[Swift1]

Met up with a friend today. I brought my 1955 Rolleiflex 2.8C, he brought his 1959 Leica M3.

[WPRESTO]

Met up with a friend today. I brought my 1955 Rolleiflex 2.8C, he brought his 1959 Leica M3.

Two of what are commonly thought to be the finest of their kind.

[aurele]

Met up with a friend today. I brought my 1955 Rolleiflex 2.8C, he brought his 1959 Leica M3.

Two beauty and joy to use ! Have fun !

[Jonathan Mac]

Does this count?


K2DMD Agfa APX 100 043a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

I spotted this at a market back in the spring. It's a shame they only had children's sizes, otherwise I would have bought one for myself, the design was very good.

[aurele]

I spotted this at a market back in the spring. It's a shame they only had children's sizes, otherwise I would have bought one for myself, the design was very good.

This is a very nice T-shirt
Maybe it can count

[Jonathan Mac]

Stuck indoors with a very bad stomach ache in January, I had the 645 with me for the trip to Edinburgh but didn't get to use it at all


Edinburgh P30T T-Max 400 022a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Edinburgh P30T T-Max 400 018a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr


Edinburgh P30T T-Max 400 026a by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

[Lord Lucan]

Met up with a friend today. I brought my 1955 Rolleiflex 2.8C, he brought his 1959 Leica M3.

Memories ... my father had one of those Rolleis (might not have been a C), his pride and joy. Unfortunately after he died my mother virtually gave it to one of those door-to-door "antique dealers", my father would have turned in his grave. I still have a couple of his books about it, and some accessories he made himself for it (he was an instrument maker).

He took wedding phots as a side line, and fancied himself as a freelancer too. In some formal motorcade soon after the war, Churchill was riding in an open limo. My father stepped out from the crowd with his Rollei for a photo; but Churchill cowed down, thinking it was an attack, Archduke Ferdinand style. I don't know if my father got the shot : One day I ought to search through his thousands of negs for it.

[Swift1]

Memories ... my father had one of those Rolleis (might not have been a C), his pride and joy. Unfortunately after he died my mother virtually gave it to one of those door-to-door "antique dealers", my father would have turned in his grave. I still have a couple of his books about it, and some accessories he made himself for it (he was an instrument maker).

He took wedding phots as a side line, and fancied himself as a freelancer too. In some formal motorcade soon after the war, Churchill was riding in an open limo. My father stepped out from the crowd with his Rollei for a photo; but Churchill cowed down, thinking it was an attack, Archduke Ferdinand style. I don't know if my father got the shot : One day I ought to search through his thousands of negs for it.

Very cool story! You should definitely try to find that negative...
Too bad you don't have the camera...

[cooltouch]

The Rollei 2.8C is a remarkably good camera. So is the D. Back in my previous life as a camera dealer, I bought a C and a D from a swap meet dealer for good prices and eventually resold them, but not before I used them a lot. One was a Planar and one was a Xenotar. I don't recall a significant difference between the two. Here's a self-portait of me and my cat Smokey. He was a good cat. I think it was the C, and I don't know if it was the Xenotar or the Planar, but man-o-man, do I wish nowadays that I would have kept that camera.

[timw4mail]

Haven't done one of these refinishes in a while, but came across a Minolta 58mm f/1.2 and couldn't resist:

Is that one for sale? *drools*

[aurele]

Haven't done one of these refinishes in a while, but came across a Minolta 58mm f/1.2 and couldn't resist:

georgeous one !!!

[butangmucat]

While Eric still has my Spotmatic F, I have decided to take my recently acquired Nikkormat for a walk.

At a local Starbucks, writing down some statements and ideas for my project.

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[WPRESTO]

The Rollei 2.8C is a remarkably good camera. So is the D. Back in my previous life as a camera dealer, I bought a C and a D from a swap meet dealer for good prices and eventually resold them, but not before I used them a lot. One was a Planar and one was a Xenotar. I don't recall a significant difference between the two. Here's a self-portait of me and my cat Smokey. He was a good cat. I think it was the C, and I don't know if it was the Xenotar or the Planar, but man-o-man, do I wish nowadays that I would have kept that camera.

FYI: Decades back I read that Rollei found that Americans preferred the Planar lens, so it was difficult to sell Rolleis with a Xenotar in the USA, but in Europe just the opposite, the Xenotar was heavily favored over the Planar.

[cooltouch]

I began my career as a camera dealer in 1989. By that time, yes, there was still a prejudice toward the Planar, but "those in the know" knew that the Schneider lenses were every bit as good, and in some cases better. For example, I've owned two mx/evs Rolleifliexes, one which had the 3.5 Xenar, and one had the 3.5 Tessar. The Rollei with the Xenar was the better picture taker by a slim margin.

[MikeW]

It was suggested I post some images of my recent lens re-finishing projects here:

Wow! These are beautiful.