Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Med Format (was: Have High Hopes for Heliar)
From: InfinityDT@aol.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 16:01:53 EDT

In a message dated 6/27/99 3:45:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
harrison@mcclary.net writes:

<<  Love that 
 Rolleiflex, fun to use, not as fun as the M6, but tons more fun that the 
 Hassy. >>

Simply put, it's beyond my capability to get a critically-sharp image 
handheld with a Hasselblad at any shutter speed with any lens, except indoors 
with flash.  The Rolleiflex is a whole 'nother ballgame.  *Big* difference 
between THUNK and 'tick'.  I gifted my 2.8F Planar with a Beattie screen, and 
although I have an eyelevel prism, on the Rollei (*unlike* the Blad) you can 
see the whole screen through the w.l. magnifier so you can shoot at "neck 
level".  But, as you said, not as fun as the M6.

DT