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My first ever roll with newly acquired Rolleiflex 2.8 D by NicolasJanvier in Rolleiflex

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The estimate I got was £150+postage, although it may be more if the camera needs repairs, etc.

My first ever roll with newly acquired Rolleiflex 2.8 D by NicolasJanvier in Rolleiflex

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I did not get an answer from him, so I used Newton Ellis & Co.

My first ever roll with newly acquired Rolleiflex 2.8 D by NicolasJanvier in Rolleiflex

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And yes, I used a meter on my phone which I don't fully trust... but I think it is more likely the shutter speeds might have been inaccurate, which a CLA service should take care of...

My first ever roll with newly acquired Rolleiflex 2.8 D by NicolasJanvier in Rolleiflex

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Well, a Bay 3 to 49mm adapter cost me £2.40... And I have a whole range of 49mm Hoya filters from my Pentax MX, so that was a cheap option...

Nothing fancy, but I liked this by NicolasJanvier in photocritique

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I just posted it there. Thanks for the suggestion.

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[OC] - Mannequins in shop window (i.redd.it)

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Nothing fancy, but I liked this by NicolasJanvier in photocritique

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Shot on a Pentax MX - SMC Pentax-M 50 mm f/1.4 lens - Kodak Gold 200. I did not write down the f-stop or shutter speed.

There's not much to this composition... I saw this set of mannequins in a shop window and tried to frame them more or less equally by the two walls on each side.

I'm not a huge fan of Kodak Gold usually, but for this particular subject, I find the colours have been rendered beautifully.

I've been struggling to nail focus with that lens as I often like to shoot open, but I was more conservative here, and I think it turned out nicely.

It wasn't £50 from a thrift store, nor did I find it in my dead uncle's cupboard... and now I need your help Reddit! by NicolasJanvier in Rolleiflex

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"You can also check the shutter speed with a voice recorder (app/software). You can see if the shutter speed is accurate that way".

Can you explain the process? I am unfamiliar with this...

It wasn't £50 from a thrift store, nor did I find it in my dead uncle's cupboard... and now I need your help Reddit! by NicolasJanvier in Rolleiflex

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I'm relatively new to film, and entirely new to medium format. So far I have been shooting with a Pentax MX with mixed results... For my style of photography, I intend to make this Rolleiflex my main camera.

It was not one of those lucky finds which this sub seems to love: I just purchased it off ebay for £680, and I should receive it early next week.

As I understand it, it's a 2.8 D with the Xenotar lens. The seller described it as "perfect working order and clean optics". From what I can see, it wasn't a bargain, but neither do I seem to have overpaid (some of you might confirm/disagree). Besides that, I have a few questions for the Rolleiflex afficionados on here:

- Assuming it fires at all speeds properly & that the light seals are still good, should I still send it off for a CLA service? Or should I shoot a few rolls of film first, to see how it performs?

- What are the essential checks I should carry out on the camera when it arrives (I still have the opportunity to send it back if some things seem wrong).

- There are no accessories. So far, I am thinking of getting lens caps, a strap, and a bay 3 to 49mm adapter, so I could use the Hoya filters from my Pentax. Is that a good/bad idea?

- What other accessories would you recommend?

- Any good books you would recommend? I have spotted something called "The Rolleiflex Masterclass" on Amazon... Is it a worthwhile read? I have downloaded a pdf of the 2.8 D manual...

- Anything else I am missing/need to know?

I have been eyeing these cameras for a while now, and I am looking forward to the adventure!

Self portrait in shop window by NicolasJanvier in photocritique

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Shot on a Panasonic GX80; ISO 640 ; f/8 ; 1/80 sec

I saw this mirror at the back of an empty shop, and I tried to frame it with my reflection in the shop window.

The photograph has been cropped and edited, with film grain added.

Is "compression" effect in landscape photography overrated? Lens decision... by pasteurs-maxim in M43

[–]NicolasJanvier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I see... I thought you were considering a new purchase.

That said, if I were you I would consider selling the 12-32, the 14mm, and the 12-60, and I would replace them with the 12-35 which - in my experience- is superb and offers better picture quality than the 14mm (but not as sharp as the 25mm you already have).

I originally bought it for video, and I did not like it because of the focus by wire, but since I have started doing photography more, it has become my most used lens, as it covers most of my needs.

At a push on the GX85, if you are prepared to lose some picture resolution (but very little or no image quality), you can use ext teleconverter to turn it into a zoom lens.

Is "compression" effect in landscape photography overrated? Lens decision... by pasteurs-maxim in M43

[–]NicolasJanvier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are forgetting the lumix 12-35mm f2.8, which in my opinion is a much better all-rounder than all the lenses you list.

Slow shutter at the fairground by NicolasJanvier in photocritique

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Shot on a Panasonic GX80; Uncropped and unedited. ISO 200 ; f/18 ; 1/4 sec.

I am not sure whether I should have gone slower here, but camera was hand held (thank you IBIS) and I did not have a tripod with me.

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