Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Nov 20, 2005, at 4:35 PM, keith_w wrote:
I just located a _superb_ f/3.5 Rollei TLR, a 3.5E, and I hope it's
still available the next time I check.
I found that the f/2.8s are NOT available for much less than the
national debt! I'd have to sell 3 or 4 cameras to get one, and I
don't know which ones I'd sell.
For 1/2 stop difference, maybe it's not worth it, if the rest of the
camera is mint...
The 3.5E has either a Schneider Xenitar or a Zeiss Planar lens. These
are actually better performers in their f/3.5 incarnation than the f/
2.8 models, particularly wide open.
My best Rolleiflex was a very late F3.5 Whiteface with Zeiss Planar
75mm f/3.5. Superb camera, worth every penny.
I read about that in your 1999 post to the Rollei list!
Godfrey
Turns out I was looking at a Rollei Magic, not a 3.5 E!
The E was less money but even so...
Sports an f/3.5 75mm S-K Xenar, which is reportedly identical to the
Tessar version of the same aperture.
Practically new in box, it's near mint. For a 40+ year old camera, nice.
To have the box it came in and manual, etc. even better!
So now we wait... and that's the hardest part! ;-)
keith
