncro Compur shutter. It fits in your pocket and yet > shoots 6x6 format. You can take multiple images quickly and easily, > provided they're at similar anticipated light levels. Here's a pic of me > with it in MOMA - > https://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475 at N00/2656745178/in/photostream/ - > and an image I took with it - > https://www.flickr.com/photos/50543475 at N00/2590227119/in/photostream/ > It, along with all my other film cameras, currently lies inactive > awaiting the reawakened pulse of sprocketed celluloid and bursts of > light through the dormant shutter curtains. Sadly, they might be waiting > another year yet. > > My putative darkroom - a shed attached to my garage - needs a new roof > as the old one is leaking and causing efflorescence in the blockwork, so > can't be immediately used. However, due the CoVid hiatus and the > subsequent renovation/solar panel rush, there are long delays waiting > for any sort of committed attention from builders, and, during all this, > I am withering away into decrepitude while my enlarger gently wilts. I > can't use any other room in the house as they are all filled with my > children's accoutrements, e.g. grandchild, furniture, a Chomolungma of > toys, etc., while they wait for their own house renovations to be > completed. > > That said, I am not selling my Voigtlanders or any of my film cameras. > There's a Perkeo II on eBay right now. > > Douglas > Close to kidnapping a builder. > > > On 02/09/2022 06:23, Alan Magayne-Roshak via LUG wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Aug 2022 Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> Don, > >> Thank you very much for your kind words! > >> It is true, the preparation on a camera like the Rolleiflex is slower > than > > with an M, that is why I bought the Super Ikonta which is a rangefinder > > camera >faster to use, but it does not have the quality of the > Rolleiflex, > > in medium format 6x6 there is not much choice of rangefinder cameras, > only > > Mamiya, >Plaubel , Fuji that I remember, but these are quite more > expensive > > cameras. > > > >> Regarding the images, I prefer the quality of the Rolleiflex, I find the > > Ikonta ones very soft. > > > >> Thank you very much again! > >> Lluis > > > ===================================================================================================================== > > Lluis, I like the Rollei shots best too. One 6x6 RF not mentioned is > one I > > have - an Ansco Super Speedex (same as the Agfa Super Isolette). The > 75mm > > f/3.5 Solinar is very sharp. See < > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/19890211_MR_Award_OreBoats_19.jpg.html > > Another of my favorites (except in the 6x9 format that I like more) is > the > > Voigtlander Bessa II. This one focuses even faster than the Speedex. > > < > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/19910216_MR_SheridanMan_6.jpg.html > > (I do love my Rollei with 75mm Planar 3.5 even if it's square.) Here's > all > > three: > > < > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/19911122_MR_Matanle_Cameras.jpg.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information