gene m Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 <ahref="http://westfordcomp.com/classics/rolleiflex/january2007/oldandnew.html">Some you may have seen and others you haven't <a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 My first Rollei was a very old and beat-up MX which I cleaned and polished to brass and used until it literally fell apart. I "bought" it in trade for a photo book. Wish I had it now. I love the small and simple 3.5 Rollei MX cameras. I'll try to find a photo to post from that camera. Gene, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew in Austin Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Sometimes its the camera, but mostly it's who is looking down the chimney of the viewfinder. That's some awesome work with a TLR. Best Regards - Andrew in Austin, TX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john carter Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Gene, as good as ever. I have a Rollei T (1966), I shoot a roll a month with it. You are right. there is nothing like a Rollei negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseberry guitars Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Beautiful Gene. I use one of my Autocords or Ikoflex's when I feel in the mood for a TLR but have been looking at picking up a Rollei. Any hints on the model(s) to pay close attention to? Also, please excuse an ignorant Canadian and his question (although my mother is American so I'm not completely lost)but...I've been curious about the photo of all the flags. I noticed it in your website and was wondering what that is all about. It's quite a striking sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minhnguyen9113 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Look beautitul, I have to take my ugly Rolleiflex out, I have not take any shot from the day I got it last year, because I'm busy playing with classic folders. Thanks Gene for reminding us the beauty of Rolleiflexes. Minh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Thank you for the tobacco barns. Great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_jeanette1 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 And they say Digital is rivaling film for quality. I think we (myself included) are just learning to accept less and less quality. Wonderfully pin sharp, and I'm sure they have lost something from being displayed on my TFT screen. Great Job as always Gene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Scott - The flag photo shows part of a Vietnam War monument in a nearby town.<p>Minh - Get that Rollei out ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndnbrunei Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Great photos taken with the Rollei, great photos of the Rollei - mind sharing which camera you used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincenzo_maielli Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Thanks, Gene, always spectacular images. You are the king of the vintage cameras. Ciao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustys pics Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Beautiful work Gene. I like the way you use the square frame. I remember when I got my first TLR back in college. It was a beater Minolta Autocord. The old wedding photographer used it as a backup for his Rollei. At first I was intimidated about how to use the square, static frame after growing up on 126 and 35mm film. I asked the old guy how you could take an interesting picture using something as boring as a perfect square. He just kinda looked at me, shook his head and said: "You kids and your 35s. You twist the camera this way, and that way, thinking you're Fritz Lang. Just look through the viewfinder and watch the edges. It's a square picture, the way God *#&*)@ intended! Words of wisdom I'm sure Gene knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Cool! I'm so used to my Hasselblad equipment, but there's something I really liked about my TLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezul Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 No wonder this is Your favourite camera, Gene. I never owned a Rollei, but I have an Autocord and I love it. I'd prefer to have the focusing knob the Rollei way, not the lever that - of course - is broken so I need to use fingernails to focus... Do you use close-up lenses? I found them useful for... some portraits, if only one approves of slightly wide angle of the lens, never tried any sort of macro though (don't have the paramender - ever tried it?). Great works (as usual)! Best regards from Poland. Maciej Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 Heather: <p> I photograph my vintage cameras with a Nikon D50 with Nikon 18-55mm zoom lens. The lens weighs about as much as pair of socks.<p> Russ: Funny story !<p> Maciej: I don't own any closeup lenses and I've never used one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan flanders Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Though semi-retired because of worn out mirror, my Old Standard Rollei still works in bright light when I have the patience to cope with its deficiencies. I used a pre-war Automat for years until it was stolen. One of these days I expect to post some images made with the almost mint Voitlander Superb recently acquired. Nevertheless I don't think any other MF I have owned has afforded the pleasure of my Rolleis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshx Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Last night I saw a gentleman in Times Square with a Rolleiflex around his neck. My fiance, who is only tangentially interested in photography, exclaimed, "Did you see his camera?!" How could I miss such a beauty? (The camera, not the guy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_helmke Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Just gorgeous. Rick H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardo_mottola Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Good work, Gene!<p> Rollfeiflexes have something unique in them... a bit like Leicas. They have deficiencies quirks, but they are just a pleasure to use.<br> I remember with a smile the pictures I took in Boston when I visited my Aunt in <a href="http://carduus.chanet.de/astra/human_works/boston/index.html">Boston</a>. They are still striking in quality. Given the long flight over the big pond I needed a small camera to carry in my hand luggage and keep ready on my big solo strolls around the Metropole. What better thant he 1959 camera of the Grand-Uncle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mcbride Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Gene: my 1955 MX-EVS with a f3.5 Tessar is my favorite camera, too. Although no one will ever confuse it with a Minox, I am able to carry it almost everywhere - and I do. Stopped down to f8, it makes negatives just as sharp and contrasty as I used to get with my first 'flex, a 2.8F. These camera are the best ones Franke & Heidecke ever made, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan flanders Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 If you are old enough to remember the family box camera then you can easily relate to the Rollei (and its clones) because it is really just a box camera with a large waist level finder (well, that's stretching it a bit considering the focusing capability). But the images you get with it have an added quality because the photographer isn't aiming but rather just accepting the scene in the box held at waist level. I found this particularly effective with children who paid little attention to the camera because it wasn't pointed directly at them and the lower level resulted in a more acceptable perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Gene: Great stuff, as usual. I need to get my Rolleiflex out. It used to be my workhorse camera, but once it failed me due to the mirror having moved,and resulting in very soft images. Since then, I am less confident with it. Raid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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