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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Medium format / June 2006Rollei 3.5 MX
i've been looking for a used Rollei TLR for my genarl medium format phtograph. today, i find there is one that is a Rollei 3.5 MX. so i want to get your opinions about 1, how the Rollei 3.5 MX compare to 3.5F? 2, how it compare to Rolleicord then i can decide whether or not trade it in. thanks! - woody > i've been looking for a used Rollei TLR for my genarl medium format > phtograph. today, i find there is one that is a Rollei 3.5 MX. so i > want to get your opinions about > > 1, how the Rollei 3.5 MX compare to 3.5F? > 2, how it compare to Rolleicord I have a Tessar-equipped 3.5 MX. I'm thinking about buying a 3.5F. The 3.5 MX is a lovely camera. A pleasure to use. My only complaint with the 3.5 MX is that the shutter release lock is mechanically fragile when open, and I'd hate to damage such a lovely camera. The shutter release lock starting with the 3.5 MX-EVS does not have this problem. My hope would be that a Planar or Xenotar equipped camera would be usable (have sharp corners) one stop wider than the Tessar. David J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan > > i've been looking for a used Rollei TLR for my genarl medium format > > phtograph. today, i find there is one that is a Rollei 3.5 MX. so i [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > The shutter release lock starting with the 3.5 MX-EVS does not have this > problem. where can i see on the body if it is a MX-EVS? the guy just send me some photos. actually, i don's know how to tell those different 3.5 version, such as 3.5 T, 3.5 MX, 3.5 MVX, 3.5F, is there a logo or model number on the body? > My hope would be that a Planar or Xenotar equipped camera would be usable > (have sharp corners) one stop wider than the Tessar. > > David J. Littleboy > Tokyo, Japan Hi Steven, I also have a Rollei 3.5 MX / Tessar, and agree with David's comments, though I'm not as concerned about the shutter release lock. If it's lasted this long, it will likely survive the rest of my usage (I've had it for about 30 years, and it's been around since the early '50s). Recently, Steven Woody <narkewoody@gmail.com> posted: >>> i've been looking for a used Rollei TLR for my genarl medium format >>> phtograph. today, i find there is one that is a Rollei 3.5 MX. so [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > version, such as 3.5 T, 3.5 MX, 3.5 MVX, 3.5F, is there a logo or > model number on the body? The differences between these models can be subtle, so most people go by the serial numbers. There are several sites that explain the history of these cameras, as well. Regards, Neil Do you know the serial number? The EVS system allows you to lock/synchronize the shutter speed and aperture so that it maintains the same exposure value combination when changing one of the settings. For instance if you had metered f16 and 1/60, then decided to shoot at f11, moving the aperture to f11 would automatically adjust the shutter to 1/125. There will be a slotted detent on the aperture wheel of the EVS versions and these will be marked Synchro-Compur.... Let us know its number and we can give you an exact model and info. >where can i see on the body if it is a MX-EVS? the guy just send me >some photos. actually, i don's know how to tell those different 3.5 >version, such as 3.5 T, 3.5 MX, 3.5 MVX, 3.5F, is there a logo or model >number on the body? Craig Schroeder craig nospam craigschroeder com > Do you know the serial number? The EVS system allows you to > lock/synchronize the shutter speed and aperture so that it maintains [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >version, such as 3.5 T, 3.5 MX, 3.5 MVX, 3.5F, is there a logo or model > >number on the body? ok! i am to ask the seller for the number and go back here ... > > Craig Schroeder > craig nospam craigschroeder com > Do you know the serial number? The EVS system allows you to > lock/synchronize the shutter speed and aperture so that it maintains [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > EVS versions and these will be marked Synchro-Compur.... Let us know > its number and we can give you an exact model and info. the number is: 1748514the seller said, that is a body with coupled-meter, is it right? > >where can i see on the body if it is a MX-EVS? the guy just send me > >some photos. actually, i don's know how to tell those different 3.5 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Craig Schroeder > craig nospam craigschroeder com > the number is: 1748514???the seller said, that is a body with > coupled-meter, is it right? This should be a 3.5E model with 3.5/75 Planar or Xenotar, the predecessor to the 3.5F model. The optical quality is second to none even when compared to Hasselblad or Mamiya RF, see http://www.hevanet.com/cperez//test/fourcameras.html An interesting site with pictures of a lot of Rollei TLR models is found here: http://johnsrolleionlypage.homestead.com/Rolleiflex35Collection.html You can compare the photos sent by the seller to the actual model photos here. The main difference between the 3.5E and 3.5F is: - 3.5F has changeable finder and bright screen, 3.5E has dark glass screen and fixed chimey finder - 3.5E has EVS-lock, the F (usually) not - 3.5F has coupled meter, most 3.5E have uncoupled meters Note: most Rollei TLR meters are dead anyway and spare parts are not available. There are brighter screens available for the older Rollei TLR finders (so called "Tauchlichtschacht"). These are easy to mount (four screws). Martin > > the number is: 1748514???the seller said, that is a body with > > coupled-meter, is it right? [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > - 3.5E has EVS-lock, the F (usually) not > - 3.5F has coupled meter, most 3.5E have uncoupled meters Martin, thank you very much. would you also tell me what's the URL to search serial numbers of Rolleiflex TLRs? - woody > Note: most Rollei TLR meters are dead anyway and spare parts are not > available. There are brighter screens available for the older Rollei TLR > finders (so called "Tauchlichtschacht"). These are easy to mount (four > screws). > > Martin > thank you very much. would you also tell me what's the URL to search > serial numbers of Rolleiflex TLRs? Try http://www.google.com/ with "rolleiflex serial number" as searchwords. Martin |
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