Jack Conrad
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Ach! I just found a Super Ricohflex at a shop nearby for $32 and I'm having GAS pains...
even though it isn't quite what I want. What I really want is an Autocord. I'm just very fond of that hard to describe three dimensional-ness Minolta seems to have in *****s. Even my Rokkor MC 58/1.4 tends to have that look to some degree.
This little camera looks nice and clean, but has very stiff focus and comes with no case or accessories whatsoever. I'm not sure about the shutter or aperture blades since it was a cramped dimly lit place with customers waiting for me to get out of their way. lol
I have two questions...
Are these simpler, less complex TLR's very difficult to CLA? It seems like they'd be relatively easy, except perhaps the shutter timing adjustment.
And are the Rikon triplet lenses worth bothering with compared to the later Rikonon Tessar type?
Can someone just please tell me that a Super Rikohflex is really just a toy hunk-o-junk and that I should wait until a magical Minolta or perhaps a regal Rollei comes rolling in?
even though it isn't quite what I want. What I really want is an Autocord. I'm just very fond of that hard to describe three dimensional-ness Minolta seems to have in *****s. Even my Rokkor MC 58/1.4 tends to have that look to some degree.
This little camera looks nice and clean, but has very stiff focus and comes with no case or accessories whatsoever. I'm not sure about the shutter or aperture blades since it was a cramped dimly lit place with customers waiting for me to get out of their way. lol
I have two questions...
Are these simpler, less complex TLR's very difficult to CLA? It seems like they'd be relatively easy, except perhaps the shutter timing adjustment.
And are the Rikon triplet lenses worth bothering with compared to the later Rikonon Tessar type?
Can someone just please tell me that a Super Rikohflex is really just a toy hunk-o-junk and that I should wait until a magical Minolta or perhaps a regal Rollei comes rolling in?
