Rolleiflex MX-EVS

<p>I bought one of these cameras a few weeks ago from a forum member off another site, this camera is like new, it has the 3.5 tessar. found a manual online so i could figure out how to uncouple the evs thingy, loaded it with film and shot a few shots around the yard.</p>

<p>shot at f8</p><div></div>

<p>My son and I, he didnt want to look at a the camera, i should have stood on the other side to kind of balance things out. this was shot with the timer on.</p><div></div>

<p>notice the sekonic? here are a couple wide open. </p><div></div>

<p>another</p><div></div>

<p>sorry, dusty negative, i really like this lens, pretty sharp even wide open</p>

<p>Yes. Very sharp.</p>

<p>I may have that same Sekonic. Handhelds such as my Sekonic L-358 are great if you are into classic cameras. One meter for the whole collection.</p>

<p>Welcome to the world of 3.5 tessars. Awsome little shooters. </p>

<p>Yeah! Do you notice the "punch" in the image of the flower bed shot, it seems to make the woman stand out against the background and the car...it's the look of Tessars and especially Rollei products of that era, incuding thre Planars, Xenotars, Tessars and Xenars. Actually, some time ago (in the 1970's) I had noticed that effect. No way will I let go of my Rolleiflex, someone will have to pry it from my cold dead hands. Perhaps it's film size helping viewers to see the effect, but they just don't make 'em like that anymore...</p>

<p>TH</p>

<p>I love these simple pictures, John. Nicely seen on all accounts. Beautiful image quality.</p>

<p>Nice shots; the lady's is very crisp. Rollie also used some Biotars from CZJena as original lenses in their TLRS Post WWII, with excellent results. Regards, sp.</p>

<p>Great shots, John.</p>

<p>Beautiful shots John. They're sharp enough to cut yourself on! Welcome to the world of Rolleiflex. I know you've been shooting LF lately, but you'll love toting the Rollei around as opposed to the view camera. The only thing missing is the movements! It's the camera that always travels with me on vacation.</p>

<p>I really love the shot of you and your son, and I think it's a good thing that you didn't stand on his other side; this sort of 'unbalances' (like you said) and that makes it much more dynamic I think. plus we wouldn't have seen the backside sticking out behind the tree, which makes it a really fun shot as well :)</p>

<p>thanks guys for the responses, here is another shot with it, indoors natural light. </p><div></div>

<p>The last shot is my favorite. The Rolleiflex excels at available light portraiture, The lack of a moving mirror means you can get sharp pics even at relatively slow shutter speeds. Also the box-like form makes a stable platform on any flat surface. I have shot with my Rollei on door jams, cathedral floors and etc.</p>

<p>i agree russ, i have done a few other shots with available window light and they turned out great, the image above is a friend's daughter who's carrying my God child, she asked my wife and I a few weeks ago if we would be her baby girl's God parents. I told her it would be an honor. I have seen some of Gene M's images he has done with his rollei in available light, awsome!</p>

<p>Too bad its only got the Tessar. How will you live without the $1000+ Planar? ;)</p>

<p>I dont know mike how i will make it :) I guess if i start saving now, and selling blood i might have one before the end of the decade. </p>

<p>All the pics are gorgeous, but esp. the mother-to-be.</p>

<p>Agreed that the lack of mirror makes some really neat handheld shots possible.</p>

<p>Adding that the quiet shutter is an asset, too. Attached pic is a case in point, taken with a 'Cord V. My g/f had posed for a pic with the map, and I took a shot. She figured the shoot was over and became herself, squinting at the map with glasses removed, to figure out just where we were. We were well off pavement, and the CO map she was looking at may not have even shown the road we were on (Cumberland Pass). Anyway, all I had to do was advance film, aim, and then shoot one more.... It's one of my fave pics ever.</p>

<p>Edited a bit in Photoshop, to show more accurately what the scene looked like that day. Shot on expired 400 speed Fuji film that I bought cheap.... Two scans, one to optimize sky and one for the rest of pic, then merged manually and touched up. </p><div></div>