Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex
From: reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 19:34:02 -0700
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I shot weddings when I was younger. I've done maybe 50.
I always used a Rollei 3.5 loaded with Verichrome Pan 120.
I carried a Leica IIIf as a backup but never needed it at a real 
wedding.

120 film meant I didn't need a telephoto because I could do it in the 
enlarger.
I always managed to find a way to shoot the whole-family shots without 
needing a wide angle.

I borrowed a Rollei modified for 220 once. And the developing spools for 
it. You should try loading 8 rolls of 220 into 8 24-exposure Nikkor 
spools on a deadline. I got pretty good at loading 120, but 220 remained 
a high-stress challenge. There was also the problem of hanging up 220 
film to dry. It was close to 2 meters long. 120 remained a good 
compromise.


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