I don't know why you think Japanese lenses are inferior. It's something you repeat often, but it has no basis in truth.
I would not use a japanese window glass at my photography.
Any recommendations? SLRs, TLRs, RF's, and folders... I want a small/compact 120 camera that I can carry on me at all times and "throw" around. I want something that is durable and has focusing abilities. I don't have a fixed budget, less than $2k I guess, and I just need one lens.
I don't know why you think Japanese lenses are inferior. It's something you repeat often, but it has no basis in truth.
Can you see the same dimensionality , colors , relief , depth , tonality, noise at a japanese glass ?
I found japanese synths and amps inferior also. Sharpest , more contrasty lens is not better. I did see only one nikon picture in my life is good. And I saw few good pictures with mamiya and pentaxes in the gallery but they were like laser show and they cant take a smooth weston like skin tone. Have EW ,WHJ, AA ever used a japanese lens ?
Nobody could claim a japanese lens is as good as cooke, dagor , protar , ektar. I can buy these lenses for less than 1000 dollars. They are hotrod , 3 times faster car than the ferrari. Why I would pay 2000 dollars to a fuji , 1600 cc toyota ? Can you see the same dimensionality , colors , relief , depth , tonality, noise at a japanese glass ? They are wrong to my eye. Kodak , Chance brothers for Cooke , Schott for Zeiss , Dagor , Leica were the largest glass makers and developers in the last century. I did not hear anything for japan , they copied everything. I love japan most , I love japanese people most , I am in to their poetry , literature , religion , architecture , woodworking , steel making , pottery, textiles , foods , botanics , martial arts , cinema and everything is the best quality but I cant accept their lenses and films.
The reason why I said no folder is because I don't like the ergonomics. I had two solid folders (S. Isolette and S. Ikonta) but the ergonomic just got to me.Fantastic camera but he said no folder for some strange reason...
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I would get an inexpensive camera ... something less than $10, if you plan to "throw it around." That way, when it's damaged, your loss is small.
Probably a folding camera with a triplet.
The reason why I said no folder is because I don't like the ergonomics. I had two solid folders (S. Isolette and S. Ikonta) but the ergonomic just got to me.
Ikonta was my hunch, when you said ergonomics and folder in the same sentence. Bessa II is really better in that department.
I found japanese synths and amps inferior also. Sharpest , more contrasty lens is not better. I did see only one nikon picture in my life is good. And I saw few good pictures with mamiya and pentaxes in the gallery but they were like laser show and they cant take a smooth weston like skin tone. Have EW ,WHJ, AA ever used a japanese lens ?
Regarding TLRs that can take a licking and keep on ticking, other than Rolleiflexes I'd suggest any of the Mamiya C-series (I have the C3) or a Ciro-flex. Mamiyas are heavy as boat anchors but take fantastic photographs. Ciro-flexes are quite light, but tough, and unrefined in comparison to other TLRs. However, that means there's little to go wrong with them apart from the shutters.
Nobody could claim a japanese lens is as good as cooke, dagor , protar , ektar. I can buy these lenses for less than 1000 dollars. They are hotrod , 3 times faster car than the ferrari. Why I would pay 2000 dollars to a fuji , 1600 cc toyota ? Can you see the same dimensionality , colors , relief , depth , tonality, noise at a japanese glass ? They are wrong to my eye. Kodak , Chance brothers for Cooke , Schott for Zeiss , Dagor , Leica were the largest glass makers and developers in the last century. I did not hear anything for japan , they copied everything. I love japan most , I love japanese people most , I am in to their poetry , literature , religion , architecture , woodworking , steel making , pottery, textiles , foods , botanics , martial arts , cinema and everything is the best quality but I cant accept their lenses and films.
Less than $10 is a bit extreme!
I do not get your point. There are cameras at this price that fit your requirements of post #1.
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