For those of you who enjoy schadenfreude, please note that my Autocord is not working again.
Lovely.
(for the record, Karl Bryan is looking after me very well)
—Peter.
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For those of you who enjoy schadenfreude, please note that my Autocord is not working again.
Lovely.
(for the record, Karl Bryan is looking after me very well)
—Peter.
Sorry Peter. Maybe a Rolleicord Vb, OR, if you want a workhorse, but a bit of a beast try a Mamiya C330. Pretty much unbreakable. The Mamiya 80mm f2.8 blue dot is a real sharp lens as is the 55. And they have a nice bright viewfinder. The Rollei is nice but good bit more fragile.
Thanks Cory. Karl has convinced me to stick with the Autocord, and for some reason I think he’s right. The camera is en route to him for its second repair. In the meantime, I’ll post a few more shots from my first test roll.
Peter, du hast mein vollstes Mitleid (I feel so sorry). A TLR – Minolta, Yeshica, or Rollei – is such a different shooting experience and the combination of fixed lens, waist level finder and different control layout fosters concentration on the picture. On the other hand – the fragile setup including sophisticated precision mechanics – requires more maintenance as usual, but I am confident, your Autocord will be fixed. I probably will once again look for a trusted Rolleiflex that I already owned in the early 80’s and exchanged for a more versatile SLR setup. Have fun! Johannes