Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/15

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: my new rangefinder AND Rolleiflex
From: lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)
Date: Fri Dec 15 15:36:05 2006

Alastair, the Rolleikin came with the camera, would I have bought one
separately? No! Do I intend using it? No! To me it seems to be Rollei's
answer to the Visioflex ;-)

Steve



On 15/12/06 23:11, "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote:

> I put the Rolleikin in a 3.5F. It was ingenious, but not worth really
> bothering with. I love the mechanics of it and the way Rollei seemed
> to think the camera could be "all things to all people", when clearly
> there is no camera which can assume that mantel. Fun, but not really
> recommended: though I found it quite a nice format at a wedding:
> vertical shots from a Rollei ;-)
> 
> Cheers
> On 14/12/2006, at 8:03, Steve Unsworth wrote:
> 
>> I can sense myself weakening. In my case it's a Rolleiflex - f2.8
>> Planar
>> from the early 60s. It came with a Rolleikin to enable the use of
>> 35mm film,
>> don't think I'll ever have the courage to assemble and use it :-)
>> 
>> Steve



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