Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rolleicord lenses are notoriously soft - but in a pictorial way some people like. I do not think that Franke&Heidecke ever made lenses for twin-lens reflexes (Marc may correct me on this) and the lenses are from Zeiss (Triotar) or Scheneider-Kreuznach (Xenar). Rolleiflex lenses are another thing compeletely (well if you discount the 2.8 Tessar) - they are sharp. Iīve had 3.5E with the famous Zeiss Planar and now have 3.5F with the not so famous Schneider Xenotar and the Xenotar is sharper and has much better contrast (Marc may correct me on this, too - but thatīs how it really is). All the best! Raimo Photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - ---------- > From: Jason Hall <JASON@jbhall.freeserve.co.uk> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] [Not Leica]Rolleiflex/Rolleicord > Date: 29. elokuuta 1999 3:37 > > Hi Luggers > > I know its not the same animal, but I bought a Rolleicord TLR a few years > ago, seemed like a cheap way to get into MF and I was extremely disappointed > with the results. I loved the camera, the waist level finder, and I loved > the big negatives but I don't think I managed to take a single sharp > photograph with it. There was one shot in particular of a down and out > sitting on a bench, I think it would have been one of my all time favourites > but it just isn't sharp. I sold the camera a while ago. If I remember > correctly it had a Frank and Heidecke lens. > > I put the results down to age/quality of the camera but maybe it was me. > Anyone else used one of these? > > With all this talk of MF I'll have to put a Rolleiflex back on my list of > want's. > > Jason