Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes - if you want optical quality and small size, the Rollei 35 S is the way to go. Somebody mentioned Kiev 35 - a Minox copy - but mine has proved to be unreliable and it takes some weird-size batteries - but if you want one for your collection, contact me off-list. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 09. maaliskuuta 2002 8:40 Aihe: Re: Rollei 35 (WAS: [Leica] Re: Most portable Leica M outfit) >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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html