Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good analogy. The Rollei 600x is like an F3 with MD4, or an R4 or R5 with winder to stay a little more OT, unless you get into the 6008 AF stuff. But heavier than the hassy and, again, the lenses are a lot harder to find dirt cheap. Body and 80mm outfits are cheap though. Tom On Jul 2, 2007, at 1:05 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > You don't want one, believe me. > > I asked myself the same question. Then I held one (that was ok), > then I fired off the shutter and ... blackout. > > The mirror goes "bam" and then it doesn't come back until you wind > it again. > > Do you really want that? Would you accept an Exacta instead of a > Nikon F3? > > But ... you DO want medium format. It's fun. > > The YashicaMat is probably more fun than the Hassy. If it isn't > cool enough, pick up a Rolleicord or a Rolleiflex. > > Didn't you have a Bronica? > > Daniel > > > > Kyle Cassidy wrote: >> now that the bottom has dropped out of the market and hassy's are >> going >> for $700 with a lens, waist, and back ... should i get one? i haven't >> shot film in ... years but i wonder if i'd be lured back.... are the >> images that much better than the ones i'd get out of my yashicamat >> (if i >> ever took that off the shelf?)? >> does anybody have a hassy in a closet they want to sell me? am i >> just >> being stupid? feel free to slap me. >> kc >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information