Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 31 Aug 2022 Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com>wrote: >Don, >Thank you very much for your kind words! >It is true, the preparation on a camera like the Rolleiflex is slower than with an M, that is why I bought the Super Ikonta which is a rangefinder camera >faster to use, but it does not have the quality of the Rolleiflex, in medium format 6x6 there is not much choice of rangefinder cameras, only Mamiya, >Plaubel , Fuji that I remember, but these are quite more expensive cameras. >Regarding the images, I prefer the quality of the Rolleiflex, I find the Ikonta ones very soft. >Thank you very much again! >Lluis ===================================================================================================================== Lluis, I like the Rollei shots best too. One 6x6 RF not mentioned is one I have - an Ansco Super Speedex (same as the Agfa Super Isolette). The 75mm f/3.5 Solinar is very sharp. See < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/19890211_MR_Award_OreBoats_19.jpg.html > Another of my favorites (except in the 6x9 format that I like more) is the Voigtlander Bessa II. This one focuses even faster than the Speedex. < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Miscellaneous/19910216_MR_SheridanMan_6.jpg.html > (I do love my Rollei with 75mm Planar 3.5 even if it's square.) Here's all three: < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Gear/19911122_MR_Matanle_Cameras.jpg.html > -- Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amagayneroshak at gmail.com <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt