Huck Finn
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Guess what's the cheapest body around on which to mount the new Voigtlander 40/1.4 Nokton. That's right, it's the much maligned, overpriced Rollei 35 RF - now selling at Adorama for $499!
While the R2 is becoming hard to find (Stephen Gandy at Cameraquest is out of themn), the Rollei is still around. Any reason to actually get this camera/lens combo? Same reason one might choose a lower magnification M6 or M7: it's easier for eyeglass wearers to see the 40mm lens at this magnification (0.7). Oh, yeah, & it's $100 cheaper than the R3A. Like the R2 & the M6, it's also the last of the mechanical rangefinders, now that everything else has gone electronic.
With the great depth of field of a 40mm lens, the Rollei is perfectly capable of focusing the Nokton at f/1.4 - just as the R2 can focus the 50/1.5 & the 35/1.2. There are few bodies with 40mm framelines on which to use this intriguing new lens. It's either the R3A or the Rollei 35 RF among new cameras. Or else it's a 25-year-old CL or CLE. That's it. 😎
While the R2 is becoming hard to find (Stephen Gandy at Cameraquest is out of themn), the Rollei is still around. Any reason to actually get this camera/lens combo? Same reason one might choose a lower magnification M6 or M7: it's easier for eyeglass wearers to see the 40mm lens at this magnification (0.7). Oh, yeah, & it's $100 cheaper than the R3A. Like the R2 & the M6, it's also the last of the mechanical rangefinders, now that everything else has gone electronic.
With the great depth of field of a 40mm lens, the Rollei is perfectly capable of focusing the Nokton at f/1.4 - just as the R2 can focus the 50/1.5 & the 35/1.2. There are few bodies with 40mm framelines on which to use this intriguing new lens. It's either the R3A or the Rollei 35 RF among new cameras. Or else it's a 25-year-old CL or CLE. That's it. 😎
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