kevin h. y. lui.

Without case...yes, I don't really need a case since I don't want it to brother me.

By the way, can the tripod screw mount be used in morden tropid?

THankyou paul, I 'll contact her later. oh,

by the way, is it really necessary to have a leather case with the camera?

re paul RON,

can you give me more details about that seller?

Yes, I must agree brothers wrote that geeting a 50-60s Janpan made camera can be better than Retina. However, I like Germen optics more than the Japanese at pre and postwar period (1950 and before). Also , the mechanical design of the cameras is my favor and so it becomes my first choice . I also think that it would be better to buy a Leitz II (/III) or others if the interchangeability is important.

 

I'm now bidding a Rectina IIc (w/case) from a French seller in ebay. His camera look great and so I place my bid at about Euro $30 and set to Euro $ 35 as the maximun. Is it too much? Also, for a IIIc that the meter doesn't work (not that French seller's), should the cost be less than US$30?

 

My pcise range of a rectina camera is not more that HKD$ 750 (inc. shipping cost, what condition of a retina can I get?

I live in Hong Kong, Retina camera is really a rare camera due to not many people interested with it. Some shops may have one or two but their price is too high and irreasonable (That's a true and strange fact in Hong Kong).So, I really can't get the information that I want.

 

Inside my heart, I want to begin form a low cose range finder camera. With changeable lens would be the best, although I may be not goning to use it. Also, I like the "door" style of IIa more than IIc, but the IIc 's quality is higher that IIa.

That is the reason which make me have no decision yet.

THe IIa means simple,and easy to use but the IIc allow me to change lens. I 'm confused.I don't know which one I should choose.

I have posted a question about buying a classic camera before. and I decided to

try 35mm owing to it is light and small. My godfather let me tried his Retina I

and I find this small camera is more attractive than Vitessa. So, I decided to

buy a Retina.

I searched the old post, and want to try Rectina II series. (I have thought

about IIIc but I don't think I need that light meter.) I want to try IIa or

IIc. But I don't know which one should I choose.Can any brother give me some

advice? Also, I really don't know its price, since some collectors can brought

it US$ 1.00 and some can be US$70 or more!

And, is it difficult to find C lens for IIc in nowadays?

I see. Thankyou very much for your answers.

I decided to try 35mm first. I found that the Kodak Retina is quite good, cheap, and ...too many versions. The II , IIa , IIIc sounds good to me. But what is their differences? And, is that one of them called "big c"?

oh, may be the rollei company don't want to do business with asia too. Some of the Hong Kong photo magazine said that Rollei decided to not make TLR anymore...

Light TLR? (with quality made? ) It must be rolleiflex / rolleicord.

The most light Rolleiflex? It should be those pre war, rolleiflex old standard, or new standard.(Except baby rollei.)

To paul Ron:

I am in Hong Kong, finding a rb67. I have visited second-hand camera shops and find that the rb67 price is ... almost HKD$ 4000 for a body w/ film back only!!(And those like found in flead market, they also need HKD$ 2700, being used a lot )

For the lens, the shopkeepers don't really know much about C/nonC/KL Lens. What they know are money only...it is the reason that I need to post a question here.

It is really useless to ask any questions anout cameras in Hong Kong, except spending large amount of money to buy a camera, that can be very cheap in ebay, or other countries.

 

About B&W :

In my oponion, can anyone post a B&W which taken by a Zeiss Lens and a Mamiya lens, so that we can discuss?

 

But for colour prints, I must say, I like Mamiya more than Zeiss Planar. I used a Rolleiflex with Planar before, and I must agree that the contrast, sharpness is very high, but when compare with the object, it just like they come from different world. The one taken by Planar is "too much" , i.e. too many not wanted and not needed details, contrast and sharpness.When I compare with my friend's rz67, his flower is smooth, soft, like "real".

I am going to but a Mamiya Rb 67 pro-s, but I don't know what type of Mamiya 67

lens can be used. Also, I found some lens called C, non-C and KL , what is

their differences? And, what kind of lens is used in pro-sd? can they be also

used in pro-s system?

 

And can anyone tell me which place that I should check carefully when I

choosing a second hand rb67 pro-s?

 

THankyou.

Can anyone tell me how much is that adapter?

I don;t really like Canons. THe one that made before 70s to 80s are just copies from the cameras that made in Europe....

THank you for telling me how to use the enlargement attachment.

 

I know the 1.35V is no longer available, so I decided to find the replacemnet. However, I really don't know where to find the replacement.

Oh, THankyou very mush for telling me how the variable angle attactment. And, do you know how to use the enlargement one?

Also the batteries replacement?

Oh may I 've forgotten to tell you,

my gossen luna pro meter is the analog one,(which was made about 70s), not the digital one.

Thank you for your ideas. But I am not a US resident. Could Bogen really help me?

 

Also, I want to know where I can find the replacement of Mallory PX 13 batteries. I need this batteries because I can't find them. I kwon it is not going to be made anymore, but can anyone tell me which type of button battery can be used to replace PX13?

Some people tell me that I can use LR44, is that true?

I brought a Gossen Luna Pro light meter, including a enlarging attachment and

a variable angle attachmen. But I can't find the manuals for these two

attachments from the Internet. Can anyone tell me how to use them both?

 

Thank you very much.

I've heard some people said that Super ikonta model B can use 135 and 120 film , like adding a rolleikin to a rolleiflex, is that true?

i hav tried ikonta , the pre-war one, but i don't really it. it is because the shutter release button is in the front.

if i wan a fold camera, i would choose Voigtlander bessa ii( the heliar one is expensive, the one with colour skopar is difficult to find)

 

i wantto try vitessa or prominent becuse it has vey good lens and the operation , design are vey attractive, which the others can not provide.however, i love using medium more, therefore i don't know should i buy a camera that can use 2 different format of film or buy 2 cameras.

Thank you for your ideas! Let me see...

i wan a light, easy to handle old camera with a fine lens. i don't think i need to have interchangleable type because it i not necessary.

 

i like rolleis too, but for those which in a better condition,the price is quite hight. also the ldr on, e.g automat , usually require cla too.

I want to buy a clasic camera from eBay but I need some advice...because I'm

lost in it. I don't know wheather I should buy a Rolleiflex : 3.5 type or

Automat or Voigtlander : Prominent( I/II ) or Vitessa (not T type)or the

others.

 

The fold cameras are light, but the operation seems not very attracive...and

they have too many types that I don't know which one is good.

 

Please help me with your advice...

I brought a Rolleiflex 'old' standard (f/3.8) last week and then I

found that the image isn't clear when I focus to infinity.

 

The plate does not touch the body when it is set at "infinity" (But

they are in parallel) and the plate keep moving further away from

normal ( I mean, it creat a line between the body and the plate)

when I set to closest distant.

 

I've opened it before and I've no idea how to fix it....

 

Does anyone know how to fix this problem?And post some photos about

how to fix it?

 

(My english is very weak... sorry)