Rolleiflex SL Collection

[ic-racer]

Can't have a Nikon thread about this without a Rolleiflex thread....

 

[Colin Corneau]

What no SL66?!??

 

[BrianShaw]

What, no SLX?

But nice collection nonetheless!

 

[Sirius Glass]

When I wanted to get a Rollei SLR or a Hasselblad. I could not find any Rolleis. Now I know why.

 

[Kino]

That's sick!

 

[Renato Tonelli]

I really like the 3003. Very convenient in the days when I would typically have three magazines loaded with my favorite emulsions.
I have a couple of magazines that will not forward past the 24th exposure; I could never figure out the fix to it.

 

[AndyH]

Not all SLRs but I have a Rollei 3.5, TLR, Rollei 35 compact scale focuser, SL 35, SL 35E, and SL35M. All Rolleis ever made are such beautiful examples of the mechanical era.

Andy

 

[ic-racer]

What, no SLX?

But nice collection nonetheless!

SLX is in the back with the 40mm, but it is hidden as this thread is in the "35mm" section.
I don't have the SLX any more, I traded it on a 6008i.

 

[ic-racer]

I really like the 3003. Very convenient in the days when I would typically have three magazines loaded with my favorite emulsions.
I have a couple of magazines that will not forward past the 24th exposure; I could never figure out the fix to it.

Back when these had service parts available, there was a free upgrade on the take-up spool. Mine worked fine before the upgrade in the 1980s, but maybe it is to help with this problem.

 

[MattKing]

I hope these thread titles don't trigger the automatic filters that some workplace IT systems have in place!
Otherwise, I would suggest that Photrio needs a "Camera Porn" sub-forum.

 

[BradS]

Nice!

 

[film_man]

While I'm sure it is a great camera with great lenses I don't understand the point of the 2002/3003 cameras. You get all the disadvantages of shooting a medium format camera and none of the benefits. You also get all the disadvantages of shooting a 35mm camera and none of the advangages.

 

[Renato Tonelli]

film_man : point well taken for most photographers.

The advantage for me is to have three magazines loaded and ready to go:
Mag. 1 - Tri-X
Mag. 2 - HIE
Mag. 3 - Provia (Kodachrome back when)

What I don’t like about these cameras is that without batteries they will not work at all; so far no problem.

 

[Kino]

I hope these thread titles don't trigger the automatic filters that some workplace IT systems have in place!
Otherwise, I would suggest that Photrio needs a "Camera Porn" sub-forum.

You can always misspell it "pron"...

 

[ic-racer]

While I'm sure it is a great camera with great lenses I don't understand the point of the 2002/3003 cameras. You get all the disadvantages of shooting a medium format camera and none of the benefits. You also get all the disadvantages of shooting a 35mm camera and none of the advangages.

Remember, it is a 1970-80s design. The built-in motor-drive (not 'winder') made it lighter and more compact than the other systems when the motor was included. Remember too, it took Ilford 72 exposure rolls in the same size back as the 36 exposure back. Remember, the first tiny camera (OM-1) did not have a motor. The 'pro' cameras with motors were pretty big and heavy. The SL2000F/SL3003 were likely the only 35mm cameras where the Polaroid back made sense.

I was a Cindy Sherman fan of her early work back in the 1980s. For my own self-portriat work in graduate school, the Polaroid back, ability to do a setup shot in 3 different film types (slide, color neg, B&W), auto exposure, and 33 foot electronic release made this the perfect camera. My 20x24" color images for my thesis show were actually Kodak prints I ordered via the campus drugstore. Those enlargements had to be done from 35mm original and they were fantastic! Perfect color balance and grain sharp to the edges. Someone must have spent an extra 5 minutes running a couple test enlargements through the roller processor for me . It is crazy those 20x24" Kodak color prints for my show were only $9.99 each!!

Yes I really wanted the big enlargements in my show to be from medium format negatives, but a custom lab wanted like $50 per print. The school darkroom did not have ability to process 20x24 color prints.