Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/17
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>Anthony Atkielski wrote:
>
>> > Rollei MF.
>>
>> What happened in their case? I don't know much about Rollei history.
>
>They were bought by Samsung, and kept on making and improving gorgeous
>MF cameras in Germany. The cash seems to really have helped them. The
>huge second hand market of Hassy stuff tilted me towards the Swedes, but
>had there been a good market for the Rollei gear, I would have had a
>Rollei outfit instead.
>
>Bernard
>
I acquired my Hasselblad gear because of it's better resale value and huge
second hand market. I enjoyed using my 500CM and 503CXi for years until I
bought a second hand Rollei 6002 with a 80/2.8 lens. The latter is a
pleasure to use - motor drive, auto-exposure, simple loading with film
inserts, and the superb HFT lens which, IMHO, is better than my Hassy T*
lenses. The need to recharge the battery made seem a pain but with 100+
exposures per recharge, I am not complaining.
Dan K.
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