farlymac
PF McFarland
Sigh. I had to pass on a set of Bay 1 Rolleinars with filters in a leather case when it went over my limit.
My photographic passion is not compatible with my income.
PF
My photographic passion is not compatible with my income.
PF
ZeissFan
Veteran
I think I bought the entire set with filters about four years ago for $50. I notice that Rolleiflexes and accessories have jumped in price.
I bought two very nice Rolleiflex Automats (both with Tessars) for $150 each around 2001 when the "going digital" medium format dump was in full swing.
I bought two very nice Rolleiflex Automats (both with Tessars) for $150 each around 2001 when the "going digital" medium format dump was in full swing.
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W
Way
Guest
Love those rolleinars. Aren't the Bay I's the most expensive of the bunch? Hope you fins a set.
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
They are twice that now, at least. The T's are fetching silly money, and anything A-F in 3.5 or 2.8 are now rare under $1000, if in good condition. That's on ebay mind. Pity, just when I've got my Rollei appetite wetted.
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johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Mamiya C330f is heavy to carry along but easier to find and the lenses have quite a distinctive look when shooting Kodak Portra (sorry for the big size):
And, modern Blue-Dot lenses take simple 46mm filters. The older lenses are 40.5mm. Easy enough to find a set of matching dioptre filters in those sizes.
And, modern Blue-Dot lenses take simple 46mm filters. The older lenses are 40.5mm. Easy enough to find a set of matching dioptre filters in those sizes.
Mablo
Well-known
Actually Bay-1 Rolleinars and other Bay-1 filters for Tessar and Xenar lenses are the least expensive and easiest to find. You need Rolleinar-1 and Rolleinar-2 sets covering from 1 meter down to 40cm or so.
Bay-3 Rolleinar sets for f/2.8 Rolleiflexes are sometimes more than three times as expensive as Bay-1 sets and can be very hard to find. Bay-2 sets for f/3.5 Planars etc. are somewhere in the middle of these two extremes.
Mablo
Well-known
Buzzardkid, how close can you focus with the C330f and let's say the 80mm normal lens? Do you need to take bellows factor into consideration?
mtargz
Established
With my 55mm lens on the C330, I can focus slightly beyond-lifesize: A box of film fills the frame to the edge. The 105mm focuses to about 1:3 magnification.
Both the taking and the viewing lens use the same optical formula and filter-size, so it's possible to screw a pair of diopters.
Both the taking and the viewing lens use the same optical formula and filter-size, so it's possible to screw a pair of diopters.
The Dark
Established
I have successfully dodged this 'MF-disease' for years but couple of months ago I came across a minty Yashica 635 TLR from a local seller at a unmissable price. The rest is history...
david.elliott
Well-known
igor's camera has a couple rolleinars up for sale. http://www.igorcamera.com/rolleiflex.htm
Rollei Bay-I Rolleinar-1, case, box, Mint- $50.
Rollei Bay-I Rolleinar-2, case, Ex++/Mint- $50.
Rollei Bay-I Rolleinar-1, case, box, Mint- $50.
Rollei Bay-I Rolleinar-2, case, Ex++/Mint- $50.
HoodedOne
Well-known
@farlymac
I know your pain. Been in the same position a couple of times the last months.
I was looking for a medium format camera. And the first choice was a C330, because of the wide angle lenses. I bought a mint 55 for it. But the gravitational field of the rollei' was to powerfull. So I ended up with a recently CLA'd Rolleicord Vb, with ever-ready case, yellow filter and the release button adapter thingy. If everyrhing goes well it arrives today.
Btw. the mamiya 55 is being sold on eBay right now.
I know your pain. Been in the same position a couple of times the last months.
I was looking for a medium format camera. And the first choice was a C330, because of the wide angle lenses. I bought a mint 55 for it. But the gravitational field of the rollei' was to powerfull. So I ended up with a recently CLA'd Rolleicord Vb, with ever-ready case, yellow filter and the release button adapter thingy. If everyrhing goes well it arrives today.
