TLR owners/users (If you dare admit if)

TLR owners/users (If you dare admit if)

  • Do own a TLR?

    Votes: 45 7.1%

  • If so, do you use it a lot?

    Votes: 134 21.2%

  • If so, do you use it some?

    Votes: 266 42.0%

  • If so, do you seldom use it?

    Votes: 116 18.3%

  • Does it sit on a shelf looking longingly at RF's

    Votes: 47 7.4%

  • Wouldn't dirty my hands on one and handle my RF's

    Votes: 5 0.8%

  • What is a TLR?

    Votes: 20 3.2%
  • Total voters
    633
Thanks, Papercut.

The Lubie shot was taken with tungsten slide film and cross-processed. I have a couple more shots on my flickr page.

rt :)
 
From time to time I see this thread pop up in my email, someone has a question or just bought one and I always think "man I need to shoot mine"... so I did:

Rollei 2.8 Planar
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Todd
 
yeah, I forgot the tripod so I propped the rollei up on a pc of trash...thanks.

Todd
 
Hi Todd,

In my opinion the most interesting feature of your square prints is in their perfect match to the square format. This is not to be taken for granted, on the contrary.

Cheers,
Ruben
 
My first MF camera ever was a Mamiya C220f back in about 1998. I used it for a couple years before moving on to an M645, than an RB67, then back to the M645, then to an RZ67, and then finally back to an M645 yet again. I recently was given an inoperative Yashica-Mat LM that I have since cleaned out and repaired and have been shooting quite a bit with. I love the look, the square format, and the fact that it is decidedly smaller/lighter/quieter than my M645 Pro with a big lens, prism, and winder. The images out of it look great, too.

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Thanks! Tri-X at 200 developed in HC-110 dilution G - my new standard combo. I've been getting some great results out of it.
 
Another one joins the fold...

Another one joins the fold...

Yep, it's happened again! A very old Rolleiflex smiled at me, and it was love at first sight. Here she is: Rolleiflex n° 334269 dating back to 1932.

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Interesting detail: she came with the original leather case which has the name "Dr. Sebrechts" written inside.
Googling has shown me that this Doctor was a pioneer surgeon here in Belgium between the two world wars. And this seems to have been his camera...
 
I have 2 Rolleiflexes, both 75/3.5, one Planar one Xenotar. Both are excellent cameras. The Planar seems to be just marginally sharper than the Xenotar. But the Xenotar gives out more vibrant colours.
I also have a Yashica 124G. It has a sharp lens and good colours but it loses out to the Rolleiflexes in shadow details.
I like them as they are much lighter than 120 SLRs. And they have some advantages over the folders (although heavier) in that there are no bellows to leak and they have coupled rangefinders. Those folders which have CRFs are probably not much lighter than these TLRs.
But as I am getting older, weight becomes an issue and I reverted back more to folders with uncoupled RFs or shoe-mounted RFs added. This is by and large all right as I mainly take landscape and buildings and very sharp focusing is not always necessary. That's why my TLRs don't get used as often as I would like them to be.
 
JohanV said:
Yep, it's happened again! A very old Rolleiflex smiled at me, and it was love at first sight. Here she is: Rolleiflex n° 334269 dating back to 1932.

jlv4489bewerktio1.jpg


Interesting detail: she came with the original leather case which has the name "Dr. Sebrechts" written inside.
Googling has shown me that this Doctor was a pioneer surgeon here in Belgium between the two world wars. And this seems to have been his camera...
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Wow thats amazing! I would hold onto that thing!
 
Got a TLR

Got a TLR

I got myself a TLR this weekend. It is a Yashica-D which I do plan to use.
10 years ago I had a lovely Mamiya C330f with a 55mm - I got great results but it was simply too heavy to carry around.
With this lovely "little" new camera, I am more worried that I have become too lazy using digital to get the processing done.
We'll see - I have all the best intentions.
 

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Here is my TLR, a Rolleicord III. My father bought it second-hand when he was in his twenties and it's about 54 years old!
The lens and shutter needed cleaning but it's now in great condition, I just love using it.
 
I just (re)discovered TLR's. Got a beautiful Rollei dating to 1955 from a master repair shop located in NJ. (There's a longish story about it replacing by first Rollei bought from eBay that was completely misdescribed and piece of junk.) In any case, I realy love this thing. There is something magical about seeing the image on a ground glass screen. It has such a 3D look I feel I could reach in and touch it. I also really like the square format. I use it mostly on a tripod for landscape/cityscape/archiscape photography, so the waist level position isn't really an issue. In fact, on a tripod it's easier to use than a RF or SLR on a tripod. I like it so much I'm thinking of selling a bunch of my RFs and getting a Rollei wide for my landscape photography.

/T
 
Ooh, you should never ever talk about selling RF's on an RF forum! Having said that, I sold one the other day...

Which Rollei did you get?
 
I hope I haven't already answered this one but here goes. I've got a Rolleiflex T that I got in high school, around '70, and its one of my top 2 cameras. Along with a T90. Its got a nice sharp Tessar 3.5 and other than a focus problem caused by one of my sisters, its been fine since then.
BTW nice shot David Munson. Did you use bleach on it?
 
finally replaced mirror. cut down bigger one to original at very clumsy way but it seems work :) Dont know if I dare treat her a luxurious meal: Maxwell screen. Need wait before she gets an use at first :)

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I have got the TLRitis virus lately so my current lineup is made by a Rolleiflex 3,5F, Rolleiflex T, Rolleicord III with Triotar lens and a Mamiya C330f plus various lenses.
Needless to say I love TLRs!
 
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