Explain me this please...

[Sid836]

Once upon a time I had two TLRs; a Rolleiflex T bought for several hundred euros and a humble Yashica 635 bought for a mere 50.
I have sold my humble Y635 and feel as sorry as if I have sold one of my kidneys. And not only that, I now hate my gorgeous looking Rolleiflex T.
Am I going mad doctor?

 

[JP Owens]

I've never understood affection for inanimate objects. But, I can join you in mourning your loss.

Or, perhaps, you ARE quite mad! 😉

 

[btgc]

What is the reason for hating Rolleiflex, it's own properties or because it costs more than Yashica and basically does the same, exposes film?

 

[FrankS]

That would be me, if I had sold my Rolleiflex.

 

[CameraQuest]

I've never understood affection for inanimate objects. But, I can join you in mourning your loss.

Or, perhaps, you ARE quite mad! 😉

the OP is not talking about inanimate objects,
he is talking about the stuff dreams are made of...
photogs spend happy hours with cameras planning the future
and experiencing the past ..

 

[Corran]

I had a Yashica 124G and I hated it. I hated the way it ratcheted so noisily when advancing the film, the OOF rendering was really busy and unpleasant, and the meter was wonky and didn't expose well.

I sold it but about two years later had the itch for a TLR again and found an early pre-Automat (1949) Rolleiflex w/ the Tessar and it's been such a better camera and I really enjoy shooting it.

So, shoot what you like.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I printed from 124G, Rolleicord V and Lubitel 2. On prints 124G is optimum. And in real world situations here is 70% of what Lubitel-2 wouldn't do as good as Rolleicord V.
I have three 124G and sold them. All three have working and accurate meters. All three were in need of new grease in gears. And GG, lope superior to Rolleicord V.
I think next time, I'll sell Rolleicord, give away Lubitel 2 and will buy another 124G to get it fully CLA'ed. This will be easiest to use keeper and taker for years to come.

 

[Sid836]

That humble thing had a personality. Far from perfect, it produced photos with a character, a distinct look that the Rolleiflex simply doesn't. I could tell a shot from a Y635 among hundreds of others, while a perfect one from my Rolleiflex is just a perfect among many others (technically speaking, by any means I am not praising myself as a photographer).
It was not about which one was the best, but with which one it felt like really me.
Besides mad, I must be really stupid too! 🙁

I printed from 124G, Rolleicord V and Lubitel 2. On prints 124G is optimum. And in real world situations here is 70% of what Lubitel-2 wouldn't do as good as Rolleicord V.
I have three 124G and sold them. I think next time, I'll sell Rolleicord, give away Lubitel 2 and will buy another 124G to get it CLA'ed. This will be easiest to use keeper and taker.

After this, my Lubi isn't going anywhere!

 

[p.giannakis]

You desire what you lack. Once you have it, you don't satisfy the desire, you just satisfy the demand to have it. Desire is simple unsatisfiable and is displaced to another object that we lack.

 

[FrankS]

You desire what you lack. Once you have it, you don't satisfy the desire, you just satisfy the demand to have it. Desire is simple unsatisfiable and is displaced to another object that we lack.

This needs to be chiselled in stone somewhere so that we never forget this wisdom.

 

[Bille]

And not only that, I now hate my gorgeous looking Rolleiflex T.
Am I going mad doctor?

Easy, anti German inferiority complex.

 

[FrankS]

Sell your hateful Rollei cheaply! In fact, why not just give the damn thing away?

 

[nikon_sam]

I traded three SLR's for my Like New 124g...that was many years ago...I had no emotional attachment to the three bodies...never regretted trading them other than wondering if I got a good deal...it took years of owning the 124g before really falling in love with it...
It's a great camera and I always look forward to using it and seeing the negatives created from it...it would be one of the last cameras to go...
You're not crazy...just a bad case of Seller's remorse...

 

[CMur12]

In this forum, there is a lot of conversation about the rendering of lenses and lenses with personality. The sharpest and most corrected isn't always the best, in contrast to what the photo mags would usually have us believe.

I have a Yashica D with the 3-element Yashikor lens, which is very similar to your former 635. I also have a Yashica-Mat EM. The Yashica D is a different animal from the 'Mat. It doesn't have the lever wind, which is the Achilles Heel of the 'Mat. Instead, it has a simpler, more robust knob-wind and manual shutter-cocking. I bought the D because I wanted a simpler lens for portraiture, figuring that a little added softness and vignetting would be a good thing in this application. Also, having a bit of a purist streak, I figured that the simpler the lens formulation that would do the job, the "purer" the image. 😉

We have members here in love with their old folders, early Rolleicords, and such, with their Novar, Triotar, and similar lenses, for their rendering personalities. Nothing mad about that. I think you are in good company and I would recommend you find yourself another Yashica 635 or Yashica D. At least the camera you miss is one of the less expensive to replace.

- Murray

 

[Sid836]

Easy, anti German inferiority complex.

Nothing against anything 🙂 It is just that the 635 is a simple, humble doing just what it is supposed to camera. It is just like comparing a Yugo against a Porsche, but yet feeling more comfortable with the Yugo.

Sell your hateful Rollei cheaply! In fact, why not just give the damn thing away?

This is what I have in mind now. Actually I am thinking of gifting it to some dear and buy again the 635, or the D.

I traded three SLR's for my Like New 124g...that was many years ago...I had no emotional attachment to the three bodies...never regretted trading them other than wondering if I got a good deal...it took years of owning the 124g before really falling in love with it...
It's a great camera and I always look forward to using it and seeing the negatives created from it...it would be one of the last cameras to go...
You're not crazy...just a bad case of Seller's remorse...

Basically I had fallen in love with my 635 right after the first roll out of it. Now, deciding that I should keep my collection to an absolute minimum made me think as stupid like that.
For sure, I will not sell anything else and what bothers me is how difficult it is to get another perfectly working and like new 635. :bang:

 

[nikon_sam]

For sure, I will not sell anything else and what bothers me is how difficult it is to get another perfectly working and like new 635. :bang:

That's the big underlying problem...finding the replacement that needs to be just like the one you sold or better...you won't be happy until you find the perfect one...

 

[Richard G]

the OP is not talking about inanimate objects,
he is talking about the stuff dreams are made of...
photogs spend happy hours with cameras planning the future
and experiencing the past ..

The Head Bartender is a poet too.

A lot of good thoughts here. I miss my iPhone 3GS which I lost. I haven't liked iPhone photographs since the camera improved so much. One RFF member has a wonderful quote from Spock on desire, in his signature. I must look for it.

Edit: "After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true." Spock

 

[jamin-b]

A few years ago I bought a Rolleflex MV-EVS on a whim and was so intimidated by it that I never used it beyond an initial unsatisfactory test and contemplated selling it. I "redscovered" it about a year ago and each an every time I use it I am amazed by the magic rendering. So learn to love what you have!!!

 

[Rob-F]

Once upon a time I had two TLRs; a Rolleiflex T bought for several hundred euros and a humble Yashica 635 bought for a mere 50.
I have sold my humble Y635 and feel as sorry as if I have sold one of my kidneys. And not only that, I now hate my gorgeous looking Rolleiflex T.
Am I going mad doctor?

there are three ways of Learning: Formal education; experimentation/trial and error; and from mistakes. Selling the Yashica could be viewed as learning from a mistake, or as trial and error. We've all done it. I miss my M3. I miss a Summicron LTM I had.

Correct the mistake. Buy another Yashica. And don't sell the Rollei. Put it away for awhile. You will go back to it. All is well.