Which 6 by 6 system does this?

[dosilverhalide]

I seem to remember a mf system that has a bellows attached to the front of the camera body, not a tlr. It allows macro shots and a small amount of drop of the lens. Any one know this system. Thank you , J.

 

[horacekenneth]

The RB67 has bellows attached to the front and the fuji gx680 does too and has movements . I don't think either of them are normally 6x6 though so maybe you're thinking of something else.

 

[DannL.]

http://www.cameramanuals.org/rolleiflex/rolleiflex_sl66_booklet-02.pdf

I was tempted, but invested in a Pentax 6x7 system instead. I probably should have gone with the Rollei.

 

[flavio81]

I seem to remember a mf system that has a bellows attached to the front of the camera body, not a tlr. It allows macro shots and a small amount of drop of the lens. Any one know this system. Thank you , J.

Rolleiflex SL66, which I feel it's the highest quality medium format SLR ever made.

 

[AgX]

Yes, SL66. It even got some tilt. (Geometrically it is like a dropbed tilt.)

 

[Alan Gales]

My buddy Harold owns one. He likes it better than his Hasselblad. I have played with it and it's nice.

I made the comment on APUG that I felt that the Mamiya RZ67 was the best medium format portrait camera. Gandolfi (Emil Schildt) "corrected" me and said that he felt the SL66 was better because he could easily cobble old lenses to it with tape. I'm not about to argue with Emil.

http://500photographers.blogspot.com/2010/09/photographer-112-emil-schildt.html

 

[flavio81]

My buddy Harold owns one. He likes it better than his Hasselblad. I have played with it and it's nice.

I made the comment on APUG that I felt that the Mamiya RZ67 was the best medium format portrait camera

I think I agree with all the above opinions. In my opinion the SL66 is the best made MF camera (at least to my eyes and hands); above the glorified swedish machine and of course above all else except the Rolleiflex TLR. As for the "best" as "overall best", it is very difficult to say.

 

[pgomena]

The Rollei SL66 system was my dreamed-for camera for many years, but I couldn't ever pay the price. By the time I could afford one, it was off the market as a new camera. Bought the Swedish brand instead and never looked back.

 

[Slixtiesix]

Definitely SL66 you are describing here. Have a look on SL66.com, there's all you need to know. Great camera. Mine got broken some time ago and I´ve been using Hasselblad since then but I think I will have it repaired. There are certain things that are just nicer: better view-finder, less mirror slap. However the Hasselblad is more sturdy and lenses are newer, at least some of them.

 

[Sirius Glass]

For macro work the Hasselblad uses extension tubes for its lenses, however the 120mm lens works with bellows. There is no droop or drop in the Hasselblad system.

 

[Nokton48]

I was always scared away from SL66 (although super nice!) by prices and lack of repair support.
And general availability vs Hasselblad.

My friend in the camera industry once told me that outside of NYC or Montreal it's really difficult to get SL66 support.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Hasselblad equipment, parts and service are very available for the complete system. Others not so much. YMMV

 

[Alan Gales]

I think I agree with all the above opinions. In my opinion the SL66 is the best made MF camera (at least to my eyes and hands); above the glorified swedish machine and of course above all else except the Rolleiflex TLR. As for the "best" as "overall best", it is very difficult to say.

I agree. For example how do you compare an SL66 slr with a Rolleiflex or a Mamiya 6? All are 6x6 and have incredible lenses but are very different cameras.

 

[k.hendrik]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77846450@N00/17244037329/in/dateposted-public/
these are my 'grey baby' and her big sister sl66se.
shot with SL66se
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)
(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[kreeger]

I have owned an SL66 with 3 lenses, prism and back, bellows shade. Having used Hasselblads for years, in the end I found it took more time to setup and use, and was much heavier than I expected it to be. Its not something you hand hold easily, tripod is usually required. I sold the SL66 and went back to the 500CM and the same lenses I had with the SL66 (50/80/120/150) and haven't missed the SL once.

 

[Sirius Glass]

I have owned an SL66 with 3 lenses, prism and back, bellows shade. Having used Hasselblads for years, in the end I found it took more time to setup and use, and was much heavier than I expected it to be. Its not something you hand hold easily, tripod is usually required. I sold the SL66 and went back to the 500CM and the same lenses I had with the SL66 (50/80/120/150) and haven't missed the SL once.

Another example of the original system is better than the johnie-come-latelys.