nickthetasmaniac
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Bit early for April Fools, so make of this what you will!
Rollei digital TLR!?
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Rayt
Nonplayer Character
I would sell off all my Leicas for a digital Rolleiflex with a Phase One sensor.
wlewisiii
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The company that owns the brand doesn't sell any cameras. Just overpriced accessories.
Early April fools.
Early April fools.
Retro-Grouch
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I would sell my soul to Satan (again) for a reissue of the SL66. No digital back needed.
wlewisiii
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
A demon appeared in the pentagram.
"Who summons- Oh. You."
"I offer my soul in exchange-"
"No."
"But-"
"No. You've sold it fiftyseven times. I checked the archive. The first time it bought, and I quote, 'That my soul will return to me if sold'. No."
Damn. No pizza for me tonight.
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Mar 12, 2023, 16:54 · · 54 · 1
shawn
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Retro-Grouch
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Shawn, you are evil.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
Shouldn't be too tough to make. Somebody just would have to do it. sensor replaces film. Then you either keep the twin-lens viewing and focusing, and find a place to house the electronics; or else put an LCD screen where the groundglass and viewing lens were; then there's lots of room below the screen for electronics. But then you probably need autofocus. I think the first option would be simpler and would have a lot of appeal!
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
If there’s an LCD, then there’s also the big question: (1) show the image corrected to appear normal and through the lens, or (2) show it reversed and with some parallax as if actually looking through an upper viewing lens on a real TLR.
Why not both? Have this choice selectable as an option.
pvdhaar
Peter
If you can't wait, you can build one yourself: How I Made a 'Frankencamera' Digital TLR
pvdhaar
Peter
And if you can't be bothered to build one yourself: Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 Digital Camera
jsrockit
Moderator
I would say expect to be disappointed. I highly doubt it will be a high end device.
nickthetasmaniac
Veteran
I’ll either be disappointed, or won’t be able to afford it 😁
Either way it’s fun to speculate!
jsrockit
Moderator
Hmmm, very good point. This is perfectly stated.
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
What’s the worst they could do? A plastic ”TLR” with a fake viewing lens (a selfie mirror) and a small LCD screen on the back. So… you hold it up like a phone.
Retro-Grouch
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Such an ignominous fate for the noble Rolleiflex line! Let's hope this never comes to pass.
jsrockit
Moderator
Yeah, that sounds about as bad as it can get...
ddutchison2
Well-known
I already kind of have one. I flip the viewing screen of my Sony Nex-7 up and use it like a TLR all the time - probably on 90% of the horizontal pics I shoot. Don't see the advantage of introducing lateral reversal and paralax errors and the all extra bulk of a seperate viewing body to digital photography. I guess one of the things I love about TLR's (Mamiyaflex in my case ) is that they only really make sense as film cameras.
nickthetasmaniac
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Whereas I just love shooting with the form factor, the mechanical controls, the optical waist level finder etc.
Price aside, I would love to use a digital TLR with a 'full frame' sensor (56x56mm), an optical WLF, and a slim-line screen integrated into the door (which would obviously no longer need to be a door). Make it a touch screen to avoid the need for dozens of new buttons. Bliss 🙂
pvdhaar
Peter
On the one hand, it can help judging composition seeing the scene left-right reversed, but on the other, something that naturally flows from left to right in the finder may turn out awkward and going against your ingrained reading direction in the final print. So it's a bit of a toss-up.
