robin a
Well-known
Hi,I won one this past weekend on the big auction site.I hope it looks half as good as yours does.Mine has the Radionar 80/2.9,Prontor SVS shutter.My first folder,hope it's fun.......Robin
BernardHS
Newbie
Congratualtions on your "new" Super-Baldax!
Yeah, they are nice folders. I bought one from Jurgen a couple of years ago, in good shape though not as clean as yours. It also has the Schneider 80 f2.9 lens. On the plus side it is amazingly small and light, I absolutely love the focusing lever, and it is capable of sharp pictures and some nice bokeh. Handling it is not an issue except to make sure your fingers don't occlude the secondary RF window - easy to do! On the downside, I could never get the automatic frame stop to work so I've been using the red window instead, although this hasn't really been an issue for me. The main handling issue is the finder, which on my example is not particulary bright (compared to my Mamiya 7, for example), and I think it would work much better for those (unlike me) who don't wear prescription eyeglasses. I guess that's true of all the old folders.
I took it to Jackson Hole last month and it went in the pocket of my ski jacket while I was snow-mobiling, dog-sledding, and on a day-trip into Yellowstone. Couldn't do that with a Mamiya 7! Sadly, though the shutter-cocking lever now refuses to click into place
so I guess I'm going to have to get it serviced. Anyone out there have some adivce?
Good luck & enjoy!
Bernard.
Yeah, they are nice folders. I bought one from Jurgen a couple of years ago, in good shape though not as clean as yours. It also has the Schneider 80 f2.9 lens. On the plus side it is amazingly small and light, I absolutely love the focusing lever, and it is capable of sharp pictures and some nice bokeh. Handling it is not an issue except to make sure your fingers don't occlude the secondary RF window - easy to do! On the downside, I could never get the automatic frame stop to work so I've been using the red window instead, although this hasn't really been an issue for me. The main handling issue is the finder, which on my example is not particulary bright (compared to my Mamiya 7, for example), and I think it would work much better for those (unlike me) who don't wear prescription eyeglasses. I guess that's true of all the old folders.
I took it to Jackson Hole last month and it went in the pocket of my ski jacket while I was snow-mobiling, dog-sledding, and on a day-trip into Yellowstone. Couldn't do that with a Mamiya 7! Sadly, though the shutter-cocking lever now refuses to click into place
so I guess I'm going to have to get it serviced. Anyone out there have some adivce?Good luck & enjoy!
Bernard.
fraley
Beware of Claws
Steve, great pictures of your Baldax! I just got a Hapo 66E which is a simpler version of the Baldax. I love the look of these. If you ever want to sell yours....