Btw. the mamiya 55 is being sold on eBay right now.
oftheherd
Veteran
HoodedOne - it will be interesting to see how you fair going from interchangeable lenses to a non-interchangeable lens camera. I started MF with a Yashica 124 MAT G and I loved it. Those big negatives were awesome. Then I went to a Super Press 23. The even bigger negatives got me. When I got a Rolleiflex, I just wasn't impressed any more. And now that I have lenses for the Press 23, I can't even think of the Rolleiflex and 6x6. Not even with the telephoto adapter I have. It just isn't the same, at least not for me.
Of course, YMMV. But I would be interested in hearing back from you in a couple of months.
Of course, YMMV. But I would be interested in hearing back from you in a couple of months.
pschauss
Well-known
You might save a bit by using a Yashicamat closeup set. That is what I use on my Rolleicord.
HoodedOne
Well-known
@oftheherd
Oops, I forgot to explain something. I was thinking about buying the C330,and bought the 55 lens before I had a body. So I had the 55 without a body, and then decided to go the Rollei way.
I don't think not being able to change lenses is gonna be a real problem. Because I hardly change lenses on my 35mm cameras.
In my search for a MF camera I also considered the Mamiya Universal or Polaroid 600SE. And I can understand that the large 6x9 negatives of them, look superior to the rollei'.
The greates advantage of the Universal/600SE is the ability to shoot film and polaroid with the same camera. I still like that idea, so maybe in the near future........
Oops, I forgot to explain something. I was thinking about buying the C330,and bought the 55 lens before I had a body. So I had the 55 without a body, and then decided to go the Rollei way.
I don't think not being able to change lenses is gonna be a real problem. Because I hardly change lenses on my 35mm cameras.
In my search for a MF camera I also considered the Mamiya Universal or Polaroid 600SE. And I can understand that the large 6x9 negatives of them, look superior to the rollei'.
The greates advantage of the Universal/600SE is the ability to shoot film and polaroid with the same camera. I still like that idea, so maybe in the near future........
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farlymac
PF McFarland
Hey, thanks for all the comments and suggestions! It's nice to see that there are others in the same boat as me.
My first MF camera (thirty-seven years ago) was a Yashica 124G, then I graduated to a Mamyia C330F Pro. Loved what that camera could do. Later on, I sold the system (three lenses, three hoods, Paramender, grip, and whatever else I had for it) when things were tight. Then I got a Rapid Omega 200. That one is now in PA with a friend of mine.
I purchased an Automat Model 1 (early version) last month, and am waiting to get it overhauled. I now have a set of filters, but when I saw the Rolleinar set in the case, well if it didn't go too high, I was going to bid on it. It's not something I need right now, but it would have been nice to have, and I could have traded the extra filters for a lenshood, or other accessories.
I know that being restricted to a single focal length is not for some, but it's the quality of the lenses I was looking for. And having used a 124G, and a Super Ricohflex (my current MF camera), I'm okay with the limits. Maybe later on (after I hit the lottery), I can get into MF SLR's, and start the fun all over again. But for now, I just want a nice, simple camera that will give me the kind of results I'm looking for. And can afford.
PF
My first MF camera (thirty-seven years ago) was a Yashica 124G, then I graduated to a Mamyia C330F Pro. Loved what that camera could do. Later on, I sold the system (three lenses, three hoods, Paramender, grip, and whatever else I had for it) when things were tight. Then I got a Rapid Omega 200. That one is now in PA with a friend of mine.
I purchased an Automat Model 1 (early version) last month, and am waiting to get it overhauled. I now have a set of filters, but when I saw the Rolleinar set in the case, well if it didn't go too high, I was going to bid on it. It's not something I need right now, but it would have been nice to have, and I could have traded the extra filters for a lenshood, or other accessories.
I know that being restricted to a single focal length is not for some, but it's the quality of the lenses I was looking for. And having used a 124G, and a Super Ricohflex (my current MF camera), I'm okay with the limits. Maybe later on (after I hit the lottery), I can get into MF SLR's, and start the fun all over again. But for now, I just want a nice, simple camera that will give me the kind of results I'm looking for. And can afford.
PF