I wish I had $650 for a Rolleiflex!

[WhaleDaughter]

Seven is a lucky number.

Six is my lucky number. As in I will finish my PhD after 6 years of working on it...


"Rule 408: Time is not the boss of you"

 

[jcdeboever]

I have a Airesflex and it doesn't get enough use. It takes wonderful, sharp images. This thread has me thinking of getting it out again.

 

[WhaleDaughter]

I have a Airesflex and it doesn't get enough use. It takes wonderful, sharp images. This thread has me thinking of getting it out again.

doooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt...

 

[WhaleDaughter]

This is what I offered on and won. It's pretty much only missing the color correction filters and lens hood.

 

[WhaleDaughter]

My offer was accepted and soon I'll be the proud owner of a Flexaret VI with accessories. It just had to ship from the Czech Republic and should be here mid to late April.


"Rule 408: Time is not the boss of you"

 

[IanG]

My offer was accepted and soon I'll be the proud owner of a Flexaret VI with accessories. It just had to ship from the Czech Republic and should be here mid to late April.

"Rule 408: Time is not the boss of you"

A nice choice Flexarets are overlooked cameras. I have a very nice coated Mirar lens in a Prontor shutter which I acquired a few years ago, it came from a closed camera repair shop, I need to find a use for it. Meopta lenses had a very good reputation.

Honestly I think the mid-model Yashicamats like the 124G had a better lens anyway.

Having used a Yashicamat 124G and currently owning (and using) a plain 124 I'd ask compared to what ? The Yashinon is a good lens but not quite as good as my Rolleiflex 3.5E2's Xenotar or Microcord's Xpres in term s of overall sharpness, it also lags behind mu Rolleiflex Automat's (Opton) Tessar at wider apertures.

Better is subjective though, I like using my Yashicamat 124 and can live with the slight differences in sharpness

Ian

 

[WhaleDaughter]

A nice choice Flexarets are overlooked cameras. I have a very nice coated Mirar lens in a Prontor shutter which I acquired a few years ago, it came from a closed camera repair shop, I need to find a use for it. Meopta lenses had a very good reputation.

I'm excited to see what it can do.



"Rule 408: Time is not the boss of you"

 

[unpopular]

Honestly I think the mid-model Yashicamats like the 124G had a better lens anyway.

Better is subjective though, I like using my Yashicamat 124 and can live with the slight differences in sharpness
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Yes. I didn't mean to imply it was anything scientific. I think the Yashicamat is overall more natural though. Not as sharp, but this very well might be what makes it "better" IMO also. Rolleiflex always seemed a little more clinical to me - but I'll be the first to admit this is not a scientific assessment by any measure.