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Subject: [Leica] S2 test
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:09:48 -0800
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After the SL66 was declared obsolete by Rollei, it's nearly impossible  
to have have it worked on.
S.d.


On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Bob Adler wrote:

> Look at the Rollei SL66. Cheap. Same exact optics as Hassy, but no  
> leaf shutter (read: light).
> I carry an SL, 50, 80, 150, 2x, prism finder, pentax spot meter,  
> extra back, film, cable release and filters all in a mini trekker.  
> Maybe 12-15 pounds total.
>
> And sharp as a tac! Has built in tilt as well as built in bellows  
> extension. I just bought a second body for backup for $900 and they  
> will CLA it for me.
>
> You can get an SL, 80 and back for $1,200/$1,300. Add on lenses as  
> wanted. Only get HFT lenses; most recent/same as T*.
> And did I say it was about 1/3 the weight of a 501??
>
> Trust me.....
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 7:22:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 test
>
> I was hoping to sneak in under your radar :-)
>
> Actually, I am WAFFLING on the following choices:
> - Rollei 6003 with 80/2.8, WLF, one back - ~$1100
> - Rollei 6008 with the same as above - $2000 :-(
> - 501CM with back , 80 lens - $1500
>
> And then I start to worry about the weight again and wondering about a
> RF645 >.<
>
> <-- but that's less likley just because it doesn't offer much over the
> Mamiya 7II except for size and weight?
>
> Either the Rollei or Hassy get me to the more portrait range, if I
> were to go that route, which is the advantage over the RF.
>
> The 6008 is a bit out of the price range..
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Mark Rabiner  
> <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>>> I am looking to buy (cheap). What do you have? I am about to pull
>>> trigger on a 6003 / 80mm combo...
>>>
>
>>>
>> Wow Richard! you forgot to mention the Rollei 6003 when you were  
>> talking
>> about getting into Hasselblad! The Rollei 6008 Integral is a dream  
>> camera
>> most photographers never even get a chance to lay their hands on.
>>
>> Mark William Rabiner
>>
>
>
> -- 
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> // w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog:
> http://rfman.wordpress.com
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>
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