carl_glover

It works on both my integral and 6008AF. Just remember to remove the film rollers before

putting the body adapter plate in place.

Kind regards,

Carl

I owned a lot of 'Blad gear before trying out the 6008's and there's no comparison.

Rollei makes a good, solid camera with incredible lenses - I don't even take a light meter

with me any more as the camera's metering is rather good to say the least.

After using one it does make a lot of other cameras seem a bit flimsy.

An important point as stated by others is that it pays to have a few batteries just in case.

I heard the same thing in Tokyo a fortnight ago.

It's a 35mm Flektagon.

I also heard about a medium format digital offering but it won't be ready for this Photokina...

If what I was told bears out, it will be a big surprise for everybody.

Hi Stuart,

As the chaps above have stated, the Rollei system is solid, versatile and I find quite adept

at both digital and film work.

I use a 6008AF with a Sinar/Jenoptik back and I love it! I also enjoy putting a film back on

and working the way we all used to.

I use the Zeiss 110 F2 a lot. It's a great lens. My personal favourite is the 90mm Apo

Symmar - unbelievably sharp and quite light.

As also stated above. Robert White is probably the best place place to get Rollei gear.

Kind regards,

Carl

Franke and Heidecke have already released something new and it's rather useful too...

It's the "Rapid Battery Charger C with discharge mode". I've bought one (from Robert White)

and it works! Hopefully their serious new product will be seen at Photokina later this year. I'm

crossing my fingers for a digital body that takes their excellent lenses.

Since I purchased a Sinar eMotion 22 for my Rollei 6008 I've hardly used any film at all,

with the exception of night photography I feel reasonably comfortable with it now.

By the way I also use a Canon 1DS mark II which is a great camera and gets a lot of use but

the digital back on the Rollei shows how good some of those Carl Zeiss and Schneider

lenses are, especially compared with some of Canon's offerings...

However, I can't imagine not using film as it has a very different quality which can be

useful. I just hope that some of the pro labs can keep on going. If it wasn't for my clients I

would still be using film but now that I've 'gone digital' I'm enjoying the benefits it can

offer which are similar to the benefits of 35mm digital but bigger and smoother.

I've got the 60mm Schneider Curtagon. It's sharp, but not as sharp as the 90mm Apo

Symmar ﾖ that is a VERY sharp lens!

The 60mm is good, quite small too. I can take it with me and not notice it taking up space

as much as say, the 180 or 55mm Super-Angulon. If you can get your hands on one do.

It's an interesting size ﾖ you don't notice it as an overt wide angle but it makes a

difference.

I use it as my standard lens when I'm using my Emotion 22 digital back.

Carl

I have this lens and consider it to be one of the best lenses around.

I use it instead of a standard lens and it really does a great all-round job, especially macro.

Funnily enough my experience was the other way round. I was shooting in Iceland with 2

hasselblads (one was a back-up body) and they both locked up. I was lucky that I had an old

Plaubel Makina 67 in one of my bags. After that I dumped the 'Blads and got a camera that

has never let me down for 4 years now. I have three 6xxx bodies and 7 lenses. The

Schneiders are amazing.

Carl Glover

www.alephstudio.co.uk

He uses Medium format rangefinders. There's a bit about it in the MoMA book about him on

page 75.

He is amazing with a flash.

I use it in a variety of conditions (deserts, out at sea, rock concerts and sub-zero

conditions) and it behaves in an exemplary manner. I DO carry three batteries and a spare

body around.

I'm not interested in any form of autofocus, they just don't work how I want them to. The

same applies to the AF on my 1DS MkII and my Nikons. Once you get the hang of manual

focussing it isn't a problem at all.

I bought the 6008AF because of the preflash facility which saves a lot of film and time, the

best thing is that it (so far) has worked with every single flash I've thrown at it.

I can't wait to get a decent digital back on it one these days!

As a camera that I use it's my favourite, it never lets me down, just make sure that you

have a spare battery or two...

As I do design and photography for CD covers, the square format is ideal.

I use a 1DS mark II if clients ask for digital but honestly the Rollei blows it away...

My dream is a 6x6 digital back, but I suspect it will remain a dream...

Svein,

Why did The Phase One guy for the UK tell me otherwise? He said if I was interested

he could get an adapter for the P25 in a fortnight.

Phase One definately do (or at least can get an adaptor) for the Rollei 6008 series.

I was at a digital workshop for Getty photographers earlier this year and one the

Phase One guys (there were reps from all the major 'pro' digital brands) told me that

there is an adaptor. I think it would be rather good with one of those 39 Megapixel

backs that they have coming out in the future...

A lovely lens. I used it quite a bit photographing cranes in a construction site

for an annual report and they came out wonderful.There were no converging

verticals at all.

I use this lens about 40% of the time on one of my Rolleis and I'm beginning

to get used to the increased weight.

They are being sold at a bargain price at Robert White I notice....

Much as I love my 1DS MkII. I would never get rid of the medium format gear. The

canon's pictures don't come close but clients love the speed.

The Canon for money. The Rollei for art.

Mamiyas are good too.

My two cents.

Carl

I agree with Paolo, my 1.4 shows distinct barrel distortion. It's a real pain if I'm doing

packshot photography. I don't understand how a lens that gets such good reviews has

this flaw overlooked. A fellow photographer down the road from me has found the

same problem.

It's good for low light shooting though! And it is sharp too.

The 1.4 isn't bad, but but it has quite distinct barrel distortion. Canon make nice

cameras but I'm used to better lenses (I use a EOS 1DS MkII).

I'm going to get some Nikon adapters.

I focus on the eyelashes.

Especially with the f2 110mm I find this technique usually does the trick, another

thing I notice when doing full-length portraits is when the person is properly in focus

you get a slight moir頰attern in their clothing as it resonates with the fine fresnel in

the HD screen. Useful.

I hope that the above helps a bit.

Stop thinking about what's going to happen in several months time and just get the

camera. I've got one and it makes all the other 35mm bodied DSLRs look rather

pathetic. The pictures it takes are amazing!

Short of getting a medium format digital back this is as good as it gets.

How many pictures will you miss the opportunity of taking while waiting for the price

to drop or the pixel count to go up?

I used to own Hasselblads but I fell out of love with them when BOTH bodies started

misbehaving on a crucial shoot. Luckily I had my Plaubel Makina around to just about

scrape through. I didn't want to get a third body so I started looking around...

I use a Rollei now. I like 1000th of a second with the PQS lenses. I like the fast

Schneider lenses and I love the Zeiss 110 f2 lens that the blad also has. I've used it in

deserts, construction sites, rock concerts and on mountains, at sea and in freezing

conditions. It has not let me down. I have a spare body. Just make sure that you have

a spare battery or two as well.

It's not perfect but I prefer it to the more handsome Hasselblad easily. I have to have

equipment I can trust.

I used to have quite a bit of Hasselblad stuff but after having a few goes on a friend's

Rollei 6008i I realised that I had been using the wrong system. I realised that

Hasselblads were a bit 'cranky' and I was fed up with the way they feel ? a bit like

cradling a tin toy with a fantastic lens attached.

I don't think there is such a thing as a 'perfect' system but the Rollei gets me closer to

how I want the picture to look. I use it a lot in all conditions and it hasn't let me down

yet.

Guido, the best thing that you could do is borrow (if possible) the cameras that you

think will make your life easier and see how they feel. A few of my associates prefer

Hasselblads over Rolleis which is absolutely fine; it all boils down to what you feel

comfortable with in the end.