bob_cleary1

Apologies from me, the Rollei's release catch for the prism is a pair of latches on the sides direcly over the camera strap attachment. Push down to unlock.Not on the rear face. Sorry.

 

Not a problem. I had already figured that out. Thanks.

Exposing without a meter-at least outdoors-isn't that difficult but as said your dad probably has a few lying around.

 

Doesn't the Rolleiflex have a built-in meter?

 

Bob -

The C220 meter finder is called a CdSPorro Finder. A somewhat rare bird.

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I have one of those.

The Rolleiflex has a built-in light meter. I don't see any meter for the Mamiya. The Mamiya lenses are 80, 180, and 250.

 

The Rolleiflex only has, what I think is called a prism viewfinder. It does not have the normal waist-level viewfinder. The Mamiya has both.

 

I'd bet he has a light meter for the Mamiya as well as the missing viewfinder for the Rolleiflex, but for now, this is what I have.

 

Given the lack of light meter for the Mamiya, is my choice made for me?

Hi everyone. My father, who was a professional portrait and wedding photographer, just gave me two of his old cameras: a Mamiya C220 with a couple of additional lenses and a Rolleiflex 2.8f. I've long had an interest in photography, and I'm keen to learn using a fully manual camera, but I'm rather at a loss. I'm interested in landscape and architectural photography mostly, using natural light as I have no flash or other light equipment. Which camera should I focus on? What film do you recommend and where should I buy it, have it processed, etc.? Should I start with B&W or does that not mater in terms of learning? I'm just outside Hartford, CT, if that matters.) What tips do you have for getting started and learning?

I was surprised to find that there's no fill flash setting on the Canon

PowerShot SX100. I emailed Canon to ask about it, and they said to use manual

mode to force the flash to fire. But I don't have a complete understanding of

fill flash. Should I reduce the power of the flash when I want to use it as

fill flash?

 

Thanks for any help and advice.

 

Bob