Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, I was a bit apprehensive too, but when I had an opportunity to buy a Rollei 35S for about 200 Euro (~$175) in December, I went for it just to try. Surprisingly, the lack of rangefinder has not so far been a major problem. Sure, it would have been nicer to have one, but I have done pretty well even at f2.8 at 2-3 meter distance. Granted, with my M3+Summilux I photograph people at f1.4 from 1 meter away, but even among those shots there is a considerable number of misses. The little Rollei is a wonderful pocket camera that I carry with me on trips where even a Leica is too much (I do not wear clothes that make a Leica M with a lens pocketable), and the optical quality is excellent. Best of all, I have total manual control and battery-independent operation (except for the meter, of course), two features which I really appreciate. That is why my autofocus pocket camera is on sale now. Nathan Rei Shinozuka wrote: > i've been intrigued by the diminutive rolleis, but not having any > form of focusing aid seems a daunting prospect, especially to > those of us who like available light photography with wide apertures. > > -rei - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html