Mike Kovacs
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My Rolleiflex 2.8E is my "go to" camera. I took one on a business trip two weeks ago - all 36 shots of Reala 100 look great. More than half are worth showing off IMO. I have a hard time taking bad photos with this camera. It was really my first serious MF as well, and though I have added quite a few more, I keep coming back to it.
Don't let it go - you can handhold a Rollei better than a Mamiya RF. You can brace it against things and see what you are shooting in the WLF. I shot dozens of dimly lit church interiors in Europe using this technique. The Xenotar 80/2.8 lens is as sharp as the Planar 80/2.8 on my SL66 but the camera is *MUCH* easier to carry and shoot hand-held with, plus no mirror slap.
Don't let it go - you can handhold a Rollei better than a Mamiya RF. You can brace it against things and see what you are shooting in the WLF. I shot dozens of dimly lit church interiors in Europe using this technique. The Xenotar 80/2.8 lens is as sharp as the Planar 80/2.8 on my SL66 but the camera is *MUCH* easier to carry and shoot hand-held with, plus no mirror slap.