AlexMax
Established
Hi
I would like to hear about your preferences in terms of a "war capable" RF, in terms of Reliability, Ruggedness, IQ, repairability, etc
Feel free to add some more RFs i did not add, out of my own Ignorance.
PS. I not not consider Leica here, because, although considering them top-notch in all the specs above, i like to keep them out of Harm´s way...
For instance, if I take a walk in Ipanema, RJ, at night, hoping to get some amazing street photos of night life, with my "blingy" M3, with its Summicron 50mm F2 DR, well ... not that i cannot defend myself... but I will be essentially asking for trouble... Unlike if i would be carrying an Aires 35V, or a Canon 7s... get the idea...??
so, the options would be :
Robot Royal 36s
Konica IIIa
Topcon 35L
Aires V-35
...plain steel and glass, nothing more.
Best regards,
Alex
I would like to hear about your preferences in terms of a "war capable" RF, in terms of Reliability, Ruggedness, IQ, repairability, etc
Feel free to add some more RFs i did not add, out of my own Ignorance.
PS. I not not consider Leica here, because, although considering them top-notch in all the specs above, i like to keep them out of Harm´s way...
For instance, if I take a walk in Ipanema, RJ, at night, hoping to get some amazing street photos of night life, with my "blingy" M3, with its Summicron 50mm F2 DR, well ... not that i cannot defend myself... but I will be essentially asking for trouble... Unlike if i would be carrying an Aires 35V, or a Canon 7s... get the idea...??
so, the options would be :
Robot Royal 36s
Konica IIIa
Topcon 35L
Aires V-35
...plain steel and glass, nothing more.
Best regards,
Alex
Frontman
Well-known
You'll find that the Konica has the best viewfinder, though it's doublestroke winding system is a little strange. The Topcon has a wonderful lens, but the viewfinder is not as good as the Konica, and it too has a doublestroke wonder. The Aires is a good camera, but not built to the same level of quality as the Konica or Topcon. I have no experience with the Robot Royal.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Robot Royal is a beast -- i used to have one and loved it. Body is made of solid stainless steel!
Only thing that takes a bit of time with the camera is loading the film -- you have to load it into a takeup cassette (don't know if you can use the spool without the cassette). Other than that, it's definitely a combination of high-quality watchmaking and heavy artillery.
Only thing that takes a bit of time with the camera is loading the film -- you have to load it into a takeup cassette (don't know if you can use the spool without the cassette). Other than that, it's definitely a combination of high-quality watchmaking and heavy artillery.