Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, the Rolleikin came with the camera, would I have bought one separately? No! Do I intend using it? No! To me it seems to be Rollei's answer to the Visioflex ;-) Steve On 15/12/06 23:11, "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote: > I put the Rolleikin in a 3.5F. It was ingenious, but not worth really > bothering with. I love the mechanics of it and the way Rollei seemed > to think the camera could be "all things to all people", when clearly > there is no camera which can assume that mantel. Fun, but not really > recommended: though I found it quite a nice format at a wedding: > vertical shots from a Rollei ;-) > > Cheers > On 14/12/2006, at 8:03, Steve Unsworth wrote: > >> I can sense myself weakening. In my case it's a Rolleiflex - f2.8 >> Planar >> from the early 60s. It came with a Rolleikin to enable the use of >> 35mm film, >> don't think I'll ever have the courage to assemble and use it :-) >> >> Steve