Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know this will interest at least one person on this list. A whiles ago I bought a really beat up Rolleiflex T2 for somewhat less than a new M baseplate. The lens had a fair few cleaning marks and it had been around the world so I wasn't even sure the ground glass was still in alignment. Anyhow, I shot a few rolls with it but really forgot about it for the longest while. Anyhow, having bought an Epson 1640 flatbed which is actually half-decent at scanning MF, and having also bought a super-sharp Rodenstock 4x loupe (lovely thing!), I dug them out. Yoinks! Now I see what Mark Rabiner is going on about when he (heretically and half jokingly) claims his Rolleiflex is sharper than his Hassie. And I had called this camera a dog! It's now looking like an extraordinary bargain. Still a problem with some internal reflections which I think needs tackling with matte paint, but still. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com