If I want to get a TLR I should get a...?

[LOOP]

Tlr

Tlr

Rolleiflex 3.5 xenotar or ikoflex IIa would be my choice. The second has no lightmeter but you can get one for a third the price for the Rolleiflex. But do not forget a hood and filters...:angel: :angel:

 

[pau3]

In other words, has any of you, TLR experts, felt that
a (good) 2.8 lens made the difference (in front of
an acceptable 3.5 lens)
Pau

 

[Wayno]

Because of the larger neg you can get away with using faster films in MF and the image won't suffer too much - so I don't see a huge advantage from a 2.8 lens over a 3.5 (less than a stop). It's also easy to handhold really slow shutter speeds with TLRs. DOF @f3.5 with a 75 or 80mm lens is pretty small at minimum focus distance, so you don't really need f2.8 unless you want super thin DOF.

All of the better TLRs (Yashica/Rollei/Ricoh/ZI/Minolta/Mamiya/etc) can produce great quality pictures. If you want top quality build + optics for a cheap price get a Rolleicord.

 

[Ossifan]

See this thread.

We had this exact topic only weeks ago.

Yes, we did... and sadly no one offered me a Yashica at a good price... I'm still looking and considering.

Best to you,
Cheers,
Alex