[Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 33, Issue 163

[gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)]

I agree, nothing wrong with the optical design. I have this lens in LTM and 
it is sharp, optically as good as a Leica lens. 

Regards,

Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2006 9:27 pm
Subject: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 33, Issue 163

> Luis,
> 
> The f 2.8 Sonnar lens on the Rollei 35S is critically sharp. 
> Modern  
> Photography magazine rated it as one of the best lenses ever 
> fitted  
> to a P&S camera. On the other hand the tiny camera is difficult to 
> 
> use without some practice. The small size makes it hard to hold  
> steady and the lack of a rangefinder means that you must guess 
> focus  
> every shot. Shooting interior scenes is not the Rollei's strong  
> point. The lens must be used wide open, or nearly so. This 
> requires  
> accurate focus and a slow shutter speed. Somewhat fuzzy pictures 
> are  
> to be expected under these conditions. Rest assured that after you 
> 
> get used to the camera and use it in exterior conditions, you will 
> be  
> more than satisfied with the quality of the results.
> 
> Many professional photographers stowed a Rollei 35 in their camera 
> 
> bags as an ultimate backup camera. I was fortunate enough to have 
> one  
> on a three month research project in India 18 years ago when my 
> top  
> of the line SLR failed under monsoon conditions. I sold two travel 
> 
> magazine covers from the Rollei shots.
> 
> Incidentally, the pictures you posted looked great on my monitor.
> 
> Larry Z
> 
> 
> On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:47 PM, Luis wrote:
> 
> > Hi Hoppy,
> >
> > What you say is exactly what I've appreciate, there are a little 
> 
> > soft, well
> > I should make more trials, is a lovely toy on your hand, it is 
> so  
> > small...
> >
> > Thank you very much for looking and commenting
> >
> > Salud!
> > Luis
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Mensaje original-----
> > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] 
> En  
> > nombre de
> > G Hopkinson
> > Enviado el: domingo, 29 de octubre de 2006 0:52
> > Para: 'Leica Users Group'
> > Asunto: RE: [Leica] New album Rollei 35
> >
> > Luis, another interesting gallery. It's a little difficult to 
> tell  
> > much with
> > the small pics, but they all seem a little soft to me?
> > Just an impression.
> > How do you like working with the little Rollei? I imagine they 
> may  
> > take a
> > little learning, perhaps.
> > Cheers
> > Hoppy
> 
> 
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